Community Engagement Center
Apply to the Bonner Scholars Program!
The Bonner Scholars Program is a four-year leadership cohort focussed on civic engagement providing academic support and a social network for Macalester students, many of whom are the first in their families to go to college. To be eligible, participants must have student employment as part of their financial aid package and a demonstrated commitment to community involvement. Students earn their work study engaging the larger community at schools and nonprofits. Learn more and apply at the link below!
Want to go deeper with a community partner?
The Action Fund supports off-campus community engagement projects proposed and led by students in direct collaboration with a local community-based organization. The projects all have action components, fulfilling unmet needs of Twin Cities’ communities, as well as learning/education components that promote reflection, meaning making, and sharing of lessons learned. Award amounts up to $2,500 are available per project.
All In Awards Mac for 2024 Election Plan
Macalester earned All In to Vote’s “Highly Established Action Plan Seal” for our 2024 election cycle democratic engagement plan, recognized as among the best in the country for promoting civic learning, political engagement, and student voter participation.
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CEC Hours
Academic-Year Hours
- Monday 8:30am-6pm
- Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-5pm
Summer Hours
- Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm
- Friday Closed
Macalester was awarded the prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for excellence in community engagement in 2010.
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