Welcome to Pennsylvania Campus Compact!

Pennsylvania Campus Compact (PACC) is a membership organization of 74 college presidents from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Our mission is to strengthen communities through campus-community partnerships and promote education for informed civic engagement. Membership in Pennsylvania Campus Compact includes membership in National Campus Compact. As the only national organization committed to fulfilling the public purpose of higher education, Campus Compact is a leader in building civic engagement into campus and academic life with offices in 34 states, 6 million students and over 1200 public and private two- and four-year member colleges and universities across the nation.

PACC member institutions are committed to civic engagement through activities such as service-learning, community service, voter registration, and civic dialogue which cultivate service leadership in citizen scholars. Additionally, these institutions offer resources critical in developing community partnerships which enhance the quality of life in their communities, locally and globally. PACC assists campuses in their capacity to coordinate, integrate, and manage their service programs through conferences, training workshops, technical assistance, grant making and resource development.

Mission: To strengthen communities through campus-community partnerships and promote education for informed civic engagement.

Vision: PACC seeks to model best practices for campus-community partnerships that foster collaboration, build capacity and develop sustainability to strengthen our communities, locally, regionally and globally.

Core values: service, leadership, collaboration, transformation, and equity and how we do it