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The
of the WKU ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships
(ALIVE CCP) is to support community development locally and abroad through campus and community partnerships. The ALIVE CCP connects students, faculty, staff, and community members to resources and opportunities for meaningful service and engaged scholarship.
Our
is that campus and community members, from all sectors and backgrounds, will engage in successful applied-learning opportunities and work together to improve quality of life by acting as public problem-solvers and effective community-builders.
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Apply for funding through the Community
Partnership
Incentive Awards program.
Apply for funding to make a difference using the $100 Solution™ service-learning program.
Take advantage of support services for curricular and co-curricular service-learning.
Find resources and connect with services offered by local nonprofits.
Reserve meeting space free-of-charge for your campus or community organization.
Find volunteer opportunities with over 150 different organizations.
Learn how to develop your own group service projects using the Partnership
Tool Kit.
Utilize or volunteer for the
Speakers Bureau and Language
Resource List.
Join an ALIVE email listserv to receive information on events, trainings, and service opportunities.
Serve as a graduate assistant for the Hill House program.
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The ALIVE CCP works to expand opportunities for campus and community partnerships through community engagement activities, which may include community-based research, service-learning or volunteerism. The Center staff works with individuals, nonprofits, government, faith-based organizations, schools, and businesses to identify community needs and assets. We then connect partners with like interests to address those needs.
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The ALIVE CCP connects
WKU students and faculty with opportunities to conduct research that addresses communitydetermined needs, builds upon community strengths, and actively involves community partner as co-investigators. The results from community-based research (CBR) at WKU are disseminated in multiple ways, including academic journals and community outlets.
Graduate students can develop
CBR projects by serving as a graduate assistant for the Hill House program. Faculty, staff, students and community partners can also apply for funding to develop communitybased research projects through the
Community Partnership Incentive
Awards program.
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Service-learning may be described as “learning by doing while helping others.” It is considered a form of experiential learning in which students participate in and reflect on an organized activity that meets learning objectives and identified community needs at the same time. The ALIVE CCP supports both co-curricular and coursebased, credit-bearing curricular service-learning programs.
Faculty and students at WKU can develop service-learning projects utilizing the $100 Solution™ program, which is based on the notion that small amounts of money can make a difference. This servicelearning tool also challenges students to think beyond charity models to address social issues.
Campus and community partners can also apply for funding to develop other service-learning projects through the Community
Partnership Incentive Awards program.
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As a connector to over 300 nonprofits, the ALIVE Center provides information on community events, nonprofit organizations, support groups, material assistance, as well as volunteer opportunities.
We....
• provide information on over 150 ongoing volunteer opportunities via our website
• assist in coordinating volunteer opportunities for groups
• communicate with volunteers via email marketing and social media outlets
• relay information on special event volunteer opportunities
• work with individuals or groups to develop their own projects using the Partnership Tool Kit
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A growing number of WKU faculty, staff, and students are becoming engaged at local and global levels. Western Kentucky
University continues to support innovative programs for engaged scholarship and service.
The ALIVE CCP staff seeks to promote and celebrate engaged scholarship and service at WKU through our
Engage & Exchange Challenge, website, social media, news outlets, and publications such as the annual Spirit of
Engagement magazine and quarterly, Progression through
Partnerships newsletter.
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www.wkualivecenter.com
Support WKU ALIVE Center programs and services that enhance student learning and benefit communities locally and abroad.
Western Kentucky University
ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships
1906 College Heights Blvd. #21095
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1095
Located at 1818 31W ByPass
Phone: 270-782-0082
Fax: 270-782-0922
Email: alivebg@wku.edu