About CCPS
History
As of July 1, 2009, the APPLES Service-Learning Program officially became a program of the Carolina Center for Public Service. This opportunity brings together two organizations with rich histories rooted in service-learning and engagement to become more integrated in addressing Carolina’s mission of public service. The result with be enhanced engagement with communities and better support of the students, faculty and staff with whom we work.
As the first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a long and proud history of service. The tradition of service for the common good has evolved into a commitment to deeper engagement that involves mutually beneficial partnerships between the University and communities in North Carolina and far beyond. In 1999, the University established the Carolina Center for Public Service to strengthen and expand this tradition of engagement, as well as to continue changing lives through educating scholars and leaders dedicated to forging a brighter future for our state, nation and the world. Learn more.
Mission
The Carolina Center for Public Service engages and supports the faculty, students, and staff of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in meeting the needs of North Carolina and beyond. The Center strengthens the University's public service commitment by promoting scholarship and service that are responsive to the concerns of the state and contribute to the common good.
The Carolina Center for Public Service strengthens the University's public service commitment by promoting scholarship and service that are responsive to the concerns of the state and contribute to the common good.
“A Community Engaged University” recognized by the
Carnegie Foundation
CCPS is a unit of the Office of Vice Chancellor
for Public Service and Engagement.