Towson University has been selected to participate in the inaugural innovation cohort of the Campus Compact’s Campus Action Planning for Civic & Community Engagement (CAP) program. CAP is a national initiative and comprehensive framework designed to empower colleges to advance civic and community engagement as an institutional priority.

As members of the program, campuses will represent a wide range of institutions from across the country that will be among the first to develop campus action plans using the CAP framework. It offers a blueprint for colleges and universities to envision an integrated approach to teaching, scholarship and institutional policies that center the public purposes of higher education.

TU and its fellow cohort members will each form a planning and implementation team of six to 10 campus and community members. Teams will take part in a structured seven-month arc of support designed to guide the development and initial implementation of a campus action plan.

This initiative is an exciting pilot program that will provide critical input to Campus Compact’s CAP framework as it continues to grow and develop, resulting in a more robust program for campuses that wish to participate in the future.

Learn more about the program.