The Center

The Eigel Center is the hub of Xavier's community engagement network that extend the campus into the community. It is a catalyst for the University's involvement in partnerships that advance learning and pursue social justice through practices of direct service, community building and public policy advocacy.

Our Priorities

The Eigel Center's objectives are to coordinate and enhance the University's community-engagement efforts by:

• Supporting faculty initiatives and participation in engaged-learning partnerships.
• Promoting new opportunities for student engagement.
• Mobilizing resources to support engagement activities within and for the University community.
• Helping manage Xavier's external partnerships.
   

Our Involvement

The Eigel Center oversees the following activities:

• The Xavier University Community-Engaged Roundtable
• The Academy for Community-Engaged Faculty
• The Xavier University Community-Engaged Fellowship scholarship program (formerly known as the Service Fellowship)
• The Norwood-Evanston-Xavier-Together (NEXT) Partnership (formerly known as ENX)
• The Community Engagement Opportunities inventory