Civic Engagement Center

The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) helps Elgin Community College students develop skills to become engaged civic leaders. It prepares them to contribute thoughtfully on campus, in their communities, and in our democracy.

Scholarship Opportunities

Civic Leaders will receive a $500 scholarship per semester that they serve as a Civic Leader. The scholarship will be added to their ECC student account.

What do Civic Leaders do?

Students selected to be Civic Leaders will engage in civic engagement activities such as:

• Complete a semester-long or academic year project with CCE.
• Present your project findings at disciplinary conferences, such as the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. You can also present at on-campus forums like the CURIC and Honors Research Symposium.
• Participate in required non-partisan civic engagement and media training.
• Assist co-directors in developing and leading policy-issue education and advocacy workshops for students.
• Conduct nonpartisan civic engagement efforts, which may include the following:
  • Co-planning civic engagement programming
  • Promoting civil discourse
  • Co-leading and co-facilitating nonpartisan voting rights workshops
  • Promoting and assisting with voter registration and Get Out The Vote campaigns
  • Service learning
  • Educating fellow students and the broader community about voting, issue advocacy, and other political issues
• Conduct voter education and register eligible students and members of the community to vote.
• Attend legislative sessions in Springfield, IL, and connect with local, state, and/or federal legislators, government officials, and organizations.