Founded in 2021, the Center for College and Community Engagement (CCCE) creates collaborative opportunities for the college and community to develop strategic partnerships, share knowledge, and serve mid-Michigan together. Through listening to diverse perspectives, we find shared purpose on the path toward creating a more just and sustainable world. Guided by this vision, Alma students will learn the value of civic responsibility, engage in meaningful service, and discover their purpose and vocation.
Be Good and Do Good
The Center’s activities focus on four key areas of concern: engagement, community, sustainability, and purpose. Our logo represents the blending of them together to form the Center. Through the Center, you’ll develop a broader understanding of each area.
Programs, initiatives and activities:
Service and service learning
Plaid Serves summer service, leadership, and community organizing course
Curricular programming to promote ethical reflection and engagement
Interfaith partnerships
Helping Others Helps You
The human spirit drives us to give back. Service and experiential learning expose you to new ideas, people, and networks, strengthening a sense of social responsibility and citizenship skills. It’s what the liberal arts are all about.
You’re Needed
All around are people and organizations struggling to achieve healthy and sustainable existence. Productive and proactive engagement makes a positive difference in your life and the lives of those you work with.
“Alma College has an answer for everything. You just have to ask. There are people all over campus, from professors to staff members, who are there to help you with anything that comes up — from your classes to your resume to everyday problems that pop up.”
“I came to Alma because of the small class sizes and how personal everything is on campus. Professors care so much about your success and it drives you as a student to be better.”
Local organizations are invited to submit internship descriptions to be part of the summer internship program. Student recruitment will begin in early February.
‘On a bicycle, the world moves in slow motion,’ says Alma College senior, who trekked across USA on bike this summer
“I came to Alma because of the small class sizes and how personal everything is on campus. Professors care so much about your success and it drives you as a student to be better.”
Local organizations are invited to submit internship descriptions to be part of the summer internship program. Student recruitment will begin in early February.