In the last eight months, the OCE has been involved in three key initiatives to encourage deeper involvement in community issues. By utilizing student expertise, these efforts support sustained, problem-solving partnerships with local nonprofit agencies.

Nonprofit Consulting Team:
This paid group of interns is trained to write grants, create procedures, and develop communications at the request of nonprofit agencies. Launched in Fall 2008, more information on this group can be found on the OCE's wiki site.

Policy Research Program:
A pilot effort of the national policyoptions.org project, this program attempts to connect citizens, nonprofits and governments with the information needed for better planning and decision-making.

Serve 2.0 Initiative:
The office has consciously adopted interactive technologies that promote collaboration both among students and with our nonprofit partners. More information on the Serve 2.0 project can be found on its wiki site.