Connections
Berea College is affiliated with the following regional and national groups engaged in service-learning.Campus Compact
Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 950 college and university presidents - representing some 5 million students - dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education. Berea College is a member of the national Campus Compact and of the newly formed Kentucky Campus Compact.
The Kentucky Campus Compact (KyCC) is a statewide membership organization of college and university presidents and their institutions. Members are committed to:
- Integrating service learning as a valued component of effective teaching and learning,
- Meeting institutional civic responsibilities to help address the needs of the Commonwealth, and
- Fostering the development of relevant collaborative partnerships between and among campuses.
By creating a supportive campus environment for involvement in service, colleges and universities can best prepare their students to be active, committed, informed citizen leaders in their communities.
Just Connections
Berea College is a member of Just Connections, a network of rural
community leaders and educators who are committed to working democratically
to create socially just and sustainable communities. The work of
Just Connections is to create linkages and partnerships between
colleges and communities to develop participatory learning and
action opportunities, including service-learning and participatory
community-based research projects.
Project Pericles
Berea College is a member of Project Pericles, a national consortium that promotes civic engagement on selected campuses across the country. For the purpose of this project, "civic engagement" has been defined as "commitments by colleges and universities to include education for social responsibility and participatory citizenship as an essential part of their educational programs, in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community.” The Board of Trustees of Berea College has declared that Project Pericles here shall be fulfilled “though a composite of all Berea College’s civic and socially oriented initiatives, activities, courses, and involvements,” both curricular and extracurricular, under the leadership of the Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS).
