Pennsylvania Campus Compact (PACC) is an organization which offers statewide support for member institutions who sustain an environment, culture, and infrastructure for student civic and community engagement and campus/community partnerships. As one of the three oldest state Campus Compacts which were established in 1988, PACC has grown to 70 institutional members representing community college, private/liberal art colleges, SSHE schools, and the Penn State System. 

What kinds of services and activities did PACC provide in 2009-2010?

• Providing 31 campuses with AmeriCorps*VISTA members valued at $620,000
• Offering nine faculty service-learning development and strategic planning workshops across the state
• Conducting 12 customized consultations such as strategic planning and institutional alignment, faculty development for service-learning or the scholarship of engagement, strengthening community partnerships, and exploration of inter-disciplinary collaboration on crafting research agendas.
• Offering capacity building and training services through conferences, customized trainings to over 90% of PACC’s members
• Connecting PA institutions with National Campus Compact resources that included grants, publications, awards, and training and technical assistance programs.
• Organizing efforts affecting public policy such as national service funding (AmeriCorps, VISTA, Teach for America, etc.).

What do PACC member campuses look like?

• PA colleges ranked highest nationally in the number of President Honor Roll for Community Service institutions in each year since 2006
• 95% of PACC institutions have a mission/purpose statement that drives policies supporting service or civic engagement and have it explicitly stated in their strategic plan
• 15 PACC institutions have attained the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement (2006 & 2008)
• 63% of PACC institutions assess student civic engagement outcomes

Partners together,  

Char Gray, PhD

Executive Director, PA Campus Compact