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Carnegie Foundation classifcation for Community Engagement

President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Affiliated with New York Campus Compact and the American Democracy Project

The activities of the Institute for Civic Engagement and Main Street SUNY Cortland are made possible through the support of the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Associate Provost, the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Faculty Development Committee, the MacDonald Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Cortland Fund, the Cortland College Foundation, the Division of Institutional Advancement, the Auxiliary Services Corporation, and the office of Congressman Michael Arcuri through the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education. We gratefully acknowledge their consistent support of our programs.

Institute for Civic Engagement Staff:

Richard Kendrick, Director
Moffett Center, Room 2106
(607) 753-2481

Christopher Latimer, Associate Director
Old Main, Room 214-C
(607) 753-4802

John Suarez, Service-Learning Coordinator
Moffett Center, Room 2105
(607) 753-4391

Adam Megivern, Cortland Downtown Partnership Executive Director
Main Street SUNY Cortland
(607) 753-4928

Timothy Rodriguez, Main Street Community Outreach Coordinator
Main Street SUNY Cortland
(607) 753-4271

Erica Smith, Graduate Assistant
Main Street SUNY Cortland
(607) 753-4270

Main Street SUNY Cortland
9 Main Street
(607) 753-4270

What is Civic Engagement?

Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values, and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes (Ehrlich, 2000).

Student Organizations and Civic Engagement

Social Activism and Advocacy

Other Civic Engagement Activities and Opportunities

Civic Engagement and the Greater Cortland Community

Check out Career Services for ongoing opportunities in the Cortland area.

Civic Engagement Opportunities During Breaks

Habitat for Humanity

Learn more about the Cortland Community from Cortland Counts at http://www.sevenvalleyshealth.org/