1. YESTERDAY, TODAY, & TOMORROW
educating citizens & building communities since 2003
2013

2. FROM OUR
BOARD CHAIR
Iowa Campus Compact (IACC) is a statewide association
of college and university presidents who are committed to
fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education by educating
students for active citizenship and building strong communities.
This is accomplished by integrating community service,
service-learning and community engagement opportunities
into student’s academic and co-curricular activities. IACC
provides members with events and programs that help to
build their capacity to institutionalize engagement.
1985
1999
1998
2005
2003
2010
2007
2012
Campus
Compact
established
Iowa Service
Learning Partners
(ISLP) formed
ISLP hires
AmeriCorps VISTA
member and begins
work to form
a compact
Iowa Campus
Compact (IACC) is
officially founded
IACC VISTA
Community
Corps
is started
IACC AmeriCorps
Program begins,
and first IACC
awards given
IACC completes first
long-term strategic
planning process
Inaugural Upper
Midwest Civic
Engagement Summit
in partnership with
Minnesota/Wisconsin
“I believed then, and still do, that college
and university students have a great deal
of energy and enthusiasm that could be
productively utilized to meet community
needs. In addition, college students have
a great deal to learn by being active in the
community and being civically engaged.
Breaking out of the campus “bubble”
provides learning opportunities where
they can integrate their traditional
learning on campus with experiential
learning opportunities that can add value
to their education.”
Dr. Fred Waldstein, Wartburg College faculty
member and Iowa Campus Compact founder
“Iowa Campus Compact has
expanded my understanding of
the unique role that colleges and
universities play in the personal, civic,
and cognitive development of students.”
Cheri Doane, Director of
Community-Based Learning
at Central College and Iowa
Campus Compact founder
“Service-learning is a critical component of
undergraduate education. It help students
learn about themselves and what it means to
be a productive member of a community. Iowa
Campus Compact is a great vehicle for moving
higher education forward in multiple areas of
curriculum both collectively and individually.”
Les Garner, former Cornell College President
and Iowa Campus Compact founder
IN THE
PAST
IOWA: THE
29TH
COMPACT
TO FORM
I am pleased to share this report with you. This document
captures the great work Iowa Campus Compact has
accomplished in the last ten years and highlights what is to
come. It has been my honor to serve as chair of the IACC
Board of Directors. The engagement work happening at all
levels on our campuses across the state is truly admirable.
I look forward to our continued work together as we build this
coalition to engage students as citizens and build communities.
Joanne M. Burrows, SC, Ph.D
President, Clarke University

3. RIGHT
NOW
The Iowa College AmeriCorps Program
began in 2007. Over 630 members have
served 300 to 450 hours each with
community organizations. Over 8,879
volunteers have been recruited. On average,
93% of members reported that as a result of
service, they were more likely to participate in
future community service activities.
“I HAVE LEARNED
TO BE A TRUE
LEADERTHROUGH
AMERICORPS
SERVICE.”
Iowa Campus
Compact VISTA
Community Corps
has been an official
program since 2005.
Over 81 members
have served in a full
year capacity. Nearly
40,000 volunteers have
been recruited who have
served over 286,000 hours
with local community organizations.
Over $227,443 in cash resources and
$275,957 in kind resources have been donated to communities.
Members of Iowa Campus Compact are supported in
several opportunities for receiving recognition in service
and civic engagement including the Carnegie Community
Engagement Classification, the President’s Higher Education
Honor Roll and awards specifically for faculty, staff, students,
student groups and community partners.
IACC regularly sponsors workshops and conference
around the state for faculty, staff and students to
build their skills, share their knowledge and build
partnerships in civic engagement in service-learning.
In 2012, IACC sponsored 7 different events including
the inaugural Upper Midwest Civic Engagement
Summit in partnership with Minnesota and Wisconsin
Campus Compact. In 2013 IACC sponsored the fourth
annual IUGO Student Leadership Conference attended
by more than 150 students from around the state.
Iowa Campus Compact has provided
thousands of dollars in grants to member
campuses in the last 10 years including
funding for student scholarships, STEM
programming, K-12 service-learning
partnerships and on-campus speakers.
We also provide access to grant listings,
collaboration opportunities and the latest
research from the field.
“VERY THOUGHT-
CONTENT.”
PROVOKING AND
INTERESTING
25%
MEMBERSHIP
INCREASE
SINCE 2011
“I HAVE BEEN ABLE
AND IDEAS
REALITY.”
TO SEE MANY
PEOPLES’ PASSIONS
COME INTO
“I TRULY FEEL THAT
HIGHER EDUCATION
SOCIAL CHANGE
TO BE AN AGENT OF
HAS TREMENDOUS
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
AND CIVIC
EDUCATION.”
- COLLIN PASCHALL,
VISTA MEMBER
TODAY,
Iowa Campus Compact members
represent every sector of higher education
and we offer programs, events, grants and
publications with the goal of engaging students
as citizens and building communities in Iowa
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
50%
OF
HONOR
IACC MEMBERS
MADE THE 2012
ROLL.
RECOGNITION
GRANTS
AMERICORPS
VISTA
EVENTS

4. Beginning in Fall 2013, Iowa Campus
Compact (IACC) is offering a unique
opportunity for faculty interested in
public scholarship, engagement and service-
learning. Fellows will receive ongoing training
and professional development in engaged
scholarship and teaching over the course of
a year and receive a stipend to implement
a service-learning or other engagement
project on their campus. The 2013-2014
program will be led by Senior Fellow,
Drake Unversity Professor Sally Beisser.
“I am excited for the challenge of uniting
faculty scholars from different Iowa
colleges and universities to recognize
and advance collaborative efforts to
build a culture of service-learning on
campus,” said Dr. Beisser. “This is a
unique opportunity to see the community
as a setting to serve, confront issues
and ideas, and reflect on the impact of
volunteerism to serve the greater good.”
Faculty interested in developing and
expanding their engaged scholarship
practice from all disciplines and
professional schools at IACC member
campuses are eligible to apply each year.
ENGAGED SCHOLARS
FACULTY
FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM
“THIS IS A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY...”
Also beginning in Fall 2013, each
member institution of Iowa Campus
Compact (IACC) will have the opportunity
to nominate two students to serve for an
academic year as Iowa Campus Compact
Civic Ambassadors.
Ambassadors will participate in leadership
development and networking opportunities
and receive support for planning civic
engagement and/or service opportunities
on their campuses. This new program is
designed to create student ambassadors
for Iowa Campus Compact and civic
engagement on member campuses,
capture the student voice for Iowa Campus
Compact in our planning processes and
enhance the leadership skills and civic
engagement understanding of students
engaged in service.
“CAPTURE THE
STUDENT VOICE...”
AMBASSADORS
NETWORK
CIVIC
“WE ARE IN THE EARLY
PHASES OF A GIGANTIC
JOURNEY THAT TRANSCENDS US.”
Former Central College President and founding
Iowa Campus Compact member David Roe
IN THE
FUTURE
NEW
PROGRAMS
THE
STATSCOMMUNITY SERVICE,
SERVICE-LEARNING, & CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES:
STUDENTS INVOLVED IN
AVERAGE PER
CAMPUS
% OF
STUDENT
FTE
991
54%
TOTAL HOURS
SERVED IN 2011-12:
1,800,737
VALUE OF SERVICE HOURS:
39,
238,
060$
SERVICE-LEARNINGCOURSE:
FACULTYWHO TAUGHT A
16% 18
SERVICE:
ISSUE AREAS
ADDRESSED
THROUGH
Environment/sustainability issues: 84%
Health care. general: 100%
Housing/homeless: 95%
Hunger: 95%
K-12 education: 95%
Mentoring: 89%
Multiculturalism/diversity: 89%
Poverty: 100%
Reading/writing: 84%
Senior/elder services: 89%
Transportation: 84%
Women’s issues: 95%
PUBLIC SERVICE
CAREERS:
ALUMNI WHO ENTERED
3,658
AVERAGE/
CAMPUS
DIRECTING
SERVICE
LEARNING
& CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT
CAMPUS COMPACT
MEMBERSHIP
79%SATISFIED
VERY
STAFF MEMBER
79%
HAVE AT LEAST
ONE FULL-TIME
DEDICATED TO:
AVERAGE/
CAMPUS

5. Iowa Campus Compact
Pappajohn Education Center
1200 Grand Avenue, Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50309
Office: (515) 235-4684
Fax: (515) 235-4601
Visit: iacampuscompact.org
Facebook: IACampusCompact
Twitter: @IACampusCompact