Congratulations to the thirteen NC Campus Compact members that participated in the Statewide Challenge to End Hunger:
 

Campbell University

Duke University

Durham Technical Community College

East Carolina University

Elon University

Gardner-Webb University

NC Central University

Pfeiffer University

Queens University of Charlotte

UNC Chapel Hill

UNC Pembroke

Wake Technical Community College

Western Piedmont Community College

Between November 12, Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, and our Compact's Tenth Year Anniversary date of March 22, they promoted and collated campus efforts to address food insecurity.  This was no easy task, as large campuses could only count a small number of the many activities happening regularly through fraternities and sororities, service and alumni organizations, as well as through special initiatives.

The variety of activities was amazing. 

• ECU helped glean sweet potatoes and peanuts.
• UNC-Pembroke created a website to help local agencies connect with each other and understand real local need.
• Campus Kitchens at Elon and ECU served meals, reclaiming leftover food in dining halls. 
• NC Central participated in Durham's Crop Walk. 
• Campbell helped restock the local food pantry.
• Pfeiffer partnered with two local shelters to ensure they had food for residents.
• Western Piedmont ensured every student could participate by placing food collection boxes in prominent places throughout the campus.
• Gardner-Webb. Elon, Durham Tech, UNC Chapel Hill, and Duke worked with their own or local community gardens to collect food.
• Wake Tech, Elon, Queens, and Duke joined with Stop Hunger Now to help feed the hungry around the world.

We will highlight a few on our blog over the next few weeks.  UNC Chapel Hill is featured this week.

13 campuses, ¼ of our members, for 1/3 of the year: Totals = 19,946 pounds of food and 15,297 food items collected; 107,457 meals created or served; 7253 volunteer hours and $21,802 contributed.  Thank you for your service!  You are making a powerful impact in NC and across the globe.

Drum roll please . . . The winners of the contest to guess results of the Statewide Challenge are:

• East Carolina University - VISTA Chelsey Bennett submitted the winning guess - 16,042 - for pounds of food collected. 
• Western Carolina University - VISTA Derald Dryman (go, Banjo!) submitted the winning guess - 131, 678 - for number of meals created or served.   

Both of their campuses will receive $100 to assist with their upcoming community engagement projects.  From border to border . . . congratulations ECU and WCU!

Honorable mention goes to Dominique Redmond at Duke for most optimistic!  Dominique guessed that our Compact would collect 5 million pounds of food, and serve 3,500,000 meals.  The challenge has been laid for our next statewide endeavor!

Thank you!

We appreciate the efforts of Julie Lawson, NC State, member of the Tenth Year Anniversary Committee, for working with our Challenge. 

Plan now to participate in upcoming trainings and professional development!

Inaugural Statewide Service-Learning Summit
May 2012

NC Campus Compact is pleased to be a member of the newly formed K-16 statewide NC Service-Learning Coalition, convened by Communities in Schools of North Carolina.  Please join us for this exciting event which will include service-learning leaders and practitioners from throughout the state.  There is a track for higher-education and it's FREE! 

Service-Learning Showcase and Networking

Friday, May 11 (6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)

International Civil Rights Museum, Greensboro, NC

Service-Learning Summit

Saturday, May 12 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Register here today!  The registration deadline is May 4, 2012.

Monday, June 11 (8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.) at East Carolina University, Greenville
 

Wednesday, June 13 (8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.) at Queens University of Charlotte 

We are pleased to be partnering with ECU's new Office of Public Service and Community Relations to bring Dr. Barbara Holland to NC!  This event is designed for higher education civic engagement practitioners and those who can help implement civic engagement assessment strategies.  Bring a team:  CEA, IR, student and academic affairs, and economic development or extension folks working in the community.

Agenda for the Day  

Registration opens April 20, 2012.  Stay posted to the CEAC website for more details. 

Fall Network Meetings  

August 2012

Join the NC Campus Compact network for our fall regional meetings.  Let Leslie know if you would like to host the meeting in your area.  The meeting will include a morning professional development session followed by lunch and the NC Campus Compact business meeting.

Stay posted to the Network Meeting website for more details.  

Service-Learning Conference

October 2012

NC Campus Compact is pleased to partner with the Institute for Public Engagement at Wake Forest University to host a service-learning conference on October 4 - 5 at Wake Forest. More details to follow.  

Annual Student Conference

November 2012

Join us at UNC Wilmington on November 3, for the annual student conference.  This year's conference will focus on political and civic responsibility.  Paul Loeb, author of Soul of a Citizen will be our keynote speaker.  Learn more about Paul here.