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Center for Community Engagement & Service
Contact Us
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Center for Community Engagement and Service
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
United States
Welcome to the Center for Community Engagement and Service!
As an institution, AU is committed to advancing social justice and civic responsibility, and we’re at the front lines of that effort. At the Center for Community Engagement and Service – or CCES – we lead the AU community into the world to serve. From projects around DC to trips abroad, we stand with a university dedicated to improving lives in our global community.
For the 10th year in a row, American University has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for excellence in service and commitment to social justice.
Click on the links below to learn more about our programs.
Read You World Day 2019
The AU Center for Community Engagement and Service celebrates all children by reading multicultural books to elementary-aged students in the DC community March 6th, 2019.
Read Your World Day 2019 is the first launch of an annual service opportunity hosted by CCES.
By reading multicultural books, all elementary students can feel that they have the opportunity to be the main character in a book, facilitated by students and the AU community. Volunteering students can also will receive community service hours for their participation. Volunteer hours run for the duration of the event taking place on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 from 8:30a.m. - 12 p.m.
A Force for Change
Ammarah Rehman, the 2018-19 Newman Civic Fellow for American University
By Raheem Dawodu Jr. | October 24, 2018
Community-Based Learning and Research
Are you interested in connecting your classroom experience to work within the community? Learn more about CBLR.
Alternative Breaks
This year we are pleased to offer a dozen programs focused on a variety of social justice issues.
Eagle Endowment
Propose a service project for an Eagle Endowment Grant today! Please click below for more information.
One Day Service Events
ODSE provides members of the AU community with opportunities to connect with the diverse communities of Washington, DC.
Explore DC
EDC is a two-day program for incoming
first-year and transfer students to explore their new home through social justice issues.