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In 1998, Elizabeth “Betsy” Banks came to Case Western Reserve University to manage an AmeriCorps environmental education grant program on campus. She figured the position would be a rewarding—but brief—experience because the grant funding was only guaranteed for four months. But more than 16 years l...

Circle K International (CKI), the world’s largest collegiate-level service organization, is coming to Case Western Reserve University. CKI will recruit members in the spring. If students have been a part of Key Club in the past or wish to take part in service that is approached as a team, then CKI ...

In recognition of the Case Western Reserve community’s ongoing commitment to service, the university was named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. This is the seventh year Case Western Reserve has made the honor roll, but only the second the univer...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) is recruiting first-year students to become CCEL Fellows during spring semester 2015. Fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations where they spend four hours per week in an internship-like capacity. While gaining experience in Cleveland, fellows...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) is accepting applications from students for its sixth annual Alternative Spring Break to Nicaragua. Alternative Spring Breaks give students the opportunity to explore a new community through service and immersion experiences. CCEL will return to N...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and to ensure students who are registered to vote in Cuyahoga County are able to get to their voting locations, the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning will offer shuttles to nearby polls—Mary Bethune School for north side and Judson Park for south side. Sign u...

The Center for Civic Engagement & Learning’s annual Fall Saturday of Service will take place Saturday, Nov. 8. This day of service is organized in collaboration with Greek Life and Kids Against Hunger. On- and off-campus projects will be available throughout the day, and transportation will be prov...

Students are invited to attend the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning’s fall Community Service Fair Friday, Sept. 12. Attendees will learn how to get involved in the Greater Cleveland community by talking with representatives from more than 50 nonprofit organizations, post-graduate service op...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) at Case Western Reserve University encourages students to “break out of the bubble” and experience all that Cleveland has to offer. This summer, James Dolgin, a sophomore studying engineering, is doing just that through his participation in the En...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning Fellows Program will host a night of homelessness awareness tonight (Thursday, April 17) from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Church of the Covenant parking lot. Join the group in tackling stereotypes of homelessness by listening to a speaker from the Northeas...