ABSTRACT
The title of this work is “University-Community Partnerships: Universities in Civic Engagement.” This publication responds to the growing trend of university-community partnerships and campus civic engagement. Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) programs, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), have provided new financial incentives for universities and communities to partner in community building. Reports on higher education from the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land Grant Universities (1999) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Ehrlich, 2000) have identified civic engagement and community partnership as critical themes for institutions of higher education (IHEs). University-community partnerships have emerged as vital for teaching, research, and practice. Reports of these interdisciplinary efforts are found in urban planning, higher education, and community development literature.
