California State University, Northridge is deeply rooted to the community. In 1998, Community Engagement (formerly Community Service-Learning) was established to inspire, encourage, and support students and faculty in the pursuit of academic achievement through active participation in meaningful, reflective, and carefully constructed service experiences linked to course curriculum.
Community Engagement projects address community challenges, deepen students’ sense of civic responsibility, and strengthen their commitment to a life of community involvement and service.
Each year, students in over 100 classes are given opportunities to integrate scholarship, research, and service by applying classroom theories and scholarship to real-life situations, working to improve the quality of life for our neighbors and our neighborhoods.
To paraphrase George Santyana, “Students educated only at school are uneducated students.”
Mission: Community Engagement is inspired by a commitment to active-learning, developing student awareness of civic responsibility, and addressing social and economic needs defined by the larger community.
Vision: Students who participate in community engagement will be tomorrow's leaders: committed to social improvement through civic participation, dedicated to ensuring the rights of all persons, and capable of providing solutions to address local, national, and global issues thus working toward a more humane world community.
Values: Civic Engagement
Community Learning
Innovation, Experimentation & Creativity
Academic Reflection & Assessment
Respect for All People