Civic learning at Grinnell helps students connect with communities, understand the systems that shape them, and consider how they want to participate in shaping the future. You don’t have to do it all. Start with what is right for you, right now.
Civic Education and Innovation (CEI)
Housed in the Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS), the Civic Education and Innovation team works with students, faculty, staff, and community partners to create opportunities for community-engaged learning, reflection, collaboration, and action. These experiences help students connect their values, identities, and academic interests with their personal, professional, and civic aspirations. Along the way, they develop the relationships, knowledge, and skills needed to contribute thoughtfully to communities throughout their lives.
CEI supports a wide range of opportunities—from volunteering, community-engaged courses, and dialogue to systems thinking, advocacy, social innovation, and sustained community partnerships. We also work with faculty, staff, and community partners to develop meaningful opportunities for collaboration and learning.
Whether you’re a student looking for a place to begin, a faculty or staff member interested in collaboration, or a community partner hoping to connect with Grinnell, there are many ways to engage.
