The Civic Action Plan development process is an opportunity for all campuses to maximize the impact of engagement for students, communities, and our shared world. This template provides guiding questions and considerations for campuses to discuss during Civic Action Plan development. Download and use this template as a starting point for your own plan!

This tool, developed originally by Utah Campus Compact, is meant to be a companion piece to the Campus Compact Civic Action Planning process that was initiated by the 30th Anniversary Campus Compact Civic Action Statement. It can be downloaded and used for elective self-study and peer review processes. Campus Compact encourages member campuses to see the Civic Action Planning as an interactive process that can further meaningful and reciprocal relationships with community partners for many years to come.

This tool, developed originally by Missouri Campus Compact, is meant to be a companion piece to the Campus Compact Civic Action Planning process that was initiated by the 30th Anniversary Campus Compact Civic Action Statement. This document outlines very basic steps and corresponding resources that could be helpful no matter the actual content of the plan. The following information provides more specifics, examples, tools, and resources that may be beneficial to you as you begin this process on your campus.

In order to support colleges and universities in developing and implementing high-impact Campus Civic Action Plans, we are developing a collection of knowledge hubs. The hubs are organized under the five commitments of the 30th Anniversary Action Statement, signed by presidents and chancellors of member campuses as a commitment to the civic engagement of their institutions. A good hub to start with is one that focuses on Institutional Assessment. 

Each hub is a starting point for a campus planning team to learn more about an aspect of engagement work. Some hubs are focused on specific institutional policies or practices. Others are focused on issues of importance to communities. Still others highlight a mechanism for making change. Each hub contains key resources, organizations, and exemplars to provide information, partnership, and inspiration as you shape the future of community engagement at your institution.

Nearly 80 teams from Colleges and Universities around the country joined us for three Civic Action Planning Institutes where they came together to share resources, get inspired, and get to work on their Campus Civic Action plans that reflect the values of Campus Compact’s 30th Anniversary Action Statement.