Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS)

Community Engagement for AUB as a Frontliner The unprecedented scale of destruction of the July 2006 War in Lebanon created a remarkable momentum to volunteer-for-relief among the AUB community and founded a calling that led to a university "Task Force for Reconstruction". After two years of decentralized and sporadic efforts, the Task Force realized the imperative of establishing the Center for Civic Enagement and Community Service (CCECS) in 2008, and to promulgate this concept within the university’s strategic plan. Vision Positioning AUB as a civic convener and frontline responder to societal conflicts and challenges while realizing the potential of university students as change makers in local and global contexts. Mission Leveraging operational research, campus community, and socially responsive partnerships to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while equipping students with professional skills for ethical and effective crisis management. This is reflected in three cross-cutting tenets: *Engaged Scholars Program (ESP) *Fundamentals of Civic Engagement (FCE) *Strategic Community Initiatives (SCI)