Center for Community Engagement

Mission:

To enrich learning and scholarship through mutually beneficial partnerships that nurture critical reflection, sense of purpose, and holistic wellbeing for the global community.

Vision:

Vision: Engage the community. Educate the collective. Empower change.

Connect with Us

• Looking for volunteers? Fill out the Community Partner Intake Form
• Email us at communityengagement@bellarmine.edu
• Follow us @BellarmineCCE on Instagram
• Follow us on social media using our Linktree
• Learn about upcoming events with CCE on Engage

What is Community Engagement?

Community engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutual creation and exchange of knowledge and resources in the context of partnership and reciprocity.

The purpose of community engagement is the sharing of knowledge and resources between colleges and universities and the public and private sectors:

• to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity;
• enhance curriculum, teaching, and learning;
• prepare educated and engaged life-long learners;
• strengthen participants’ sense of community and civic responsibility;
• address critical societal issues; and
• contribute to the public good.