Community Service and Civic Engagement Program
Champlain College isn’t just a place to earn a degree — it’s also where students learn how to be responsible, respectful, engaged citizens. The Community Service and Civic Engagement Program provides the encouragement, resources and support that allow our students, faculty and staff to connect with the community — on local, national and global levels — through leadership, service, mentorship, partnership, reflection and dialogue.
Champlain College and the Community Service and Civic Engagement Program offer a number of programs to engage students in community issues. Many of these initiatives are the result of individuals identifying a need and working with others in the community to take action and address that need. Click on the Community Initiatives page to see some examples of our current initiatives and community partners!
The Office is currently researching why students participate in community service. Take this quick survey to help aid us with our research and be entered to win a $50 iTunes giftcard.
If you are currently participating in service, we would love to hear about it! Share your stories here and get entered for a chance to win a free Center for Service and Civic Engagement T-shirt!
Check out the calendar of events and click on an event below to find out more details or to sign up!
Tent City
Our educational week-long program to raise awareness about homelessness last fall, raised almost $2,000 for the Committee on Temporary Shelter! We also had over 100 students participate in at least one night during the week!
Other programs include: volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, tutoring local refugee students, cooking community dinners at 3 different non-profits in Burlington, assisting low-income individuals in filing their taxes, raising awareness about social issues through dialogue and discussion groups, designing educational video games, switching hundreds of light bulbs off in campus buildings to save energy, voter registration drives, and organizing blood drives for the American Red Cross.
News
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A reflection on Tent City 2008