Community Connections

Civic Engagement is committed to developing reciprocal and sustainable partnerships with local schools and community-based organizations, emphasizing developing relationships with organizations in our immediate community: Lower Merion Township, West Philadelphia, and Norristown.

We aim to connect faculty, student scholarship, educational field placements, summer internships, work-study job opportunities, and volunteer services with the local community to facilitate a reciprocal sharing of resources and assets. Open and ongoing communication is a priority for us when developing and maintaining these relationships. We also pay special attention to creating opportunities for community partners to have input into our programs.

By creating opportunities for frequent communication and feedback around these initial connections, we can explore other possibilities for collaboration and understand each other's needs and assets. This often results in new linkages between organizations and other programs we sponsor. Our key partnerships are those that are most integrated into our programming and are most sustainable.