History
Kansas Campus Compact was established by Kansas college and university presidents who sought to recommit their campuses to the
public good through community service, and sought to do so in the context of a national higher education movement toward civic
engagement. In the fall of 2000, the Kansas State Community Service Program led the efforts of building a "Kansas Service-Learning
Consortium" with support from a Learn & Serve America: Higher Education grant from the Corporation for National and Community
Service. Through this grant, an overarching goal was to unite our state higher education service-learning efforts and to
facilitate presidential leadership efforts from college and university presidents wanting to participate in the consortium.
A planning committee, representing thirteen Kansas campuses, was created to develop a KSCC Organizational Plan that includes
a timeline, mission, goals, structure, location, and budget. The committee distributed a president's survey to assess what
types of community service and service-learning practices were in place on Kansas's campuses. The planning committee received
exceptional technical assistance from national Campus Compact and other state Compacts, including a visit from Dick Kinsley,
Executive Director of Ohio Campus Compact, and inclusion at the Campus Compact network directors' meetings.
On May 1, 2002 the Executive Director of Campus Compact, Liz Hollander, addressed twenty Kansas presidents on the importance of
being a part of the national movement in higher education committed to the civic purposes of higher education. At this meeting,
the Kansas presidents agreed to move forward with the development of a Kansas Campus Compact. After that meeting, Kansas State
University was recommended to be the host institution, and fifteen presidents submitted letters of support required for the
development of our Compact. An Executive Committee composed of member presidents was created, which officially adopted the
KSCC Organizational Plan on February 20, 2003. On this same date, KSCC signed their Affiliation Agreement with national Campus
Compact.
An Advisory Committee was created from the planning committee members, as well as additional faculty and students,
from the institutions that joined KSCC. Campus Compact also awarded a $10,000 seed grant to assist in finalizing the planning
and development of KSCC.
Kansas Campus Compact's official launch was held at the Kansas Statehouse on Wednesday, October 15, 2003. Governor
Kathleen Sebelius joined the Kansas Board of Regents to witness the signing of the charter by the founding presidents,
and recognized and celebrated this commitment of higher education in service to Kansas.
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