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Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good

A community of higher education institutions committed to advancing the public purpose of colleges.

04/30/2025

03/21/2025

Captured in action! Christopher Lee, an Equity in STEM AmeriCorps Fellow at UW's Community Engagement and Leadership Education Center, shares a moment from a lab session with students.

“While recording action potentials from a cockroach leg during one of our neuroscience lab activities, one middle schooler said, ‘I can't wait for college so I can learn more about this!’”

Thank you, Christopher, for inspiring future scientists!

02/07/2025

Join us for our virtual Winter Symposium will feature the following speakers who will share their experiences confronting social injustices in their communities:

Susan Byers: Assistant Provost - Academic Affairs, Antioch University

Verónica Vélez: Associate Dean - Academic Affairs, Western Washington University

Ashley D. Mocorro Powell, Field Biologist & Director of WA Environmental Justice Community Capacity Building

Kristina Michele: Former Bellingham Council Member and Co-Founder of the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission

We will learn what it takes to create lasting change in various fields and how to push through adversity. This session will inspire and empower you to recognize the power you hold in your personal and professional networks, education, and lived experiences, all of which contribute to your effects to create lasting change. See you there!

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/58sxn3mn

Thanks!

01/06/2025

Calling AmeriCorps Members and Student Civic Fellows! Join our National Day of Service Event for MLK, Jr Day at Evergreen State College on Saturday, January 25th from 12-4pm. Location: College Activities Building (CAB) Room 301.

Transportation support available, please indicate interest in the registration form. Light snacks provided. Please reach out to Emma Magnuson if you have questions or need accommodations: [email protected]

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/mtd4zkwe

12/30/2024

The AmeriCorps team at Glacier Peak Institute has been up to big things these past 6 months! They have been providing in-school and afterschool programs for the Darrington School District as well as running summer camps and partner programs with various community organizations!

"One notable event the AmeriCorps team participated in was a Day of Service with the Darrington Middle School. Over 90 students got out in the community, completing over a dozen projects around Darrington. They helped maintain trails with the Forest Service, cleaned up local parks with the Darrington Public Works Department, planted native plants and tulips around the school grounds, helped clean and prepare donation boxes for the Darrington Food Bank, and harvested nearly 20 pounds of produce from the GPI Garden/Greenhouse to donate to the Darrington Food Bank.”

-Matt Apuzzo, Supervisor at Glacier Peak Institute (WSU Pullman)

11/26/2024

WACC staff are so grateful for our members and supervisors and their incredible work to support communities, especially in addressing food insecurity during this time of year. 🧡🍂

11/05/2024

Join Emma Magnuson for our first symposium to reflect on what it means to be inclusive in your service, and how to foster mutual respect and trust to establish a strong foundation for community bonds. Featured speakers from WWU will be:
Amy Salinas Westmoreland, Director, Office of Multicultural Student Services

Laural Ballew, Executive Director of American Indian/Alaska Native and First Nations Relations & Tribal Liaison to the President

Dr. Sislena Ledbetter, Associate Vice President of Counseling, Health, and Wellbeing

These speakers will talk about their experiences cultivating inclusive communities, we will discuss barriers to inclusivity and potential solutions in small groups. There will be time for sharing out and Q & A.

To register, go to: https://tinyurl.com/zdtd7c6t

10/24/2024

Ryan Nguyen is November's Member Spotlight! Serving as the AmeriCorps Food Pantry Engagement Coordinator at Edmonds College, Ryan helps coordinate opportunities for the student community on campus by spreading awareness of food insecurity experienced by the local community.

'Ryan's service continues to improve the lives of our campus community who are experiencing food insecurity. One example that stands out was his coordination of a campus-wide food drive competition. He was able to get multiple departments involved and in the end, collected over 12,000 items that were distributed to our students and the Nourishing Network. It is through these engagement opportunities that Ryan brings his passion, enthusiasm and his commitment to serving others.'

- Stewart Sinning, Program Manager, Center for Student Engagement and Leadership, Edmonds College

Thank you, Ryan, for your outstanding service to the Edmonds community!

10/15/2024

Join Emma Magnuson on October 17th for our first workshop of the year for our Student Civic Fellows and AmeriCorps Members!

Creating Connections & a Community of Practice

Travis Tennessen, Director at Western Washington University’s Center for Community Learning is our featured speaker. Zoey Knox, who is a CLEC AmeriCorps Gateways College Success Mentor Coordinator at The Evergreen State College's Gateways for Incarcerated Youth Program, will be taking a key role in the design clinic activity. A Community of Practice is a group of people who share a common concern or a set of problems who come together to fulfill group and individual goals.

Come connect with other fellows and AmeriCorps members across the state and experience a design clinic to brainstorm problem-solving as a group! This session is a great opportunity to establish a community of support as our program year kicks off.

Register here: http://tiny.cc/bsspzz

10/03/2024

Registration is open now with reduced pricing for individuals from WACC-member institutions (including special rates for students!). Call for Proposals is also open!

Learn more at: wrcos.org/cosconference2025

10/01/2024

We are excited to announce that our grant application is now available to support 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Days of Service projects on our member campuses.

For more information: wacampuscoalition.org/mlk-day-2025-funding

09/19/2024

Jacob O’Donnell is our September CLEC AmeriCorps Member Spotlight! Jacob helped launch the Western Washington University Community Service Center and helped improve their W.H.O.L.E food pantry by creating a website, a regular newsletter and vibrant Instagram presence. He helped plan multiple days of service events including MLK Day, Giving Tuesday, and Earth Week. With his team, Jacob was able to recruit 230 volunteers to support their events.
Jacob said, “My biggest successes were running the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day service projects (blanket making, kit making, winter shelter cleanup) and Earth Week service projects (Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association work party, open mic, sustainable-eating tote bag decorating and herb garden planting, environmental hope presentation and activities).”

Thank you, Jacob, for your outstanding service!

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Bellingham, WA
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