The mission of the Office of Service-Learning and Campus Engagement is to integrate the campus, classroom and community through transformative experiential learning partnerships that deepen the academic experience, inspire lifelong engagement and strengthen our local and global communities. 

We strive to be a community of valued learners who work together to develop and discover our knowledge and abilities so we can make a sustained and meaningful contribution to Coe College, the Cedar Rapids community, and beyond.

"Service-learning combines service objectives with learning objectives with the intent that the activity changes both the recipient and the provider of the service. This is accomplished by combining service tasks with structured opportunities that link the task to self-reflection, self-discovery, and the acquisition and comprehension of values, skills, and knowledge content."  -Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Service-learning is "a method under which students learn and develop through thoughtfully organized service that: is conducted and meets the needs of a community , and is coordinated with an institution of higher education, and with the community; helps foster civic responsibility; is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students enrolled; and includes structured time for students to reflect on the service experience." -The American Association of Higher Education, 1993