2. HISTORY:
Campus Compact was founded in 1985 by the
presidents of Brown, Georgetown and Stanford
Universities and the president of the Education
Commission of the States.
In the mid-1980s, the media portrayed college students
as materialistic and self-absorbed, more interested in
making money than in helping their neighbors.
The founding presidents believed this public image was
false.
3. MISSION: CAMPUS COMPACT
ADVANCES THE PUBLIC PURPOSES OF
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BY
DEEPENING THEIR ABILITY TO
IMPROVE COMMUNITY LIFE AND TO
EDUCATE STUDENTS FOR CIVIC AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
4. VISION: CAMPUS COMPACT ENVISIONS
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS VITAL AGENTS
AND ARCHITECTS OF A DIVERSE DEMOCRACY,
COMMITTED TO EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP IN WAYS THAT BOTH
DEEPEN THEIR EDUCATION AND IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF COMMUNITY LIFE. WE CHALLENGE
ALL OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO MAKE CIVIC AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AN INSTITUTIONAL
PRIORITY.
5. WHERE CAMPUS COMPACT IS NOW:
•A coalition of over 1,100 institutions of
higher education
•35 state offices
•Representing over 6 million students
•More than 635 VISTA members working
on campuses and in communities across
26 states (2009)
6. YOU ARE APART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT:
•PSO - lots of VISTAs with different
activities and roles within the anti-
poverty mission
•You are one of the many pieces
which make up the puzzle.
•Collaborative efforts – essential for
your service
•Each experience VISTA experience is
unique, but has a common goal
across the Compact
7. HOW YOU FIT INTO ALLEVIATING POVERTY
•Students – instilling a lifestyle of
service
•Staff – providing human resource
capacity for service events
•Faculty – assisting with S-L
•Community – Taking the three above
and making the connection
8. DIAGRAM FOR DISTINCTIONS
AMONG SERVICE PROGRAMS
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Furco, A. (1996). Service-learning: A balanced approach to experiential education. In Corporation for National Service
(Ed.), Expanding Boundaries: Serving and Learning (pp. 2-6). Columbia, MD: Cooperative Education Association.
9. YOUR COMMITMENT TO CAMPUS COMPACT IN
TODAY’S CLIMATE:
•Answering President Obama’s Call
to Service
•Focus on one of his three main
pillars - Education
•You are the “glue” between the
campus and communities with a
growing needs
