Who are Civic Engagement Scholars?

CES stands for Civic Engagement Scholar. Simply put, CESs are paid student leaders for the Institute for Service-Learning. They assume many responsibilities and roles – project coordinator, meeting convener, reflection facilitator, attendance taker, event planner, site supervisor, social entrepreneur, communicator, connector, social justice leader, advocate for the community members with whom they work, and representative of the Institute for Service-Learning.  They recruit, train, orient, supervise, and evaluate their peers, coordinating complex service-learning programming with local agencies, public schools, health clinics and initiatives.  To ensure learning, they facilitate structured reflection with their peers. Together, they design campus-wide programs to share knowledge about and inspire action on compelling public problems.  These programs allow students to link course-based work with personal experiences in the community that illuminate issues and inspire advocacy on issues like health disparities, arts, immigration, sustainable development, educational inequality, adult literacy, diversity, urban sprawl, juvenile justice, and peacemaking.