How does civic engagement differ from community engagement?
The Carnegie Foundation describes community engagement as the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. So while civic and community engagement are very, very similar, the difference is in the scope of the impact. Community engagement impacts a specific localized problem or issue; for example it may be within the campus, within the city or county or maybe even within the state. Civic engagement is social responsibility in a larger context, working on global or national problems or issues and instilling a life-long commitment to the resolution of those problems or similar issues.
