Community Engagement

The area of Community Engagement seeks to embody the Norbertine value of service to the local community while cultivating among students the understanding, experience and passion through which they will engage their communities effectively as agents of positive change in the world. The departments within Community Engagement work collaboratively toward this goal in the following ways:

• The Norman Miller Center for Peace, Justice & Public Understanding addresses student understanding and passion, serving the local community through advocacy and special events open to the public. The Norman Miller Center seeks to connect individuals and organizations to the common good while capitalizing on their existing interests and abilities. 

• The Sturzl Center for Community Service and Learning addresses student experience and understanding, serving the local community by promoting and nurturing service learning programs throughout the college and strengthening community partnerships. The Sturzl Center staff meet regularly with service leaders on and off campus to understand their needs, support their efforts, and deepen the impact of their collaborations.

• The Norbertine Volunteer Community, a ministry of St. Norbert Abbey, contributes to the college's culture of service as a highly visible, sustained program, modeling post-graduate volunteer service in the local community.