Washington Campus Compact Employee Directory
Civic and Social OrganizationsWashington, United States11-50 Employees
Washington Campus Compact is a statewide coalition of college and university presidents who have united to further the civic purposes of higher education by: Creating academic and co-curricular service opportunities for students to develop the skills and habits of citizenship; encouraging the engagement of faculty in community-based scholarship that addresses societal concerns; and fostering the development of collaborative partnerships among campuses, and with communities. Goals: WACC and its members will: Advance the practice of campus-based community service, the pedagogy of service-learning, and the strengthening of student leadership in Washington state; promote collaboration and partnerships between colleges, universities, and their communities through programs that respond to specific local and regional needs; foster the development and dissemination of innovative curriculum, theory, research, and best practice of higher education community service-learning programs; and recognize exemplary models, collaboration, faculty, and students annually; build public awareness of the value of the reciprocal relationship between educational institutions and communities; and leverage funding from state, federal, corporate, and private sources for statewide programming and subgrant to member campuses.