{"id":143,"date":"2026-08-27T12:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/krause-center\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:22:31","slug":"service-learning-civic-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/krause-center\/service-learning-civic-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Learning and Civic Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Citadel\u2019s mission is to educate and develop principled leaders and citizen-soldiers, prepared to serve their state and nation, and to lead with integrity by instilling the core values of Honor, Duty, State, and Country in a disciplined and intellectually challenging environment. A four year developmental progression of SLCE experiences is a vital part of executing that mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On these pages our students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and community partners can find information and updates about our service opportunities, partnerships, resources, and engaged scholarship. We are committed to collaborations that strengthen our community while developing students who are prepared and motivated to be life-long engaged citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Citadel was selected for 2026 Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carnegie Foundation\u2019s Elective Classification for Community Engagement is a national classification for higher education institutions with commitments in the area of community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carnegie classification is one of the most known and respected declarations of a university\u2019s exemplary practices of institutionalized community engagement. The classification is not an award, it is an evidence-based affirmation of optimal institutional practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Citadel has earned the classification in two consecutive cycles. We were first selected for the 2015 Community Engagement Classification when only two percent or 361 of the nation\u2019s more than 7,000 institutions of higher learning held the classification. This year it was announced that in their re-application process, The Citadel earned the 2020 Community Engagement Classification<\/a> among a list of 119 colleges and universities <\/a>that received the classification out of the nation\u2019s more than 7,000 institutions of higher education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Citadel and its South Carolina Corps of Cadets provided more than 35,000 hours of community service during the 2018-2019 academic year, organized through the college\u2019s Krause Center of Leadership and Ethics<\/a> and under the leadership and dedication of Dr. Conway Saylor<\/a>. \u201cBeing classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a community-engaged campus is an honor few colleges achieve. The real victory though is the many students who find their calling and go on to be lifelong engaged citizens,\u201d said Dr. Conway Saylor, Director of Service Learning and Civil Engagement at the Krause Center from 2012 to 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carnegie application is reviewed by a National Review Panel to determine whether the campus qualifies for recognition as a community engaged institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n