CT Campus Compact

Connecticut Campus Compact (CTCC) is a coalition of Connecticut college and university presidents committed to promoting the civic mission and purpose of higher education. CTCC member campuses seek to involve students, faculty, and entire campus communities in meaningful service in order to fulfill higher education’s most noble goals of educating citizens, preparing tomorrow’s leaders, and contributing to the life of communities across the globe.

CTCC supports the integration of community service into the academic and co-curricular cultures of its member campuses by:

Sponsoring faculty and professional development
Facilitating collaborations and networking opportunities
Connecting members with capacity-building resources
Engaging in advocacy
Raising public awareness

Through several programs, Connecticut Campus Compact also offers direct support to its members. This includes:

A minigrants program
A recently piloted AmeriCorps VISTA program
Training for facilitators to offer civic reflection according to the Project on Civic Reflection’s model (starting in Spring 2009).

We also convene regular networking meetings for community service and service-learning directors to share best practices and discuss emerging issues in service-learning and civic education. We continually seek input from our members for professional development ideas, and keep our members aware of national and statewide opportunities.

Connecticut Campus Compact presently has 19 members, represented by community colleges as well as public and private four-year institutions. Our offices are located at Fairfield University, whose president, Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., serves as chairperson of the board.

For further information about membership benefits, current or planned programs, dues or any general questions, please contact us.

Director's Welcome

Hello, and welcome to the new Connecticut Campus Compact Website. I am honored to begin serving as Executive Director of Connecticut Campus Compact during such an exciting phase of its development. With the transition to Fairfield University now complete, CTCC stands at a turning point. We are:

Actively recruiting new members
Exploring regional collaborations
Managing a mini-grants program
Piloting an AmeriCorps VISTA program.

Even with these things in motion, I am very excited to see what lays ahead as CTCC continues to grow over the months and years to come. Please have a look around the website, and feel free to contact us at any time.

-- Melissa Quan
ExecutiveDirector
Connecticut Campus Compact

Learn more about the RFP for the 2009 CTCC minigrants for projects that promote service-learning, community service, and civic engagement.

Download the 2009-10 VIsta host site application.

Send a Letter of Intent to submit a proposal as part of our application on a Learn and Serve Consortia Grant.