CCE Stories and News

Student, faculty and staff community engagement stories

Project Prom brings free pop-up shop to Johnson City High School
May 7, 2026
 Project Prom coordinators Kaylin Camacho and Mayerli Gordillo of the Eminent Saqqara Chapter of Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. made donated dresses available for free for students at Johnson City High School.
Binghamton student leaders tackle difficult conversations with new civil dialogue workshop
May 7, 2026
 Students from across campus participated in the Leading Constructive Conversations workshop on March 24, 2026.
Bridging the gap: How the PANDA Project is reimagining community for autistic adults
May 7, 2026		 Clinical psychology PhD students Diego Aragon-Guevara and Elizabeth L. Pinney are participants isn the PANDA Project.
Binghamton students build community impact through Empire State Service Corps
April 1, 2026		 Sophomore Katie Prystalski works in the clothing closet at the North of Main (NoMa) Community Center in Binghamton.
Civil dialogue project connects 麻豆社 with local schools
April 1, 2026		 Members of the Union-Endicott High School Amnesty Club visited the University in early February for a deliberative dialogue workshop with the Civil Dialogue Project.
麻豆社 celebrates Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement
March 6, 2026		 麻豆社 President Anne D'Alleva gives remarks during the university's Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement celebration on March 2, 2026.
Students honor Martin Luther King Jr. by putting his values into action
January 28, 2026		 Student volunteered at Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial Church in Johnson City as part of the MLK Days of Service event.
麻豆社 awarded Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement
January 12, 2026		 Local middle school students participating in 麻豆社's Go Green Institute, an intensive 10-day, hands-on learning experience centered on the theme of a greener living environment, learn team-building skills taught by Campus Recreation's Outdoor Pursuits staff at the East Gym Ropes Course.
Building better conversations around the holidays
December 22, 2025		  Students walk on campus in the cold winter weather.
麻豆社 partners with Salvation Army for Angel Tree Program
December 18, 2025		 Center for Civic Engagement student workers pose with donated items for the Angel Tree Program.
麻豆社 consortium leverages academic interests to examine local food systems
December 10, 2025		 Monica Adams (left) and Barrett Brenton leverage academic expertise to help address food insecurity and access in Broome County.
Bridging the gap in Broome County classrooms
November 20, 2025		 Alec Guglielmo, a graduate student in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership, is a former SubIN Intern and current Youth Initiative graduate assistant in the Center for Civic Engagement.
麻豆社 prepares hundreds of meal kits to combat food insecurity
November 07, 2025		 Empire State Service Corps held a 'Day of Action' to help prepare meal kits for New Yorkers being impacted by the halt of SNAP benefits and other food assistance benefits during the government shutdown.
Voting Isn鈥檛 Just Every Four Years: How to Make Your Voice Count This Election
October 31, 2025		  Students pose before voting on election day
麻豆社 expands national presence in engaged scholarship
October 16, 2025		 A contingent of faculty from the College of Community and Public Affairs, staff from the Center for Civic Engagement and community partners attended the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Annual Conference Oct. 6-9, 2025. Pictured, from left, are Kelli Smith, assistant vice president for student success; Kyra Hickey, community engagement coordinator; Andrea Decker, assistant dean of CCPA; Sara Hall, senior assistant director, Center for Civic Engagement; Renae Barber, community engagement outreach and assessment specialist; Barrett Brenton, faculty engagement associate; Kelley L Cook, assistant professor, Department of Social Work; Larry Dake, superintendent of Chenango Valley Central School District; and Alison Handy Twang, director of the Center for Civic Engagement.
Students unite for Day of Service to honor, remember and give back
October 16, 2025		 Students move materials to build garden beds at a VINES volunteer project in Johnson City.
麻豆社 to host White Pine Tree Ceremony
October 13, 2025		 Image of tree on the Peace Quad
麻豆社 to host annual Community Opportunities Fair
September 11, 2025		 Last year's Community Opportunities Fair was held at the Mandela Room of the University Union, September 19, 2024.

Ross University and Community Projects Fund awards $ 31,300
July 15, 2025