University & Community Partnerships

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
One Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-939-9300
www.acenet.edu
ACE acts as a coordinating body for the nation's higher education institutions and seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues, as well as influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives. Its members include approximately 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations.

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY PROJECT
American Association of State Colleges & Universities
1307 New York Ave., NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
T 202-293-7070
F 202-296-5819
www.aascu.org/programs/adp
The American Democracy Project is a multi-campus initiative that seeks to create an intellectual and experiential understanding of civic engagement for undergraduates enrolled at institutions that are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). The goal of the project is to produce graduates who understand and are committed to engaging in meaningful actions as citizens in a democracy.

AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
21 Oronoco Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
T 703-838-0400
F 703-838-0388
www.aihec.org
AIHEC was founded in 1972 by the presidents of the nation's first six Tribal Colleges as an informal collaboration among mem-ber colleges. Today, the group has grown to represent 34 colleges in the United States and one Canadian institution. AIHEC aims to support the work of these colleges, encourage the development of new tribal colleges, and encourage the participation of Ameri-can Indians in the development of higher education policy.

ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES (APLU)
1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-478-6040
F 202-487-6046
www.aplu.org
APLU (formerly known as the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges is an association representing both comprehensive state universities and land-grant colleges. The association sponsored the Kellogg Commission, which looked into ways to promote a return of land grant colleges to their mission of public service. A number of reports from that commission are posted on the organization's website.

CAMPUS COMPACT
Brown University, Box 1975
Providence, RI 02912
T 401-867-3950
campus@compact.org
www.compact.org
Campus Compact is a coalition of college and university presidents who are committed to advancing higher education's civic mission. Founded in 1985 by the presidents of Brown, Georgetown and Stanford universities, and the president of the Education Commission of the States, Campus Compact's membership has grown to 950 universities. Its web site provides a wide range of resources on service learning, civic engagement, and campus-community partnerships.

CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING
51 Vista Lane
Stanford, CA 94305
T 650-566-5100
F 650-326-0278
www.carnegiefoundation.org
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center, founded in 1906, whose charge is "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education." Carnegie defines community engagement as “the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.” Carnegie implemented its elective community engagement rating in December 2006. In the first round, 76 schools met the standards set by the foundation's advisory committee, including Penn, UCLA, Minnesota, Arizona State, Emory, Tufts, Michigan State, DePaul, NYU, North Carolina, Portland State, and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
301 19th Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Telephone: 612-625-0142
Fax: 612-625-3513
www.publicwork.org
Founded in 1989, the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, aims to promote both democratic theory and practice. The Center promotes a number of different university community partnership efforts, including programs centered in working with Hmong and Latino immigrants in the West Side of St. Paul, Minnesota.

CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ON CIVIC LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT (CIRCLE)
School of Public Policy
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
T 301-405-2790
www.civicyouth.org
Since 2001, CIRCLE has conducted, collected, and funded research on the civic and political participation of young Americans. CIRCLE is based in the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. The group's web site has a number of reports on civic knowledge, service learning, and related issues.

CENTER FOR LIVERAL EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
1818 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
T 202-387-3760
F 202-265-9532
www.aacu.org/civic_engagement/index.cfm
Founded in 2003, the Center for Liberal Engagement is a joint effort of the American Association of Colleges & Universities and Campus Compact, which is designed to incubate new ideas, research, and partnerships to promote civic engagement by universities.

COALITION OF URBAN SERVING UNIVERSITIES
101 Constitution Ave., N.W. Suite 650E
Washington, DC 20001
T 202-638-1950
F 202-639-0713
info@usucoalition.org
www.usucoalition.org
The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities is a group of urban research universities in metropolitan areas with populations of 450,000 or more that have come together to develop a common urban university agenda. The Coalition’s work focuses in three areas: building partnerships with K-12 schools, working with community groups to reduce urban health disparities, and supporting partnerships in community economic development and wealth building. In its work, the Coalition also aims to identify and expand innovative models of university-community partnerships across U.S. cities.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
145 N. Centennial Way, Suite 201
Mesa, AZ 85201
T 480-461-6280
F 480-461-6218
schoonover@mail.mc.maricopa.edu
www.mc.maricopa.edu/engagement
The Community College National Center for Community Engagement promotes community engagement efforts by community colleges. The web site contains a wide variety of resources to support community college service learning and civic engagement efforts.

COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION SERVICE (CSREES)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Waterfront Centre
800 9th St., SW
Washington, DC 20024
T 202-720-7441
www.csrees.usda.gov
CSREES, an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides funding support for education, research, and community outreach (extension) work done by land grant universities in support of their public service mission. Funded initiatives cover the whole gamut from the promotion of rural agriculture to low-income, urban community gardens and food nutrition programs.

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
1201 New York Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20525
T 202-606-5000
webmaster@cns.gov
www.nationalservice.org
The Corporation for National and Community Service provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through three programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Members and volunteers serve with national and community nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, schools, and local agencies to help meet community needs in education, the environment, and other critical areas.

HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
8415 Datapoint Drive, Suite 400
San Antonio, TX 78229
T 210-692-3805
F 210-692-0823
www.hacu.net
Established in 1986, HACU today represents more than 450 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the United States, Puerto Rico, Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Although its U.S. member institutions represent less than 10% of higher education institutions nationwide, together they are home to more than two-thirds of all Hispanic college students.

INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY (IHEP)
1320 19th St., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-861-8223
F 202-861-9307
institute@ihep.org
www.ihep.org
IHEP is a non-profit organization that aims to foster access and success in postsecondary education through public policy research and other activities that inform and influence the policymaking process. The group also hosts the Alliance for Equity in Higher Education, which is a policy-based coalition comprised of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) (which represents historically black colleges and universities), the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).

THE MILWAUKEE IDEA
Engelmann Hall B78
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
T 414-229-6913
F 414- 229-3884
www.uwm.edu/MilwaukeeIdea
The Milwaukee Idea is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's initiative to forge vital and long-lasting community-university partnerships. Started in 1999, the initiative has led to expansion of service learning efforts, partnerships with local K-12 schools, and university participation in affordable housing development. The web site contains a number of publications regarding local community engagement efforts.

NATIONAL FORUM ON HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
2002 SEB
610 East University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
T 734-615-8882
F 734-615-9777
nationalforum@umich.edu
www.thenationalforum.org
The National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (formerly the Kellogg Forum) was founded to help push forward an agenda stemming from the Kellogg Foundation's effort in the late 1990s to promote greater university involvement in the community. The group aims to increase awareness, understanding, commitment, and action relative to the public service role of higher education in the United States. Its web site outlines much of the strategic thinking behind current efforts to promote greater community involvement by universities today.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (NAICU)
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-785-8866
F 202-835-0003
www.naicu.edu
NAICU serves as the unified national voice of independent higher education. Since 1976, the association has represented private colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation, and government regulation. Its website provides capsule summaries of community engagement initiatives at a number of its member colleges.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND LAND-GRANT COLLEGES (NASULGC)
1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-478-6040
F 202-487-6046
www.nasulgc.org
NASULGC is an association representing both comprehensive state universities and land-grant colleges. The association sponsored the Kellogg Commission, which looked into ways to promote a return of land grant colleges to their mission of public service. A number of reports from that commission are posted on the organization's website.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES)
Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
T 202-502-7300
http://nces.ed.gov
A program of the U.S. Department of Education, NCES is the primary federal entity responsible for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and abroad. The web site makes available a broad range of information and reports on educational institutions and issues at both the university and K-12 level.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT
University Outreach and Engagement
Michigan State University
Kellogg Center, Garden Level
East Lansing, MI 48824
T 517-353-8977
F 517-432-9541
ncsue@msu.edu
http://csue.msu.edu
National Center for the Study of University Engagement, based at Michigan State University, seeks to develop a greater understanding of how university engagement enhances faculty scholarship and community progress by coordinating national efforts and bringing together Center staff with tenured faculty and community fellows who wish to write and present on their scholarship and engagement work.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RACE & ETHNICITY IN AMERICAN
HIGHER EDUCATION (NCORE)
The Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies
Public and Community Services Division
College of Continuing Education
The University of Oklahoma
2350 McKown Drive
Norman, OK 73072
T 405-292-4172
F 405-292-4177
www.ncore.ou.edu
Attended by over 1,800 participants a year, the annual NCORE conference promotes the creation of inclusive higher education environments, programs, and curriculum; improved campus racial and ethnic relations; and expanded opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations.

NATIONAL SEA GRANT OFFICE
NOAA/Sea Grant, R/SG
1315 East-West Highway
SSMC-3, 11th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
T 301-713-2431
F 301-713-0799
www.nsgo.seagrant.org
Environmental stewardship, long-term economic development and responsible use of America's coastal, ocean and Great Lakes resources are at the heart of Sea Grant's mission. Sea Grant is a nationwide network (administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of 30 university-based programs that connect universities with coastal communities.

OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
451 7th Street, SW
Room 8106
Washington, DC 20410
T 800-245-2691
F 301-519-5767
oup@oup.org
www.oup.org
Created in 1994, the Office of University Partnerships, operated by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, manages programs designed to support university community development efforts, including the Community Outreach Partnership Center program. Its web site has a host of materials regarding university community partnership efforts.

UNIVERSITY LEADERS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
2100 "L" Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
T 202-778-6133
F 202-778-6138
info@ulsf.org
www.ulsf.org
ULSF's mission is to make sustainability a major focus of teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities worldwide. ULSF pursues this mission through advocacy, education, research, assessment, membership support, and international partnerships to advance education for sustainability. ULSF also serves as the Secretariat for signatories of the Talloires Declaration, a ten-point action plan committing institutions to sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching and practice. Over 300 university presidents and chancellors in more than 40 countries have signed the Declaration.