Welcome to Engage Upstate

Service Learning & Community Engagement @ USC Upstate.

Show me, and I will forget. Teach me, and I will remember. Involve me, and I will learn.

Chinese proverb

For Instructors: Celebrations & awards, Learn service learning strategies, and Sign Up to collaborate with community partners

For Students: Find opportunities, Get Involved with activities, Learn about internships for good, and more.

Service Stories: Learn more about the powerful work of Spartans in our community.

  • Jazz, Harlem Hell Fighters – Culture, Service, Race, and Community: A conversation with Noble Sissle, Jr.

    Jazz, Harlem Hell Fighters – Culture, Service, Race, and Community: A conversation with Noble Sissle, Jr.

    Noble Sissle, Jr. discusses his father’s legacy from Harlem to Spartanburg to the Western Front of France and beyond.

  • Serve & Shine ’25 Flyer

    Serve & Shine ’25 Flyer

    The Serve & Shine Community Engagement Expo connects students and community partners for volunteer and internship opportunities.

  • Service Learning and Community Engagement News – November 2024

    Service Learning and Community Engagement News – November 2024

    In this edition… find out which of our 40+ new Spring ’25 SL/CE courses are right for you, meet the new Engage Upstate team, and see what community engagement events are in store for November! Via the USC Upstate Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement. Announcing: 40+ New SL/CE courses for Spring ’25! With…

  • Introducing Engage Upstate’s two new VISTAs and new C.E. Coordinator

    Introducing Engage Upstate’s two new VISTAs and new C.E. Coordinator

    After successfully partnering as a host site for the United Way of the Piedmont’s VISTA program last year, we are happy to announce two new VISTAs will be joining our team for the 2024-2025 academic year: Matt Hagen and Horace McCollin! We are also happy to announce that our previous VISTA, Sam Reinhardt, will be…

  • Nursing, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Nursing, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Engage Upstate is excited to announce ~35SL/CE opportunities for Spring 2025.Build career skills, support our community, and do something real! Course numbers and names are listed below, followed by their section number (when applicable).

  • Sciences, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Sciences, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Engage Upstate is excited to announce ~35SL/CE opportunities for Spring 2025.Build career skills, support our community, and do something real! Course numbers and names are listed below, followed by their section number (when applicable).

  • Interdisciplinary Studies, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Interdisciplinary Studies, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Engage Upstate is excited to announce ~35SL/CE opportunities for Spring 2025.Build career skills, support our community, and do something real! Course numbers and names are listed below, followed by their section number (when applicable).

  • Business, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Business, SL/CE Classes Spring ’25

    Engage Upstate is excited to announce ~35SL/CE opportunities for Spring 2025.Build career skills, support our community, and do something real! Course numbers and names are listed below, followed by their section number (when applicable).

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