Macalester College Community Engagement Center

Another fabulous Involvement Fair yesterday! Thanks to all the students, staff, and community partners who joined us. ☀️

Congratulations to Finley Roman, Class of 2028, for being awarded the Newman Civic Fellowship Award from Campus Compact! Read more at the link in our bio. Special thanks to Ruth Janish, Director of the Community Engagement Center, for writing the nomination and for her decades of work with Campus Compact -- a key cosoritial connection for Macalester College.

Still looking for a mini fridge for your dorm, or the perfect lamp or fan? Come check out the annual Rummage Sale this Friday from 8:30AM-3:30PM on the Kagin Lawn! We accept credit or debit cards only, and all proceeds go to Mac's Habitat for Humanity and the Bonner Community Scholars. The rain location is the Lower Level of Markim Hall.

Welcome back y'all, and happy preorientation times!

We would like to take a moment to appreciate the long lived life of Melvin Giles, peace activist in the Rondo community and longtime partner to the Macalester community. May his legacy continue to grow and inspire others.

Be sure to check out the Peace Polls on campus or at the Western Sculpture Park in Saint Paul’s in honor of Melvin Giles.

We are accepting applications until noon this Friday, April 11 for the Off Campus Student Employment Program as well as the Community Engagement Organizers positions. All of these roles connect Macalester students to the larger Twin Cities community in meaningful, reciprocal ways with long-time partners! Learn more and apply at the links in our bio.

A group of Macalester students, staff and faculty showed up for the Stand Up for Science rally on March 7 at the Minnesota State Capitol. Student leaders in our department helped coordinate transportation and promote the event, and an estimated 500 people attended.

Are you a graduating senior who's been active in the larger Twin Cities community during your time at Mac? We encourage you to apply for the Community Engagement Center's endowed cash awards! Learn more and apply for the Frank and Mollie Steudle Prize and the George Stanley Arthur Prize for Civic Engagement at the links in our bio. If you received an email from us on Feb. 13 or have been involved in any of our cohort programs (i.e. Community Engagement Organizers, Bonner Community Scholars, Lives of Commitment, etc.), we especially encourage you to apply! The priority deadline is 8am March 14 and the final deadline is after Spring Break at 8am on March 24.

Attend the Stand Up for Science Rally in St. Paul this Friday, March 7 (simultaneous events in DC and around the country)! The rally focuses on these policy goals. 

The rally starts at 3pm at the Minnesota State Capitol. To commute in a group to the event, meet at the Grand/Snelling A-line station (by FedEx) at 2:05pm. We will catch the 2:14pm bus to arrive a bit early (but the 2:24 option will get you there right at 3). Stand up for science!

Pssst! Do you want to learn more about the Off Campus Student Employment (OCSE) program? Stop by the third floor of Markim Hall today between 11:30am-12:30pm to get your questions answered and understand how the program works. Photo by Ranoromiangaly Andriamihaja-Rabe.