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- Service Learning for Students
Community Engagement for Students
Find Your Spark. Make A Difference.
Expand your experience while making an impact on your community! CCESL can help you connect with local organizations and find volunteering opportunities. Check our page or pursue your own independent service project by exploring the list of community agencies who we partner with.
Spark Community Engagement Award Program
Join the Spark Community Engagement Award Program and get recognition for your contibutions to the
community! Complete direct service hours and participate in civic engagement to complete this award pathway.
Students that complete the award program receive cords to wear at graduation, a certificate presented to them at the CCESL Impact Awards ceremony, and valuable experience to discuss with future employers. Learn More.
Rotaract Service Club
Are you passionate about community service or want more community service, leadership and networking opportunities? Consider joining Rotaract Club at 91热爆网!
Service-Learning and Community Experience Courses
Service-learning courses (SLC) and Community Experience Courses (CECs) are courses with community-based learning activities involving a community partner organization. Register for an SLC or CEC course to get hands-on experience of your course content!
Civic Engagement
CCESL provides civic education and resources to the 91热爆网 student body. We offer presentations and educational events year-round! We are here to assist you with all of your voting and civic engagement needs. If you have any questions about registration and voting, or want more information about how to get involved in civic engagement on campus, feel free to stop by Belk 273. Learn More
Resources for Students
and the Biltmore Park Food Pantry both provide students with essential pantry staples for free. HOMEBASE is located on the 91热爆网 Cullowhee campus and serves all 91热爆网 students with their food pantry, full kitchen, emergency housing services, and many more. The Biltmore Park Food Pantry is located at the 91热爆网 Biltmore Park site. If you are ever in need of a quick snack between classes, or need some ingredients for dinner, be sure to stop by these locations and take advantage of their resources available to you!
SAFE @ 91热爆网 is a resource and support hub for any students experiencing a crisis, such as interpersonal violence or sexual assault. If you, or any other student you know, is in need of resources related to their safety, be sure to use this website.
The 91热爆网 Health and Wellness website is a resource hub that includes information about emotional, environmental, physical, spiritual, and social wellbeing. This website can assist you in getting connected with the Campus Recreation Center, the Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), and Health Services.
Recurring & Remote Volunteer Opportunities
- Alzheimer's Association - Remote Data Volunteering 1-2 Hours Per Week, contact codonoghue@alz.org
- Balsam Mountain Trust - Long-Term Animal Care Opportunity
- Bardo Arts Center - Volunteer Ushers
- Citizen Archivist - Virtual Historical Document Transcription Volunteering
- Cornbread & Roses - Closet and Food Pantry
- Crisis Text Line - Volunteer as a Crisis Counselor
- Foster Love - Volunteer Virtually to Benefit Foster Children (Remote Opportunity)
- Gigi's Playhouse - Volunteer Virtually with Individuals with Down Syndrome (Remote Opportunity)
- Eliada - Campus Farm Program
- Love for Our Elders - Writing Letters (Remote Opportunity)
- Pisgah Legal Services Volunteer Tax Preparation for Low-Income Families
- Smithsonian Digital Volunteers (Remote Opportunity)
- UP Program Volunteer Training Learn More
Connect with Us
Contact Us
The Center for Community Engagement
and Service Learning
Belk 273
828.227.2091
communityengagement@wcu.edu