The Center for Service and Community Engagement connects the campus and the wider community through sustained partnerships in order to deepen student learning, create a culture of service, and promote a more just and humane world.

Our main goals are to develop reflective, creative, compassionate, and just Seattle University students, and to foster positive action and improvement within the campus and the wider community. To pursue these goals, the Center works collaboratively with campus and community partners to implement programs in the following four areas:

Community Partnerships
With the needs of the community as its priority, the Center develops significant and sustainable community partnerships with a particular focus on neighborhoods adjacent to the University.

Academic Service-Learning
The Center promotes the connection between academic learning and community engagement by supporting faculty, students, and community partners involved in service-learning courses.

Student Leadership through Service
Recognizing the developmental process of leadership formation, the Center involves students in a variety of intentionally designed co-curricular projects to help them become more effective at leading in the community.

Campus Collaboration
The Center promotes communication and collaboration between campus offices and departments in order to strengthen the University's ability to impact the wider community positively.