Community partnerships are foundational to our work in Community Engagement & Leadership. Reciprocity is a cornerstone to our approach and we view our community partners as co-educators in creating meaningful learning experiences for students that also benefit our community. We aim to foster social responsibility, build leadership skills, and address community-identified needs.
Community Engagement & Leadership (CEL) at Oregon State University seeks to foster reciprocal, meaningful relationships with community-based organizations in order to connect the OSU campus and the surrounding community through collaborative learning, service, and action. CEL strives to create more healthy, caring, and just communities by engaging students in actively working to progress the community and world they want to live in while advancing their leadership skills.
Community partnerships are foundational to our work in Community Engagement & Leadership. Reciprocity is a cornerstone to our approach and we view our community partners as co-educators in creating meaningful learning experiences for students that also benefit our community. We have an asset-based framework in working with community partners. Learn about CEL's mission and vision as well as our approach to community engagement and leadership.
CEL is a hub for co-curricular community service at OSU. We are a resource yet not the only resource to support meeting community partner needs. In our outreach and meetings with partners, we will strive to understand your organization and your organization's goals, needs, and assets in order to identify the best possible collaborative opportunities. Below is a summary of the ways CEL supports and works with local nonprofit and government organizations:
Please contact us with any questions or to set up a meeting via email at [email protected] or phone at 541-737-3041.