Campus and Community Members in a Hinde Auditorium

Welcome to Community Engagement Center

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A message from the Director: "Community Engagement Center is a division of Academic Affairs … The Center serves as a facilitative partner and resource for faculty, students, staff, and community. We build and promote community engagement through thoughtful collaboration and partnerships with campus and community organizations." read more.

"Our mission is to facilitate learning and engagement by linking campus and community for mutual benefit."

Service learning promotes student learning through active participation in meaningful, education-focused community service experiences. In service learning courses, students enhance their understanding of course content, sense of civic responsibility, and self-awareness, while meeting important community needs.

One Book Program is a campus-wide initiative encompassing all disciplines, all class levels, and all members of the campus community. Bridging literacy and community engagement, participants read pre selected books, engage in discussions with the authors, and take part in service projects that address the contemporary social issues raised by the books.

Alternative Break engages students in short-term, community-based service projects. Sac State students provide much needed service to diverse communities, while building skills and great friendships. It’s also a great way to break out and see new places, people, and perspectives.

Students in Service, a California Campus Compact, AmeriCorps program engages higher education students in partnerships with community-based organizations in the areas of education, human needs/services, the environment, and public safety.

Sac State Serves is a community service program open to the campus community. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to take part in local, single-day service projects throughout the year.

Writing Partners is a multidisciplinary service learning program. Sac State service learning students partner with local K-12 students to increase literacy skills, enhance awareness of community and educational issues, and expose K-12 students to college.

Constitution Week is a collaborative project which engages the campus in a series of events exploring the US Constitution and contemporary issues. This year, Constitution Week will be celebrated September 13 - 17, 2010.

Through Spotlight, Community Engagement Center highlights outstanding individuals and programs advancing community engagement in the Sacramento region.

Community Engagement Center publishes a bi-annual newsletter. Read more