Community and Civic Engagement
The Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) provides opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage and deepen their involvement in service in local, national, and international contexts. Reciprocal relationships with local organizations are the foundation of these efforts.
CCCE Mission
Based on our belief that learning is most noble when used to benefit others the Center for Community and Civic Engagement fosters opportunities for meaningful and reciprocal relationships between Elizabethtown College and the community.
Upcoming Events:
Fall Break Trip (Lend A Hand Disaster Relief Trip in NJ)- October 4-7, 2018
Into the Streets- October 27, 2018
Urban Service Trip (Bethesda Mission in Harrisburg, PA)- November 9-10, 2018
Winter Break Trip (Outreach 360 in Dominican Republic)- tentatively January 4-13, 2019
Spring Break Trip (International Rescue Committee in Atlanta, GA) - March 3-9, 2019
Achievements and Recognition
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's Community Engagement Classification
In 2010 the Center for Community and Civic Engagement received the Carnegie Foundation's Community Engagement Classification. The CCCE demonstrated alignment of mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.
The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll launched in 2006, annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment to and achievement in community service. The President’s Honor Roll increases the public’s awareness of the contributions that colleges and their students make to local communities and to the nation as a whole.
Elizabethtown College was named to the Honor Roll in: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011-2012, 2013 (With Distinction), 2014 (With Distinction), and 2015 (With Distinction)