Barnard College was founded to support and promote women as leaders, innovators, and scholars in their communities. Leaders must understand how they are linked with their community, requiring knowledge of social justice, training in community-based research, experience with activism, and an understanding that service is both an honor and a responsibility.
NYCCEP serves as the training ground for a new generation of strong leaders. Whatever field our students are interested in, NYCCEP provides the tools and resources to integrate civic engagement into their academic and professional work.
We believe that NYCCEP and Barnard College are helping to build a new reality: one in which all members of communities, both local and global, are prepared to work together to solve complex problems and create a happier, healthier, and more just world.
Our programs include:
BARNARD REACH OUT
Days of service for students to engage with peers & learn about NYC beyond Barnard’s gates
EXTENDED BARNARD REACH OUT
A 10-week program that provides education about social issues and an opportunity to serve
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
A prestigious program where students assist with NYCCEP programming and plan & implement their own social justice projects
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SPEAKER SERIES
Panels of Barnard alumnae who have integrated civic engagement into their work—in and out of the public sector
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TRAININGS
Days of service for students to engage with peers & learn about NYC beyond Barnard’s gates
AMERICA READS/AMERICA COUNTS
A federally-funded program that places Barnard
students as tutors in local educational institutions
CROSS-CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS
NYCCEP partners with Student Life, the Athena
Leadership Center, the Alternative Break Program, and more—all to offer additional resources to Barnard leaders
The mission of the New York City Civic Engagement Program (NYCCEP) is to help Barnard College use the city’s resources in a systematic, thoughtful way, and to educate students to become active, engaged citizens and leaders of a global community.
