Give to the Center for Civic Engagement

Binghamton University takes seriously its responsibility to have a positive impact on the community it calls home. The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is the driving force in facilitating dynamic, mutually beneficial relationships and collaborations between the University and local organizations, with an emphasis on empowering students, faculty and the community to work collaboratively for the benefit of all.

The many programs and initiatives we run can be made stronger and more meaningful with financial contributions. Below are some examples of the types of programs CCE helps support.

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Ways your gift can support students

Excellence in Community-engaged Learning

Image: Students in George Meindl's ENVI 324: Urban Ecology class work with the Broome County Parks Department to help map the presence of invasive species such as the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid in local parks.
Students in George Meindl's ENVI 324: Urban Ecology class work with the Broome County Parks Department to help map the presence of invasive species such as the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid in local parks.
The CCE works with faculty representing every school on campus to develop credit-bearing community-engaged learning courses that allow students to apply their classroom learning while working with community organizations to address community-identified priorities.

Participation in community-engaged learning leads to improved student learning, retention and success, particularly for first-generation and other historically under-served students. These courses require more time and resources from faculty than typical courses, so the CCE supports faculty in development and implementation.

  • Community-Engaged Teaching Fellows Program supports faculty in development of innovative community-engaged learning courses
  • Grants to provide funding for project expenses related to community-engaged teaching, research and scholarship that enrich student learning
  • Stipends to support the development of courses that integrate community-engaged learning
  • Awards to recognizing outstanding engaged faculty, students and community partners
  • Conference on Community-Engaged Teaching, Research and Scholarship

Community Engagement Student Support

Image: A CCE Youth Initiative volunteer tutors a student at Johnson City Middle School
A CCE Youth Initiative volunteer tutors a student at Johnson City Middle School
With only about one-third of students having a personal vehicle on campus, lack of transportation resources is a barrier to students participating in community-based experiences. The CCE organizes transportation for students to schools and other community partners and provides travel reimbursement for students placed in rural communities, allowing greater equity in access for student participants and community partners.

Voter Engagement Champions

Image: Binghamton University received the 2020 Highest Voter Registration Rate Award in the America East Votes Challenge.
Binghamton University received the 2020 Highest Voter Registration Rate Award in the America East Votes Challenge.
The Center for Civic Engagement coordinates a nationally recognized nonpartisan student voting program that has resulted in steady gains in student registration and turnout rates. Funding for the Voter Engagement Champions Fund will strengthen our work to encourage all students to participate in the democratic process, with a special emphasis on reaching student audiences with historically low registration and turnout rates.

Stipends for Student Voter Engagement Champions, who will provide voter registration, get out the vote and voter education efforts during the fall semester of midterm and presidential election years. Target populations may include colleges/schools, residential communities, students of color, fraternities and sororities, athletes and others.

Civic Engagement Award

Image: President Harvey Stenger presents civic engagement awards to students during the CCE's inaugural Institute on Community-engaged Teaching, Research and Scholarship
President Harvey Stenger presents civic engagement awards to students during the CCE's inaugural Institute on Community-engaged Teaching, Research and Scholarship
This award, offered through the Binghamton University Student Awards, recognizes an individual undergraduate student who has demonstrated excellence in their civic engagement work. The award will recognize a range of civic activities, including voter engagement, advocacy, campus or community activism, and more.