Center for Civic Engagement

Additional Resources

The resources and websites linked below have been compiled to assist community organizations with providing meaningful engagement opportunities for students and navigating campus partnerships.

• Community Assessments

  • CCE Program Assessment
  • Whitman County Poverty Study, League of Women Voters of Pullman (2014–2016)
  • Whitman County Needs Assessment (2015)
  • Latah County Poverty Study, League of Women Voters of Moscow (2012)

• Websites

  • Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
  • Campus Compact
  • Washington Campus Compact

• Books

  • Asset Based Community Engagement in Higher Education, John Hamerlinck & Julie Plaut (2014)

  • Community Partner Guide to Campus Collaborations: Enhance Your Community by Becoming a Co-Educator with Colleges and Universities, Christine Cress et al. (2015)

  • Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good, E. Gordon Gee and Stephen M. Gavazzi (2018)

  • The Optimal Town-Gown Marriage: Taking Campus-Community Outreach and Engagement to the Next Level, Stephen Gavazzi (2015)

  • The Promise of Partnerships: Tapping into the College as a Community Asset, Jim Scheibel et al. (2005)

  • The Unheard Voices: Community Organizations and Service Learning, Randy Stoecker et al. (2009)

• Documents & Articles

  Freeman, N. L. (2003). A Meeting of Minds: A Handbook for Community-Campus Engagement. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health. Raleigh, NC.

  Liederman, S., Furco, A., Zapf, J. and Goss, M. (2002). Building Partnerships with College Campuses: Community Perspectives. The Council of Independent Colleges. Washington, D.C.

  Powers, P. and Rothengast, M. (2004). Connecting Communities with Colleges & Universities: Strategies to Strengthen Local Promise Efforts through Higher Education Involvement. Campus Compact and America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth. Alexandria, VA.

  Sandy, M. (2007). Community Voices: A California Campus Compact Study on Partnerships. California Campus Compact. San Francisco, CA.

  WSU Center for Civic Engagement. (2008). Beyond Traditions: Taking Service Learning to the Next Level. Washington State University. Pullman, WA.

• Community-Based Research (CBR)

  • Principles of Best Practice for Community-Based Research (Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning)
  • CBR Project Examples (University of Minnesota)
  • How to Do Engaged Scholarship Well (Campus Compact)

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