Oglethorpe's Center for Civic Engagement has become the leading force in integrating the Oglethorpe educational experience with the City of Atlanta, enhancing student life through service opportunities, volunteer placements, connections to the community, and service learning courses.

The center focuses on four key areas of service: Education, Environment, Health and Wellness, and Homelessness and Hunger. Our educational partners are Charles R. Drew Charter School, PATH Academy, South Atlanta School of Law and Social Justice and Walter L. Parks Middle School.

The Center for Civic Engagement organizes FOUR Days of Service each year: Orientation Day of Service in August, Hands on Atlanta Day in October, MLK Day of Service in January and OU Day of Service in April. The Center also coordinates Alternative Winter and Spring Break trips each year, which offer fun, affordable service trips during University holidays. Ongoing opportunities with the Center include Campus Recycling, Tutoring at PATH Academy, working in the OU-Brookhaven Community Garden, volunteering at the Lynwood Park Afterschool Program, the PALS mentorship program for 6th-8th grade students at Drew Charter School, and numerous other opportunities to collaborate with our community and education partners.

See the university calendar for upcoming projects and events, and stop by the Project Board in the CCE to sign up.

The Center coordinates Oglethorpe's OUr Atlanta program, familiarizing students with the world-class businesses and organizations that call Atlanta home.

Contact the Center for Civic Engagement:

Tamara S. Nash, Director - 404-504-1976
Heather Staniszewski '02, Assistant Director - 404-504-1978
Calvin Ruffin, Atlanta Public School Partnership Coordinator - 404-504-1977
Kimber Tate, Civic Engagement Program Assistant - 404-504-1975

CCE Advisory Board