CCE
COLLABORATIVE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PATHWAYS TO ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS
DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER WORK? Join a CCE Student Organization •
20+ student clubs are advised by the CCE
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lubs focus on a multitude of issues, including youth C mentoring and tutoring, political involvement and efficacy, and environmental advocacy
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irect mentoring and training opportunities D through CCE programming
Attend a BreakOut Trip •
he BreakOut program consists of student-led T engagement and learning trips that happen over Saturdays, block breaks, and Spring Break
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his program offers place-based volunteer T opportunities focused on local issues
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Three different leader tracks available to students
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tudents can sign up for existing BreakOut trips and S propose a new BreakOut Trip on our online database called Summit
DID YOU KNOW ?
he CCE has a calendar of T direct service opportunities for students, accessible through our CC website. We also have an entire database of online resources devoted to virtual engagement and learning on our website, organized by issue areas!
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN A COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN OR INITIATIVE? Attend an Issue-Based Coalition Meeting •
onthly meetings with CC students, M staff, faculty, and community members
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Community-based projects, led by students, that lead to collective impact work that addresses community partner needs
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pportunity to become an issue organizer O and run these coalitions
Organize Alongside Youth through Public Achievement •
national program centered on youth A organizer training and development
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eekly classroom visits to help youth W design and implement a year-long project
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Three levels of CC student leadership
DID YOU KNOW ?
The CCE is home to 10 student-led coalitions, which focus on the following issue areas: • K-12 Education • Youth Organizing • Racial Equity • Environment & Ecology • Health & Accessibility • Gender & Sexuality • Poverty & Inequity • Criminal Justice • Immigrant & Refugee Justice • Political Advocacy
CIVIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
WANT TO DEVELOP YOUR CIVIC AGENCY SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT? Join the Community-Engaged Scholars and/or Leaders Program
DID YOU KNOW ?
• Four-year programs intended to promote co-curricular learning and community engagement work • Yearly hour requirements along with reflections, skills trainings, and learning opportunities • Opportunity to progress to the CEL program your sophomore year, and further integrate your academic and engagement work through a capstone project • Both CES and CEL are application-based; they can be found on Summit
CCE Changemaker Curriculum
The CCE offers a developmental series of weekly workshops for students that aim to integrate community engagement with the core intellectual pursuits of higher learning to generate spaces for dialogue around three core themes: self, community impact & issues, and theories of social change.
The CCE also has a Bonner program open to incoming first-years. The fellowship is a highly selective four-year, cohort-based opportunity designed to help develop student leaders from underrepresented backgrounds who seek to transform their communities and our world. Bonner students are part of a national network of 19,000 other fellows.
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED LEARNING & RESEARCH
INTERESTED IN DOING COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH OR CAPSTONE PROJECTS? Check out PEAK Inquiry • PEAK stands for “Publicly Engaged, Actionable Knowledge” and the mission of the program is to bring the knowledge of the campus to bear of public, real-world issues • The goal is to connect campus changemakers to community INQUIRIES — real-world questions, challenges, and problems of the Pikes PEAK region • All project ideas are updated on a regular basis and can be found on our CCE website • CCE staff will connect interested students to these projects
Enroll in an Engaged Research Block! •C ommunity-Based Learning (CBL) courses are offered year-round in a variety of different academic departments •C onnects classroom learning with projects in the community •F ull list can be found on the CCE website or Summit page
CCE OFFICE RESOURCES CCE House Resources • Bike Share program with 10+ bikes available for FREE day-use for students • CCE office library filled with civic engagement resources • Kitchen, outdoor patio, and conference room available for day and evening use, even on weekends when reserved ahead of time
Digital Resources • Up-to-date CCE website (www.coloradocollege.edu/cce) • CCE Summit system with an updated events calendar, program tracking features, and more! • Social media: CCE Facebook page and Instagram account @coloradocollegecce • Weekly email digest • Remote engagement doc: tinyurl.com/remoteopps
Staff Members Jordan Travis Radke, Director (jradke@coloradocollege.edu) Niki Sosa, Community Partnerships Coordinator (nsosa@coloradocollege.edu) Richard Bishop, Administrative Assistant (rbishop@coloradocollege.edu) Sophia Pray, Civic Leadership Paraprofessional (spray@coloradocollege.edu)