Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement

Welcome to the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement (CSCE).
The CSCE empowers learning through experiential opportunities and academic exploration.

The Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement (CSCE) connects faculty, students and community partners through academic initiatives. These programs and activities focus on scholarship, leadership and community involvement, and serve as catalysts to expand and enhance learning for students. Activities and programs also promote democratic values of citizenship, service, and civic engagement.

In addition, the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement serves as a resource center for those wishing to engage in the community through volunteerism and service-learning. For more information on service opportunities, click here.

What is Civic Engagement?

At Collin College, we define civic engagement as individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern. Civic Engagement can take many forms, from individual volunteerism to organizational involvement to electoral participation. It can include efforts to directly address an issue, work with others in a community to solve a problem, or interact with the institutions of representative democracy.

Programs

CSCE supports and assists in the implementation of numerous Collin College program initiatives, including:

Alternative Break Service Program
Auteur Film Series
Book-in-Common
Collin Serves
Community Ambassadors
Community College Day at the Capital
Constitution Day
Debate Watch 2012
Distinguished Speaker Series
Emergency Preparedness
Global Communities
National Days of Service
Passport to the World
Rock the Vote
Service Learning
Special Events
SPOTLIGHT on Community Issues
Student Leadership Academy
Veterans Day

Collaborations

The CSCE fosters collaboration among college departments and promotes academic excellence through shared exploration of issues, knowledge, research, and service. Collaborative partners include the following:

Information

For information about the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement, call 972.881.5927, email csce@collin.edu or visit F102 at the Spring Creek Campus.