About NYCC

History

• The New York Campus Compact was chartered on October 16, 2001, by a task force of  college and university presidents working together for two years  to launch a membership organization “to advance the public mission of higher education” and establish a NY State network office.

• NYCC has been hosted by Cornell University since its inception.

• The charter membership of 39 institutions has grown to 79 in 2008.

• We are currently the largest of the 34 Campus Compacts in the national network which now numbers over 1,100 institutions in 49 states.

In 2005, NYCC received Legislative Resolutions from both the NYS Assembly and the NYS Senate for “Advancing Campus/Community Partnerships and Civic Engagement” 

Mission

The mission of the New York Campus Compact is to promote active citizenship as an aim of higher education.  In a statewide leadership role,  NYCC will strengthen the capacity of member institutions to partner with their communities; increase student involvement in academic and co-curricular public service; advance engaged scholarship; and cultivate the knowledge, values, and skills of civic responsibility and democratic participation.

Values

The values of the New York Campus Compact...

• Civic engagement in America's participatory democracy is a fundamental responsibility of higher education.

• Reflective service and community engagement foster the development of individual and institutional citizenship.

• Full and genuine reciprocity between campuses and communities results in mutually beneficial relationships

• The diverse individual student, institutional, and community voices all contribute to a participatory democracy.

Goals

The goals of NYCC programs and member services are to:

• Provide resources to aid institutional members in the achievement of their public service goals
  
  
• Facilitate collaboration within and among New York higher education institutions and to promote partnerships across communities
  
  
• Encourage the integration of community service with academic study
  
  
• Strengthen institutional public service efforts in responding to specific local and state needs
  
  
• Foster the development and dissemination of innovative curricula, theories, research and best practices in public service among member institutions
  
  
• Recognize accomplishments of  institutions, faculty, and students in the area of public service
  
  
• Promote research and evaluation on the value of public service programs in both enhancing student learning and meeting community needs
  
  
• Serve as a clearinghouse of information on higher education institutions' public service programs in New York, in the US, and globally.
  
  
• Leverage funding from state, federal, and corporate sources and provide subgrants to member institutions
  
  
• Foster a culture of engagement and civic responsibility among affiliated higher education institutions

 Governance

The governance of NYCC is through an Executive Committee of ten college and university presidents and a community organization representative. Two Co-Chairs represent four-year and two-year institutions. The Executive Committee oversees  overall goals, programs and budgets, meeting semi-annually. The Executive Director reports to the Executive Committee. An Advisory Committee of eighteen members, representative of all sectors of higher education in NY, serve as advisors to the Executive Director, meeting four times per year.