Center for Community Engagement
Connecting Â鶹´«Ã½ to the Community
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) coordinates meaningful and mutually beneficial community engagement experiences to address university and community needs, effect positive social change, and cultivate active citizen leaders. Through partnerships with faculty, staff, students, and community agencies, CCE facilitates activities that integrate learning, service, and leadership.
For Community Partners: Post Volunteer Opportunities
Conville Applications Due May 15
Multiple funding awards from the Conville Endowment for Community Engaged Teaching
and Research of up to $2000 are awarded each year to faculty to support and reward
excellence in community-engaged teaching and research. Apply now
Awards are given for conducting or developing community-engaged or service-learning research; implementing and planning a new, significant, and sustainable community engagement initiative; advancing and promoting service-learning or community engagement at Â鶹´«Ã½; integrating service-learning or community engagement into a college or department degree plan; developing or re-designing a service-learning class; or collaborating across disciplines or institutions on community engagement initiatives.
Connecting with Community
The Center for Community Engagement encourages meaningful engagement that can truly make a difference for our community partners.
Students at Southern Miss can participate in service-learning classes to engage in projects through which they apply and learn course content while serving the community. A list of Â鶹´«Ã½ service-learning classes is online. Students who excel in service may also choose to graduate as a Â鶹´«Ã½ Citizen Scholar.
1. Faculty can connect teaching, learning, and research to the community through service-learning or community-engaged research.
2. Students can volunteer, take service-learning classes, intern with nonprofits, or research important community issues. Those who excel in these areas can become Citizen Scholars.
2. Our online platform Get Connected (volunteer.usm.edu) has local and a list of . This is the best place to find and sign up for local volunteer opportunities.
- They can support just one organization and be available when the partner needs volunteers.
- They can get hours through continuous volunteering over time, instead of one-time, big events.
- They can do service in small groups of 5 or less.
- They can commit to showing up and always honor their word.
- Request a to find opportunities and/or information best suited to your specific interests, needs and/or schedule.
