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…

  • SL/CE Menu: SL, SE, CE

    Wanting to celebrate and track the breadth of community-connected offerings we provide at Upstate, the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement has developed three…

  • Practicums, Clinicals, and Internships (PCIs) as CE

    We recognize the immense value of experiential learning in developing career readiness in our students. Seeking to celebrate and support this without duplicating the important…

  • Support for SL/CE Courses

    The Office of Service Learning & Community Engagement is here to support you and your students! Below we detail some of the key funding supports…

  • SL/CE Classes Spring ’23

    Want better grades, a higher sense of involvement, greater satisfaction with school, and practical application of career skills? Research shows Service Learning and Community Engagement…

  • GSP Mock Disaster Press Conference

    Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Disaster Drill Communication students and faculty (and a few other Upstate folks) participated in a press conference as part of a training-focused mock…

  • BMW: German-American Transatlantic Relations

    Approximately 40 students from a variety of majors across USC Upstate participated in an introduction to BMW and the global workplace. Upstate students were joined…

  • SL/CE Teacher of the Year 2021-22

    Matthew Brisebois, is our SL/CE Teacher of the Year for 2021-22. This year we have combined our SL/CE faculty awards into one. Matthew is Assistant…

  • Collaboratory – April/May 22

    Capturing the amazing community-engaged activities happening across campus.This month’s update includes:– Drawing winners– Call to contribute– Progress update NEWS-AT-A-GLANCE April Drawing Winners: Alex Lorenz &…

  • Ready to Explore SL/CE?

    Considering offering your students richer content through experiential, community relevant learning? Let’s chat: over coffee, on a walk around the quad, or via Teams. Summer…

  • SL/CE Showcase

    Come hear stories from your colleagues in a TEDx style format and celebrate SL/CE at Upstate. Join us in CLC 309 for a sandwich &…

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.