Center for Civic Engagement

For Fort Lewis College students, scholarly service and informed civic engagement are the bridge uniting learning and social responsibility.

Fort Lewis College’s Center for Civic Engagement (formerly the Center for Service Learning) was established in 1993 to support faculty and students in their effort to integrate academic study with responsible engagement and activism. Focusing academic resources on pressing social, environmental, economic, and civic issues links campuses to communities in a dynamic partnership that enhances students’ educational experiences and assists community-based groups, grassroots associations, organizations, and non-profit and for profit businesses in their vital work.

The Center integrates civic engagement with academics through the following activities:

• Curriculum integrated community-based learning and research
• Service learning practicum (independent, service based, accredited, field practicum)
• Off campus Federal Work Study
• AmeriCorps
• Volunteer Central (regional volunteer database)

      Fort Lewis College has been selected as a featured institution in Beyond the Books' 2008 Guide to Service Learning Colleges and Universities.  The Guide is a resource for college-bound students interested in making a difference in their communities and gaining valuable hands-on experience while earning college credit. All institutions chosen for the Guide excel at providing students genuine service-learning experiences and programs.  To view our profile, click here.  Or, contact the Center for Civic Engagement to view the entire Guide.