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MSU Center for Community Engaged Learning

Connecting Michigan State students with the community through volunteerism and philanthropy.

We also house four student-run groups:

Alternative Spartan Breaks: http://asb.msu.edu/
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program: http://www.vita.msu.edu/
Spartans Rebuilding Michigan: http://spartansrebuildingmichigan.org/

They are located in Room 30 of the Student Services Building.

05/27/2026

Join Campus Compact for an inspiring look into the power of student leadership and community-driven change! A four-part series showcasing Newman Fellow mini-grant projects will be held throughout June. The series kicks off on Tuesday, June 2nd with a focus on civic action and community advocacy, featuring MSU Newman Civic Fellow and Community Engagement Scholar Roberto Marcos Garcia's project creating resource kits for unhoused neighbors.

This series is open to Campus Compact members and non-members! Learn more and register at https://events.compact.org/student-impact-summer-series-2026.

(PhotoCredit - Campus Compact; Garcia pictured right)

05/20/2026

Want to make an impact in the lives of Lansing youth this summer? Volunteer with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lansing! Opportunities to support three locations across Lansing and their gym and games room are all available now. Visit https://ow.ly/XvkT50Z1LZx or look for Boys & Girls Club of Lansing at SpartansVolunteer.msu.edu to serve with this partner!

05/14/2026

This year's Stuff the Library event raised over $3,600 and collected over 350 books featuring diverse characters and stories for East Lansing Public Schools! We appreciated the chance to connect with school district staff while delivering books to East Lansing High School last week. Thank you to all who supported this campaign!

MSU Alumni

05/13/2026

Ongoing volunteer opportunities are a great way to make long-term connections with community partners at any time of year! Find these opportunities and others available for the summer at SpartansVolunteer.msu.edu. (Please note - some of these opportunities may involve a second application process.)

💸 Philanthropic Volunteer Researcher (Business Charity Directory): Help Michigan nonprofits find charitable resources
🏠 Haven House Volunteer: Prepare meals, track inventory, assist families, and lead kids' activities at a shelter
🏃 Physical Activity Mentor (SPARTANfit): Help fellow students implement and maintain physical activity plans
🍲 Senior Dining Sites (Tri-County Office on Aging): Serve meals to and connect with older adults at community sites.

05/12/2026

The Center for Community Engaged Learning is recruiting an AmeriCorps VISTA through Campus Compact for 2026-2027! Our VISTA plays a key role in supporting tutoring and mentoring initiatives at Michigan State University through the America Reads/America Counts (ARAC) program and will focus on expanding access to quality tutoring services for K-12 students in Greater Lansing by strengthening partnerships, recruiting and training college student tutors, and developing sustainable program structures.

Learn more and apply today at https://ow.ly/fE3L50YYo8L!

05/08/2026

These community partners still need volunteers through May and into the summer! Whether you tutor students through the end of their school year or support ongoing education, whether you want to spend your break mentoring local youth or connecting the community to resources, there's a way for you to engage in Greater Lansing. Head to SpartansVolunteer.msu.edu to explore new and continuing volunteer opportunities with:

🏀 Boys & Girls Club of Lansing
📖 Eastside Community Action Center
📓 The Michigan Dyslexia Institute
➕ Lansing Everett High School
🎾 Todd Martin Youth Leadership
⛪ Hope Community Church
💸 Business Charity Directory
🥕 South Lansing Community Development Association

05/07/2026

On April 17, our 2025-2026 Community Engagement Scholars Program (CESP) celebrated the end of a successful year of community-engaged learning at their annual showcase! At this event, Scholars shared their year of collaboration with each other and commitment to community-identified capacity-building projects with friends, family, and community partners.

“During their interview, an applicant asked us what characteristics make a great Scholar,” said CESP graduate coordinator Madge Bolek. “When I think of a great scholar, I see all of you. I see a beautiful mix of interests, passions, strengths, and aspirations for the future, which I’m sure you’ll all accomplish.”

The Community Engagement Scholars Program is an initiative offered by the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) and the Office of the President in partnership with community organizations in Michigan. CESP, led by Bolek and program director Stephanie Brewer, Ph.D., completed its 10th year this spring and has hosted over 100 Scholars since the program’s creation.

Read more about this year's showcase and CESP at https://communityengagedlearning.msu.edu/news-announcements/2026/community-engagement-scholars-share-year-of-engagement-at-2026-showcase.

05/06/2026

Join the Greater Lansing United Nations Association for Love Your Neighbor: Global and Local Refugee Voices! Featured speakers on refugee issues will include GL-UNA board member and administrative chair of the Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Council Banjor Musa, national spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees Chris Melzer, and director of refugee services at Catholic Charities in Lansing Kwach-kwan Abwol.

🗓️ May 13th, 6:30 PM
⛪ Edgewood United Church

05/05/2026

Start your summer in the great outdoors! is mulching a new trail for the community and needs volunteers on May 9th, 9-11AM. If you and your friends are sticking around East Lansing this summer, this is a great way to make an impact and get outside.

Register on your own or with a team by this Friday at bit.ly/SVWorkday0526!

05/04/2026

Summer applications to volunteer with McLaren Greater Lansing are open now, with two dates in May for orientations! Head to https://ow.ly/cxs050YTb0e for more information about pre-health volunteering and to find the McLaren program pre-req list. Pre-reqs are due May 22nd to register for positions.

Summer McLaren orientations will be held on:

January 21st, 2-3:30PM
January 22nd, 1-2:30PM
January 23rd, 4-5:30PM

Address

Rm 101 Student Services Building
East Lansing, MI
48824

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

http://communityengagedlearning.msu.edu/

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