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

On the SLCE For Instructors page, you’ll find helpful information about SLCE for faculty, such as celebrations & awards, professional development opportunities, and ways we can collaborate to better reach our students and our community!

Student UPdates is the home of content for our student audience, including service opportunities, activity recaps, new project announcements, and more.

Service Stories center around the theme “we care and are doing something about it.” Topics & styles vary. SLCE enthusiasts are invited to author their own stories and can submit a story for our blog by contacting us here. Stories matter!

Recent Posts

  • 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…

  • Spring ’25 Class List

    Spring ’25 Class List

    Engage Upstate is excited to announce ~50 SL/CE opportunities for Spring 2025.Build career skills, support our community, and do something real! Course numbers and names…

  • Hog Fest: Service Opportunity

    (Faculty, Staff, AND Students) Hub City Hog Fest – March 31 and April 1, 2023 Sign up to volunteer here Since inception in 2013, the…

  • Engagement Opportunities Spring ’23

    See also Service Opportunities for Spring ’23 As you prepare your syllabi for Spring 2023, we ask you to consider including one or more of…

  • Call for Nominations: Newman Civic Fellowship

    Based on our membership in Campus Compact, Chancellor Harris has the opportunity to forward ONE Upstate candidate for the prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship. Do you…

  • Reminder: MLK Day 2023

    Today (Friday 1/11) is “Kindness Day.” Make an effort to be kind to someone. If you don’t yet have plans for making MLK Day ’23…

  • Homelessness to Opportunity

    by Suzanne Floyd, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies Follow one student’s journey from homelessness to serving the homeless community in service learning course, WGST 101. If you…

  • Service Opportunities Spring ’23

    See also Engagement Opportunities for Spring ’23 As you prepare your syllabi for Spring 2023, we ask you to consider including one or more of…

  • Volunteer in Spring 2023

    Strengthen your resume, self-development, satisfaction, and even grades by volunteering this Spring (Barton, et al, 2019). Some opportunities are highlighted below. For more, talk to…

  • Flyer: MLK Day of Service

    Signup using your Upstate email to get credit for your service! The United Way & Upstate SL/CE ask you to share this flyer in print…

  • SL/CE in U101 in Fall ’22

    Support U101. Visit the Sharing our Service event Thursday 11/17. U101 peer leaders share posters about their section’s community projects! Great things are happening in…

  • Spring ’23 Class List

    Please join me in celebrating the resurgence of SL/CE courses for our students. As of this writing, we have 27 unique sections officially designated as…

This blog is run by the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement.

Learn more about our Engage Upstate initiative and the blog on our About Us page.