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The Carolina Center for Public Service…

  • CONNECTS Carolina students, faculty and staff with each other and with community partners

  • Builds campus CAPACITY for community-engaged teaching, research and service

  • CELEBRATES the community engagement of UNC-Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university

Stories

Heather Knorr teaches Spanish for engagement

By Brennan Doherty, University Communications, Monday, November 11th, 2024   Since 2010, Heather Knorr has been teaching Spanish at Carolina, where she is now a teaching associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Romance studies department. “I was drawn … Read more

CCPS Celebrates 25 Years!

The Carolina Center for Public Service celebrated 25 years of connecting Carolina and community with a reception featuring staff, students and friends, followed by a meal packing event, in which some meals packed went to benefit those impacted by Hurricane … Read more

Announcing Carolina’s 2024 SECU Public Fellows Interns

The Carolina Center for Public Service is pleased to recognize UNC-Chapel Hill’s fifth cohort of SECU Public Fellows Interns. Through this program, 18 undergraduate Carolina students are working throughout the summer in partnership with organizations serving communities in North Carolina. … Read more

The 2024 UNC Public Service Award Recipients

Bryan Public Service Awards  

Students use spring break to serve, explore careers

By Brennan Doherty, University Communications, Thursday, March 28th, 2024   Tar Heels volunteered and learned about violence prevention on an APPLES service-learning trip to Charlotte, which consisted of12 stops. During their Alternative Spring Break trip in Charlotte, they learned about public-safety … Read more

Carolina Engagement Week 2024 Celebrates Service and Community

The Carolina Center for Public Service is proud to have hosted the third annual Carolina Engagement Week in collaboration with the Carolina Across 100 Initiative, the Carolina Engagement Council, the Center for Health Equity Research, Innovate Carolina, ncIMPACT, the Office … Read more

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Introducing Engagement Week 2024

By Brianna Patterson Carolina Engagement Week 2024 is a week-long celebration of partnerships between UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina communities. Throughout the week, Carolina faculty, staff, students and community organizations will host over 30 events, including lectures, workshops and activities!  … Read more