Civic Engagement Center

Civic Engagement Center
Contact us:
Markim Hall, Second Floor
651-696-6040
651-696-6030 (fax)


Summer Hours
Effective May 14-August 31
M-Th: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
F: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Macalester students, faculty and staff are actively involved in public scholarship and civic learning locally, nationally and internationally.

The "esprit de corps" of the campus is engagement -- of ideas and action towards a more just and responsible world. More than 90 percent of our students participate in some form of community-based work before they graduate. We work in reciprocal partnership with community organizations in the Twin Cities to provide learning experiences that will also enrich the community.

Student Leadership Programs

The Bonner Community Scholars Program is a four-year civic engagement program providing leadership programming, academic support, engagement opportunities and a social network.
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Lives of Commitment engages a select group of first-year students in an integrated practice of community service and active reflection on social justice and ethical or religious commitments.   
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Ta-Coumba Aiken Visits

The Lilly Project and the IGC held a lecture “My Art Where it Lives” an Artist’s Life as an Act of Global Citizenship with renowned local public artist and activist, Ta-Coumba Aiken.

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