About Us

Values
The center's values are to:

Recognize its responsibility to carry out Fordham University's mission of service in all aspects of its work - research, scholarship, and education.
Foster greater awareness of communities' needs, resources, and perspectives.
Create partnerships for collaborative work that embodies the expertise and meets the needs of all parties.
Work democratically and collaboratively.
Participate transparently and through open dialogue.
Seek social justice, equity, and social responsibility.
Share the research, scholarship, and teaching expertise of Fordham faculty, administrators, and students.
Build the center as a national educational resource for innovation in engaged research, scholarship, and policy with University faculty and community partners as teachers.

Goals
The center strives to:

Develop collaborative projects to promote the health and well-being of our communities through sharing and building resources to address issues identified by community partners.
Develop strategies for working together which emphasize equality, democratic, transparent dialogue, and a shared search for social justice.
To advance understanding of cultural diversity and individuality as a means to enhance social equity and mutual respect on campus, in communities, and in all campus-community relationships.
To promote professional development and teaching that support community-engaged research, service, and scholarship.
To participate in and shape regional, national, and global conversations about models of university-community partnerships and campus-community collaborations.

Areas of Focus
The center will focus its research efforts on a wide range of issues, including, but not limited to: