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Last year, the university’s Center for Civic Engagement & Learning (CCEL) spearheaded a host of nonpartisan initiatives to shake loose apathy and encourage more students to participate in the political process. Among them: voter registration, voter education and collaborations with various campus st...

Vote Everywhere will host a workshop for the campus community Friday, March 31, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Thwing Center, Room 101. The workshop is titled "Beyond the Vote: Methods of Political Engagement.” It will feature segments on letter-writing, call-making and using social media platforms as me...

Everyone has his or her “thing.” For Gabriella Kaddu, a sophomore pre-med student studying biochemistry and sociology, that “thing” is volunteering. Gabriella Kaddu (second from right) poses for a photo with other CWRU student volunteers. Despite little experience with community service before co...

Looking for more opportunities to volunteer this semester? Check out the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning’s CCEL Serves program. CCEL Serves is designed to offer undergraduate and graduate students weekly opportunities to get involved in community service. CCEL Serves student leaders take vol...

The Social Justice Teach-In is designed to inspire students and community members to be active and engaged citizens, to increase their understanding of social justice issues and to enhance their leadership skills in areas such as service, advocacy, and philanthropy. The event will be held Saturday,...

The Feb. 1 deadline is approaching to apply for one of the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning’s (CCEL) March or May Alternative Breaks. CCEL will host three Alternative Breaks this spring semester to give undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to spend a week in service and learn ab...

Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate in a weeklong international service immersion experience through the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning’s Alternative May Break to Nicaragua program. Participants will travel to a rural, coastal Nicaraguan town to engage in infrastr...

The Center for Civic Engagement & Learning (CCEL) will offer three Alternative Breaks during spring semester to give undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to spend a week in service and learn about a new community issue during their school break. Students on the Alternative Spring Bre...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning invites students to learn about an opportunity to volunteer with Health Leads, a national nonprofit that partners with hospitals and universities to address basic needs to improve patient wellness. Health Leads is recruiting student advocates to voluntee...

The Center for Civic Engagement & Learning (CCEL) is accepting applications from first- and second-year undergraduate students to be CCEL Fellows during spring semester. The fellows program is a selective, small group service learning experience through which students are placed at local nonprofits...