Our Mission

Academic Year 2015-2016 Priorities:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Reorganization
  • Assessment Strategies

Our mission is to:

  • To facilitate, encourage, and develop rigorous learning and research opportunities for students and faculty that:
  • Integrate academic learning and research objectives with community-based experiences
  • Meet community-identified needs
  • Reciprocally benefit and build the capacities of UNM and community partners
  • Develop students’ civic engagement skills and interests
  • Our current priorities are:

Community Engaged Teaching and Learning

  • Faculty Development and Training
  • Service-Learning and Community-based Research Course Development
  • Increase number of experiential, community-based learning opportunities for students
  • Development of a Civic & Community Engagement Minor of Study
  • Community Engaged Research and Initiatives