Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning

We're not talking about legal status, we're talking about community. We see citizens as a diversity of people dedicated to building relationships, identifying injustices, and creating collaborative, tangible public work that betters the world we live in.

We go beyond classroom learning by putting DU students and faculty on the streets of Denver to engage in collaborative community partnerships with local non-profits, government offices, and civic organizations.

This isn't about showing up for credit. It's about over 2,000 DU students and over 70 DU faculty actively engaging in community-based learning, teaching, research and public good projects.

Charla Agnoletti

DU Student

Our mission with the Engaged Community Initiative is to engage the student population at DU with meaningful community work that motivates individuals to acknowledge themselves as the creators and sustainers of a strong, vibrant community.

DJ Close

DU Student and Puksta Scholar

By educating students about the differences between volunteering and service learning, I hope to create sustainable community relationships between Greek organizations and the Denver community.

Anne DePrince

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

In 2005, I received a Public Good Grant that allowed me to continue research and partnership-building efforts. My research depends on strong community partnerships; in that context, I have been involved in discussions at CCESL about engaged scholarship."

Events

News

Student Learning in Guatemala

In the Journal of Geography DU Professor Matthew Taylor shares an untenured faculty perspective on international service learning and pubilc good

University of Denver

We're not just looking for volunteers - we need citizens.

We put people on the streets.

We take books out of the classroom and into the street.