We are excited to announce that our organization was awarded a $100,000 AmeriCorps Planning Grant to implement a paid “internship” program focused on civic and career readiness. The planning grant will begin September 1, 2023 and run through August 31, 2024. During that time, we will be soliciting feedback from our member campuses, building program components and community connections, and applying for funding [...]
IAMNCC Recognizes 2023 Newman Civic Fellows
Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact is excited to recognize the 13 students from our member campuses that were recognized as 2023 Newman Civic Fellows. The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes students who stand out for their commitment to creating positive change in communities locally and around the world. Fellows are nominated by Campus Compact member presidents [...]
April 15, 2023
The State of Campus Compact & Introducing the Future-focused Listening Tour
I’m writing today to give an update on the organization and to ask for your help and engagement with our Future-Focused Listening Tour. In the last 18 months, Iowa Campus Compact and Minnesota Campus Compact have welcomed new leadership, seen the boards unanimously approve a merger of the two networks, and learned of a forthcoming change [...]
September 20, 2022
2021-22 Annual Report
Thanks for making our 2021-22 year a great one! Read and download our Annual Report. 21-22-Iowa-Minnesota-Campus-Compact-Annual-ReportDownload
August 15, 2022
What Do We Do? We Speak and Work for a Better World.
When I saw my wife this morning the first thing she asked me was if I had seen the pictures of their faces, “They’re just babies. They looked like Javy.” Seeing their faces would be too much. Earlier this morning I heard the first line of a radio story, “They were looking forward to the end [...]
May 25, 2022
Campus Compact Awarded USDA Grant
Collaboration with Twin Cities Universities Will Support Food Access For immediate releaseCampus Compact Contact:Emily Shields, eshields@compact.org, (515) 321-6024 Member Campus Project Contacts:Hamline University: Susi Keefe, skeefe03@hamline.edu and Valentine Cadieux, kvcadieux01@hamline.eduAugsburg University: Natalie Jacobson, jacobsonn@augsburg.eduSt. Catherine University/Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet: Emily Seru, ejseru661@stkate.edu; Sam Kelly, snkelly2@stkate.edu; and Jennifer Tacheny, jtacheny@csjstpaul.org Minneapolis, MN: Iowa & Minnesota [...]
October 26, 2020