Who We Are

The Center for Community Engagement and Service (formerly known as the Center for Public Service) fosters a culture of community engagement among students, faculty and staff through reflective community-engaged scholarship, meaningful co-curricular service and mutually beneficial community partnerships. 

The Center advances the university’s mission to: Educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care for other persons, for the community, and for the earth. The Center celebrates reflective community engagement and service as a transformative source of learning and development in our common vocation as citizens of our community.

What We Do

The Center for Community Engagement and Service facilitates, supports and celebrates student, staff and faculty engagement in the local community's needs and opportunities. We see the community as a great source of wisdom in student learning and attempt to steward the gifts and resources of PLU to strengthen the Parkland and Tacoma community. Among the Center's many functions, we directly administer three programs:

Service-Learning
Volunteer Center
Community Work Study

Paid Service Opportunity!

Contribute to your local community by working with children, youth, and young adults at Peace Community Center in Tacoma. The Peace Community Center is devoted to working with Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood kids to reach their full potential by building strong relationships with good role models. AmeriCorps works through the Peace Community Center to give community members the opportunity to help others.

Click here to view the AmeriCorps position description manual

REQUIREMENTS:

• Full time for 10 1/2 months (September 1, 2012- July 15, 2013)
• No experience is needed
• Passion for issues including social justice, youth, and service work
• A desire to grow in personal cultural competence
• Experience in higher education, preferably a Bachelors degree

BENEFITS:

• Modest living allowance
• Health coverage
• Child care
• Forbearance of student loans
• Possible housing
• AmeriCorps Higher Education Award up to $5.350 to pay off student loans

POSITIONS:

• Elementary Program (3)  Click to apply
• Middle School Program (3) Click to apply
• High School Tutors (2)  Click to apply
• High School Mentors (3) Click to apply
• Alumni Support Program (1) Click to apply

For more information visit the Peace Community Center website at http://pcc.peacelutherantacoma.org/

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