OUR MESSAGE TO COMMUNITY LEADERS
If you’ve seen our Current Opportunities Board link on the right-hand side of this website, you will notice the vast scope of organizations partnered with Southwestern University and the Office of Civic Engagement.
In our NPO guide we also have a number of organizations listed. If you’re a community partner with opportunities for Southwestern students, we would love to get to know you!
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT STATISTICS
- Over 70% of the student population participates in civic engagement, including community-based learning, activism, and community service.
- During the 2010-11 academic year, 862 students spent over 20,000 hours performing co-curricular outreach as volunteers and activists.
- Southwestern University has earned national acclaim for its civic engagement activities from the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
We want to help your organization and will help in any way that we can. Please contact Kavita Singh and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible!
The Submit a Volunteer Opportunity document Is a general helpful template for things you might want to include in your opportunity.
GENERAL RESOURCES
Civic Engagement Definitions What is civic engagement and what does this office do? A good place to get started if you’re just starting to get involved.
2010-2011 Civic Engagement Summary A summary of civic engagement activities at Southwestern that took place during the 2010-2011 school year.
2010-2011 Co-Curricular Civic Engagement Summary A summary of co-curricular civic engagement activities at Southwestern with an emphasis on student organization driven activities.
NPO Guide to Social and Public Services A helpful document to provide the Southwestern University community and members of our greater community with information about local agencies and organizations that address key systemic issues in Central Texas. This document may also be used by community members seeking services from the organizations herein. Also in Spanish.
CBL Agency Evaluation If you have partnered with an individual or group at Southwestern University, we would love to have your feedback on how the process went.
