Build and Grow Through Community
We believe both AU and our local communities benefit when we work together. We continue to nurture what we already have.
Community Engagement
»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, click here to find out more.
The Office of Community Engagement fosters mutually beneficial partnerships that enrich both the university and the community. We achieve this through engaged scholarship, academic programming, and initiatives that empower students as future leaders and changemakers.
Our mission is to advance »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ's institutional goals while addressing community needs, driving innovation, and making a lasting impact. This involves building robust university-community partnerships, supporting the engaged scholarship and activities of students, faculty, and staff, and fostering collaborative experiences that enhance the well-being of our region, nation, and world.
Connecting campus with community is at the heart of what we do. Join us in making our campuses and communities better and stronger, together. Contact us community@augusta.edu
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Community Engagement
In the News
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MCG’s Addiction Medicine Fellowship enters a new phase of growth
AU earns Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement
Creating change through service at »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ | In the Wild
In this episode of In the Wild, we explore how »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ fosters a culture of service that empowers students and staff to engage with their community in meaningful ways. From Jag Pulse to grassroots initiatives, we highlight AU’s commitment to creating positive change locally and beyond. Our guests include Amanda Richardson, Community Engagement Manager, and Vanessa White, Director for Volunteer Programs and Operations, who share insights into the university’s volunteer programs.
Making Connections
Connecting our Campus and Community
We work with partners across the River Region to make our communities stronger, help our neighbors stay healthier, and better prepare our workforce for the future. How? By making the right connections between community organizations and »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ colleges, schools, departments, faculty, and students.
Learning by Integration
Community-engaged experiential learning works when we work together. Let’s move your service project from the idea phase to reality.
Connect Students with our Community
We pride ourselves on providing a multitude of opportunities for students and employees to get involved and make a difference.
Community-Engaged Research
Working with researchers and scholars across the state of Georgia is essential to our mission. We're proud of the work we've done together.
Educational and Healthcare Resources
In order for our community to thrive, we believe that it is important to serve as a resource, offering access to a wide range of health and education.
Students
Learn more about our sponsored service-learning courses or find leadership opportunities.
Strong Future
Partnership & Community
We strive to create new partnerships with schools, neighbors, nonprofit organizations, and individuals from our community. It's our responsibility to use our abilities and resources for the greater good, creating better opportunities for everyone. When our campus and community connect, we all benefit.
Incorporating service-learning and other community engagement techniques into the classroom can be immensely rewarding. We're here to help make every stage of the process go smoothly, from finding a community partner to implementing the right curriculum. When students have the opportunity to work on projects in the community, everyone wins.
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Events and Conferences
Bsides Augusta
Each Bsides is a community-driven framework for building events for information security community members. The goal is to expand the spectrum of conversation beyond the traditional confines of space and time. It relates opportunities for individuals to both present and participate in an intimate atmosphere that encourages collaboration. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants. It is where conversations for the next big things are happening.
CyberGA
The Cyber Georgia Summit brings together industry, academia, and government to build and strengthen the cyber workforce in the state of Georgia and across the nation. Cyber Georgia will examine global cyber threats and discuss how to better prepare for a cyberattack or denial of service in the hospital and the public health arena.
WGST 2019: Biennial Women and Gender Studies Symposium
This conference will explore some of the many issues related to the intersection of gender and sexuality with other identities, such as race, immigration status, religion and others we intend to open a dialogue on gender issues, including the #MeToo movement, and immigration, with its many ports and doors into the US, both historically and more recently.