UTSA Civic and Community-Engaged Leadership

What UTSA Civic and Community-Engaged Leadership does

The Center for Civic and Community-Engaged Leadership (CCEL) is a non-academic-unit operating unit within The University of Texas at San Antonio, a public state university that is part of The University of Texas System. Headquartered at UTSA's Main Campus (1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX) with a staff of 6, CCEL coordinates reciprocal, community-based experiential learning among UTSA students, faculty, and Bexar County community partners.

CCEL's product portfolio consists of four programs: the UTSA Engaged platform — a digital portal powered by GivePulse that lists experiential opportunities from over 100 local nonprofit and public-serving agencies; Rowdy Corps Community Scholars, a paid internship program placing work-study eligible students at 45+ nonprofit and government agencies; RowdyVOTES, a voter registration and civic engagement initiative; and Civic Leadership Programs, which use an inclusive asset-based approach to develop student leaders. The unit sits within UTSA's Career-Engaged Learning ecosystem supporting the university's Classroom to Career Initiative.

CCEL is funded as a university center through institutional budgets, grants, and federal work-study allocations; it does not charge students or community partners, and there are no disclosed pricing models. It holds the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Elective Classification (initial 2015 designation, reclassified 2026) and has received the 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting award and the 2025 Students Learn Students Vote Award from the National Association of Secretaries of State.

Name

UTSA Civic and Community-Engaged Leadership

Legal name

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Website

https://cce.utsa.edu

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CCEL is a 6-person university center at UTSA that coordinates community-engaged learning, paid internships at 45+ nonprofits, and voter registration for UTSA students, faculty, and Bexar County partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement Services

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG), Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC), Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL)

Keywords

• Civic engagement programs
• Community-engaged learning
• Service-learning programs
• Civic leadership development
• Community partnership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. University Funding: As a university center within The University of Texas at San Antonio, the Center operates as a non-profit academic unit funded through institutional budgets, grants, and potentially work-study federal funds for student programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Center for Civic and Community-Engaged Leadership (CCEL) operates the UTSA Engaged platform — a GivePulse-powered portal aggregating community-engaged opportunities from over 100 local nonprofit and public-serving agencies in Bexar County. The center delivers paid internship pathways through the Rowdy Corps Community Scholars program at 45+ nonprofit and government agencies, drives voter registration and civic participation through RowdyVOTES, and offers civic leadership development programs using an inclusive, asset-based framework. All offerings sit within UTSA's Career-Engaged Learning ecosystem supporting the Classroom to Career Initiative.

Product overview

The Center for Civic and Community-Engaged Leadership offers a portfolio of programs and a digital platform focused on community engagement and civic leadership development. The UTSA Engaged Platform serves as the central digital hub for discovering opportunities, while Rowdy Corps Community Scholars provides paid internship positions at nonprofit and government agencies. RowdyVOTES supports voter registration and civic participation. These offerings work together within the Career-Engaged Learning ecosystem to advance UTSA's Classroom to Career Initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UTSA Engaged Platform A digital platform featuring experiential community-engaged opportunities hosted by over 100 local nonprofit and public-serving agencies in Bexar County, enabling UTSA students to find and register for volunteer and community service activities.
• Rowdy Corps Community Scholars A paid internship program providing work-study eligible UTSA students opportunities at more than 45 nonprofit and government agencies throughout San Antonio, combining community service with professional development.
• RowdyVOTES A voter registration and civic engagement initiative helping eligible UTSA students register to vote and stay informed about upcoming elections.
• Civic Leadership Programs Community-engaged and civic leadership programs that prepare UTSA students to develop into leaders using an inclusive, asset-based approach to making a difference in communities and contributing to the public good.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 community partner organizations providing opportunities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of TeachingflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The Carnegie Foundation grants the Community Engagement Elective Classification to institutions demonstrating excellence in community engagement. UTSA received initial designation in 2015 and achieved reclassification in 2026 through a rigorous peer-review process.
• ALL IN Campus Democracy ChallengecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024ALL IN is a national nonpartisan organization that recognizes colleges and universities for intentional efforts to increase student voter participation. UTSA has been recognized multiple times by this organization.
• GivePulsecoreTechnology or IntegrationGivePulse is the technology platform powering UTSA Engaged, providing the web portal where students discover and apply to community engagement opportunities. The platform hosts opportunities from over 100 local nonprofits and public-serving agencies.
• Bexar County Nonprofits and Public-Serving AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 100 local nonprofit and government agencies in Bexar County host experiential learning opportunities for UTSA students through the UTSA Engaged platform. These partnerships enable reciprocal community-based learning.
• Federal Work-Study Program PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRowdy Corps Community Scholars provides work-study eligible students paid internship opportunities at more than 45 nonprofit and government agencies throughout San Antonio.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge: ALL IN is a national nonpartisan organization recognizing campuses for student voter engagement. It is a direct peer/partner in the same civic engagement and student voting domain that CCEL operates in through RowdyVOTES.
• Georgetown Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service: Georgetown's CSJ is a university center offering community-based learning, service programs, and civic engagement. It is comparable as a peer institutional center executing similar mission and programs at another U.S. university.
• Tufts Center for Civic Engagement: Tufts' Center for Civic Engagement is a university-based civic engagement center running service-learning, voter engagement, and community partnerships. It is directly comparable as a peer university center with similar civic engagement mission and Carnegie-aligned credentials.

Regional players

• Texas Campus Compact: Texas Campus Compact is the state-level affiliate of Campus Compact, supporting civic engagement across Texas higher education institutions. It is a regional peer organization working with UTSA and similar Texas universities on civic engagement.

Broad incumbents

• AmeriCorps: AmeriCorps is a federal agency funding community service and civic engagement across the U.S. It is comparable as a large-scale, mission-aligned organization that channels federal resources into community service and civic participation, similar to CCEL's work-study funded model.
• Bonterra: Bonterra (formerly Network for Good/Social Solutions) provides nonprofit and volunteer management software used by universities and nonprofits. It is a broad incumbent in the same ecosystem as GivePulse, serving comparable volunteer and community engagement program needs.
• Campus Compact: Campus Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities advancing civic and community engagement in higher education. It is comparable as a peer network/incumbent organization operating in the same higher-education civic engagement space as CCEL.

Emerging players

• GivePulse: GivePulse is the SaaS platform powering CCEL's UTSA Engaged portal. It is comparable as the underlying technology vendor for community engagement and volunteer management across universities and nonprofits.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/utsa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/utsa
• Facebookfacebook.com/utsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/utsa-civic-and-communty-engaged-leadership
• Instagraminstagram.com/utsa

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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