Who We Are
Kansas Campus Compact funds and facilitates service learning and civic engagement at the higher education level. Our 12 member colleges and universities seek to break the barrier between university and community. We help empower that movement.
We belong to Campus Compact, a national coalition of over 1,100 colleges and universities. Founded in 1985, Compact set its sights on erasing the media-born stereotype of the self-absorbed, materialistic college student. Its founders saw students with hearts for their communities and hands to help them, and vowed to move powerfully—both on their behalf, and the behalf of the communities of which they are a part—by aiding in the process.
Compact’s efforts resulted in a national movement of college/university service in health care, environment, homelessness/hunger, education, literacy, and senior services. Compact’s benefit is twofold: it enriches educational environment and contributes to community, nation, and—in some cases, world—needs.
Kansas Campus Compact is headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas. We have been building civic engagement into campus and academic life and pushing the boundaries of traditional education since our establishment in 2003. We encourage you to tour our website. Take a look at some of our past and current endeavors, read up on Compact community and the programs it supports, and get a feel for who we are and what we do.
Our Goals
Our mission at Kansas Campus Compact is to build and strengthen the collective capacity of those who teach, study at, work with, and lead Kansas colleges and universities to integrate a commitment to civic engagement and responsibility into the higher educational learning environment.
In order to meet the stated mission, Kansas Campus Compact’s executive board and staff agreed on five mutually supporting strategic components for 2010-2014. They are:
- Brand Demonstration
- Institutional Structure Development
- Engagement Impact Assessment
- Address Critical Kansas Needs
- Strengthen Organizational Capacity
Under each strategic component, several five-year goals and sub-goals are identified and outlined. Annual measurable accomplishments and specific action steps and timelines will be developed by staff through ongoing planning and implementation.
For further information regarding Kansas Campus Compact’s vision and strategic direction, view our Strategic Plan (FY2011-FY2016) in PDF format here.
Latest Program News
2nd Presidential Summit on February 15, 2012 in Topeka, KS
Kansas Campus Compact will host Numana Hunger Dialogue, March 5-6, 2012!
KsCC chooses first class of Engaged Faculty Fellows
Three faculty members have been selected to take part in the first Engaged Faculty Fellows program for KsCC. They will work collaboratively on research targeting assessment of service-learning outcomes and serve as vocal champions for engagement at their institutions. See more about these talented individuals here.Three Newman Civic Fellows chosen from Kansas
Kansas Campus Compact is excited to congratulate three rising stars in Kansas. Kelsey Cook, Theo Stavropoulos, and Kelsey Stone were each selected as Campus Compact Frank Newman Civic Fellows, joining 134 other students across the nation to receive this honor. Read more about these three civic minded Kansans here.
Heartland Campus Compact Conference to be Held September 22-23 in Overland Park, KS
Congratulations to the 20 faculty, staff, and students in Kansas selected to present concurrent sessions at the Heartland Campus Compact Conference in September. Be sure to check out the conference website: http://associations.missouristate.edu/heartland/ and register for this great event!
KsCC Members in the News!
McPherson’s Conflict Communication Class highlighted in McPherson News for helping grade school students handle bullying
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McPherson's Save'N'Share project highlighted in McPherson Sentinel.
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SWIPE celebrated in Kansas City InfoZone.
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SWIPE, KsCC and Matt Lindsey celebrated in K-State Today.
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Tom Hearst's award celebrated in McPherson News.
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Tom Hearst's award celebrated in McPherson Sentinel.
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Serve 2 Succeed Corps highlighted in McPherson College News.
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Serve 2 Succeed Corps highlighted in Baldwin City Signal.
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McPherson Engaged Faculty Fellows featured!
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Baker University named College of Distinction.
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McPherson College recognized for community service commitment in McPherson Sentinel.
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Southwestern College President Dick Merriman writes about "The College as Philanthropy" in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Leavenworth Times reports on plans at University of Saint Mary for their Commemorate Kansas/Serve Kansas program
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