Mission

Our aim and purpose is to improve civic engagement by students, which ultimately promotes the bond between students, our community and our institutional vision to influence society in future generations.

Our goal is to help students from all walks of life develop a belief in and sense of allegiance to social and civic responsibility.

This office is committed to linking all students to come together under the same vision by facilitating the desire and ability to make a difference in our classrooms, on our campus and in our communities.

Philosophy

“The mission of Ursinus College is to enable students to become independent, responsible, and thoughtful individuals through a program of liberal education. That education prepares them to live creatively and usefully, and to provide leadership for their society in an interdependent world.”

• Inspire thoughtful and positive civic engagement and involvement of all students

• Empower students to think critically and become agents of change to improve the quality of life

• Promote community partnerships through collaborative projects that strive for the common good

The Center…

• Aids and assists in providing opportunities for students to engage in the world around them and gives an avenue for leadership and a voice for positive change

• Helps coordinate cross-campus mobilization of service efforts by connecting students with a common desire of being actively involved

• Fosters civic responsibility while engaging students in meaningful service activities not only to contribute to the local community but also to expand their intellectual knowledge of the social/historical/political elements that impact the communities

• Strengthens sustainable partnerships between campus groups and community organizations where the greater community benefits from coordination and collaboration

• Encourages faculty and students in academic civic engagement, including volunteering, action research, internships, community-based learning, community based projects and social activism

UPCOMING EVENTS

RecycleMania
A competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.

Over a 10-week period, schools report recycling and trash data which are then ranked according to who collects the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. With each week’s reports and rankings, participating schools watch how their results fluctuate against other schools and use this to rally their campus communities to reduce and recycle more.

The competition begins next semester January 17th. So get ready…and get pumped!