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.
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, Kansas State University, Southwestern College, and the University of Kansas.
Careers for the Common Good (AmeriCorps*State)
This AmeriCorps project engages Kansas' colleges and universities with local communities as partners to develop a new generation of teachers, health care professionals, and non-profit managers in high-need communities in the state.
KsCC Webinar Series
These webinars are designed to provide a variety of opportunities to learn from experts in the fields of civic engagement and service-learning from Kansas and across the nation.
Celebrate Kansas/Serve Kansas
In recognition of Kansas Day, KsCC provides mini-grant support for efforts by colleges and their communities to celebrate state history and serve the needs of those around us.
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.
Student YouTube Competition
The subject of the 2010 competition is: “How Has Service Learning Affected Your Education and Your Community?” Entrants are encouraged to examine the curriculum, extra-curricular activities, community partners, and other instances of service learning to depict the relevance, educational impact, and effectiveness of service learning on themselves, their peers, their faculty, and the community.
WaterLINK
WaterLINK is now coordinated by the Kansas State University Center for Engagement and Community Development and 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.
