About the CCE
Civic engagement is central to the public purpose of higher education and essential to the student experience, empowering students to become aware of and active in their community and society. The WSU Center for Civic Engagement exists to forge community-campus partnerships that build community capacity, generate knowledge, and solve problems through service, leadership, and scholarship.
Services provided to students by the CCE are funded in part by Service & Activities Fees.
Mission
The CCE facilitates student and faculty engagement with communities to promote shared knowledge, research, and service to society.
Vision
The CCE advances the land-grant mission of the university, fostering meaningful connections and engagement between campus and communities to effect positive change in society.
Values
- Community: Connectedness; sense of belonging
- Awareness: Self-knowledge; informed democratic engagement
- Respect: Reciprocity; perspective-taking; responsibility
- Equity: Inclusion; social justice
- Sustainability: Change; healthy people; healthy planet
Our values spell CARES!
Garden to Farm group photo 2016
History
In 1993, the Center for Civic Engagement opened its doors as the Community Service Learning Center. Established by a task force of faculty, students, and community representatives and led by Dr. Bob Howell and Dr. Don Bushaw, the Community Service Learning Center had an important role as a centralized university office responsible for student civic engagement and service-learning.
On June 1, 2007, the Community Service Learning Center became the Center for Civic Engagement, a reflection of the Center's expanding scope.
CCE celebrates 25 years of community engagement - WSU Insider, 2018