Duke Civic Engagement Networks
University Coalition for Civic Engagement
The goal of the University Coalition for Civic Engagement (UCCE) is to strengthen and connect new and ongoing civic engagement initiatives across campus. The Coalition will identify strategies for fostering effective civic engagement opportunities for students, faculty and staff; organize and assess existing curricular and co-curricular civic engagement efforts to maximize their impact on student learning and community needs; and set sustainable goals for civic engagement efforts at Duke. For more information contact Duke Civic Engagement.
2023-2024 University Coalition for Civic Engagement
Meg Bittle, Sanford School of Public Policy – Polis: Center for Politics
Lou Brown, Forum for Scholars and Publics
Amiya Bryant, Program in Education – Partners for Success
Victoria Chavis, DCA Duke/Durham Education Collaborative
Tavey Capps, Sustainable Duke
Mark Dalhouse, Trinity Deans Office
Michael Domeracki, Academic Advising Center
Emily Durham, Rubenstein-Bing Student Athlete Civic Engagement
Jenn Fendrich, Office of University Scholars and Fellows
Chuck Givens, Office of Global Affairs
Elise Goldwasser, Sanford School of Public Policy – Office of Career Services
Carrie Gonnella, Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship
Alec Greenwald, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Thalia Halloran, Hart Leadership Program
Allie Hargrove, Graduate and Professional Student Government
Laura Howes, Bass Connections
Jayne Ifekwunigwe, Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation
Dawna Jones, Student Affairs
Holly Leddy, Pratt School of Engineering
Anna Lehnen, Student Involvement & Leadership
Eric Lindsay, Fuqua School of Business
Cara Kozma, Academic Advising Center
Katie Lipe, Duke State Relations
Jamie Lau, Law School Clinical Program
Maggie McDowell, Academic Guides
Joanna Middleton, Program in Education – Partners for Success
Heather Mountz, School of Nursing – Community Health Improvement Partnership Program
Naomi Nelson, Duke University Libraries
Bruce Puckett, Duke Chapel
Swetha Rajagopal, DSG – Durham-Community Affairs
Ana Ramirez, Sophomore Spark, Undergraduate Education
Kathy Sikes, Duke Service-Learning
Jessica Sperling, Social Science Research Institute
Sean Tate, Rubenstein-Bing Student Athlete Civic Engagement Program
Brian Valentyn, Duke Arts
Paige Vinson, Academic Guides
Kristin Wright, DukeEngage
Berkeley Yorkery, Sanford School of Public Policy – Center for Child and Family Policy
Corin Zaragoza, Duke Human Rights Center
Regional/National Networks and Organizations
- Association of American Colleges and Universities – A national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education.
- Campus Compact – A national coalition of 1,000+ colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education.
- The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) – A center housed at the Tisch College of Civic Life which conducts research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans.
- Community-Campus Partnerships for Health – A nonprofit membership organization that promotes health equity and social justice through partnerships between communities and academic institutions.
- Imagining America – A consortium of over 100 colleges, universities, and cultural organizations dedicated to strengthening the public roles of arts, humanities, and design fields through research and action initiatives, coalition building, and leadership development.
- NC Campus Engagement – North Carolina Campus Engagement is a collaborative network of colleges and universities committed to educating students for civic and social responsibility, partnering with communities for positive change, and strengthening democracy. The NCCE collaborated with the National Conference on Citizenship and North Carolina education partners to produce the 2024 North Carolina Civic Health Index.
- The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) – A network which works to advance civic engagement and engaged scholarship among research universities and to create resources and models for use across higher education.
Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
Duke is recognized as a “community engaged institution” by the Carnegie Foundation.
