Compact members believe that direct contact with social problems and efforts to solve them allows students to reflect critically on the world around them and encourages them to take an active role in their community. These experiences lay the foundation for a life-long ethic of public responsibility and community service. This ethic serves both the general community and the student. Skills gained in service experiences are applicable far beyond graduation from college.
Students learn initiative and responsibility.
Direct involvement gives them a greater understanding of the issues facing our nation. It increases their commitment to solving problems and better prepares them for living in a multicultural society. Through its membership, MCC is strengthening existing community service programs, encouraging the creation of new ones, promoting academic service learning, and advocating public policies that advance student community service while fostering cooperation between the public and private educational sectors. The Michigan Campus Compact endeavors to use the collective expertise and experience of its participant campuses in establishing a common base of knowledge from which to build a more effective community service network. It seeks to initiate new projects and to enhance those already in existence.