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Illinois Campus Compact

MISSION:
The mission of Illinois Campus Compact for Community Service is to foster, promote, organize and develop awareness of and involvement in community service, including volunteerism and service linked to the curriculum by students enrolled at institutions of higher education in the state of Illinois.

ICCCS is a coalition of 25 colleges and universities committed to:
-increasing campus-wide participation in community and public service and integrating community service as a valued element of undergraduate education.
-enhancing students' sense of responsibility, citizenship, and awareness of the community while reinvigorating higher education's concern for improving the quality of life in our society.

MEMBERSHIP:
Black Hawk College North Central College
Chicago State University Northwestern University
College of DuPage Oakton Community College
College of Lake County Rend Lake College
DePaul University Rockford College
Illinois Institute of Technology Saint Xavier University
Illinois State University Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Illinois Wesleyan University Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
John A. Logan College
Lincoln Land Community College University of Illinois-Springfield
Loyola University University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
McKendree College William Rainey Harper College
Millikin University Western Illinois University

WHAT CAN ILLINOIS CAMPUS COMPACT DO FOR YOUR CAMPUS?
-consult with members to assist in developing and strengthening community service and service learning;
-provide training and professional development opportunities for students, faculty, and staff involved in community service and service learning;
-offer grants for faculty, for students, for community service directors, and for campus-community dialogue,
-publish a quarterly newsletter connecting Illinois schools with each other and what is happening nationwide;
-facilitate meetings and conference calls for member institutions interested in collaborating with each other.

For further information contact www.compact.org