Campus Compact

Our work seeks to build participatory and democratic communities--a country characterized by full participation in the economy, in society, and in our democracy. This includes public policy shaped by engaged, informed, and equitable participation, widely shared opportunity and prosperity, and equitable participation in social and cultural life.

We support colleges and universities pursue the public purposes of higher education. This includes:
--Building curricular and co-curricular programs to ensure all students are prepared for participation in communities and democracy
--Contributing to substantive partnerships for education, health, community and regional economic development, sustainability
--Integrating practical commitments to equity and justice into the fabric of all institutional programs and partnerships
--Intentionally contributing to efforts that challenge the forces that debilitate communities and democracy--especially polarization and inequality
--Ensuring that all aspects of institutional action--teaching, scholarship, purchasing, admissions, financial aid, human resources, etc.--are aligned in pursuit of public good
--Setting expectations for all members of the university community to contribute actively to these efforts

Our strategic plan sets specific goals through 2025 for building the movement for the public purposes of higher education, mobilizing our membership for change, and building our capacity as stewards for change.

Campus Compact catalyzes change in colleges and universities by bringing people together and enabling them to re-shape their institutions. We build resources to deepen understanding of higher education engagement; convene and connect people to learn from Campus Compact and each other and to strengthen networks for action; make the case to institutional leaders, higher education influencers, and the broader public about the importance of engaged higher education; and support place-based efforts to seize opportunities and meet challenges.

We continuously develop and offer new resources (publications, the CompactNation Podcast, toolkits, knowledge hubs) to support institutional change. We convene people for networking and resource sharing and inspire action through Communities of Practice, conferences, webinars, training, and affinity group work (research universities, community colleges). We offer a Credential for Community Engagement Professionals comprised of micro-credentials related to core competencies such as community partnerships, engaged teaching and learning, equity and inclusion, engaged research, and more. We are happy to share metrics on progress tracked through our organizational dashboard.