Programs
Kansas Campus Compact supports programs that promote service initiatives to develop students' citizenship skills, help campuses forge effective community partnerships, and provide resources and practical guidance for faculty seeking to integrate civic engagement into their teaching and research.
WaterLINK
This statewide service-learning project is funded by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. WaterLINK aims to restore and preserve water quality in high priority watersheds through community/university partnerships. WaterLINK will help provide undergraduate students with real-world, community-based service opportunities, and link communities with state and university resources. Minigrants are available both for university faculty and interested communities.
KsCC AmeriCorps*VISTA Project
Kansas Campus Compact places AmeriCorps*VISTA members in teams of two at member campuses to connect colleges with local community agencies to address the needs of low-income communities. Currently, VISTAs are serving with Butler Community College, Fort Hays State University, Independence Community College, Kansas State University, University of Kansas, and University of Saint Mary.
AmeriCorps*National (M3C Scholar Fellows Program)
Kansas Campus Compact, in collaboration with 8 other state compacts in the Midwest, has developed the Midwest Campus Compact Citizen-Scholar Fellowship Program (MC3 Fellows) to address retention of low-income and first-generation students. This program supports students who have demonstrated academic abilities while maintaining involvement and passion for community building through service and civic engagement activities.
AmeriCorps*Kansas (Campus-Community Youth Service Corps)
This AmeriCorps project engages Kansas' colleges and universities with local communities as partners in youth leadership development in Kansas. The project connects college students as AmeriCorps members in a leadership/mentorship role with community youth groups.
Public Issues Forums
Programs such as The People Speak, an initiative of the United Nations Foundation, and Preview Forum provide opportunities for Kansas Campus Compact to promote and support public discourse on campus and in the community. Topics have ranged from globalization to media literacy, from energy choices and environmental challenges, to American power and global security. These forums promote active, informed, and civil discussion between campus and community about issues on the public agenda. The program is based on research that demonstrates that students who form supportive peer groups, and who are actively involved in their community, are more likely to successfully matriculate through college (Alexander Astin's Peer Involvement Theory).
Student Voice
Kansas Campus Compact participates in the national Raise Your Voice campaign, an initiative of Campus Compact that has connected over 300,000 students across the country on over 450 campuses to support student civic engagement and address public issues crucial to our democracy. Activities include an annual day at the statehouse, civic leadership retreats, campus-based Month of Action events, and national student teleconferences on service and citizenship.
Kansas Campus Compact Awards
KSCC is currently developing state awards to recognize the outstanding public service achievements of students, faculty, staff, and community partners in Kansas.
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