From the Executive Director, Melissa K. Mace
Since 2000, Missouri Campus Compact has worked with colleges and universities across the state to deepen civic engagement initiatives in higher education. With 36 member institutions, activities on campuses across the state range from just getting started with Service-Learning to considering how public scholarship should be included in the tenure and promotion process.
Because Missouri Campus Compact strives to support all of our member campuses no matter where their place on the civic engagement continuum, we work to offer a variety of services ranging from micro-grants for developing a Service-Learning course and supporting Service-Learning research, to sponsoring meetings and conversations around topics relevant to the field.
On a national level, Campus Compact works legislatively to increase funding in service and service-learning, including actively endorsing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act passed by the House and Senate and currently awaiting signature by President Obama. This Act will increase the number of Education Awards to 250,000, ultimately helping to provide a college education for more Missourians while strengthening our local communities.
With warm regards,
Melissa K. Mace, Executive Director
Mission
Missouri Campus Compact (MOCC) is a membership organization of college and university presidents established to strengthen civic engagement and service-learning partnerships between Missouri’s postsecondary institutions and the communities they serve. There are currently 36 member institutions, all committed to enhancing students’ responsibility, citizenship and awareness of the community while reinvigorating higher education’s concern for improving the quality of life in society. MOCC is one of 35 state compacts in a national network. At the national level, Campus Compact is a coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents, representing more than 6 million students. See more about Campus Compact at the national level by going to http://www.compact.org.
Charter
Missouri Campus Compact (MoCC) was chartered on December 7, 2000, during the Coordinating Board of Higher Education meeting under the direction of Dr. Kala M. Stroup, Missouri Commissioner of Higher Education for the Missouri Department of Higher Education. MoCC is hosted by Missouri State Univeristy in Springfield.
Executive Committee
Dr. James Cofer, Sr., Missouri State University
Dr. Marianne Inman, Central Methodist University
Dr. Raymond V. Cummiskey, Jefferson College
Advisory Team
Dr. Margaret Cohen, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Ms. Donna Halsband, St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Ms. Robin Hattori, Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Julie Lochbaum, Truman State University
Ms. Amy Nally, Northwest Missouri State University
Ms. Alexis Petri, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Ms. Kelley Pfeiffer, St. Charles Community College
