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The Office of Service-Learning and Campus Engagement

"Deepening Academics.
Inspiring Students.
Strengthening Communities."

Mission Statement & Vision

Mission: The Office of Service-Learning and Campus Engagement’s mission is to integrate the campus, classroom and community through transformative experiential learning partnerships that deepen the academic experience, inspire lifelong engagement and strengthen our local and global communities.

Vision: We strive to be a community of learners who work together to develop and discover our knowledge and abilities so we can make a sustained and meaningful contribution to Coe College, the Cedar Rapids community, and beyond.

Office Programs and Events

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Deepening the Academic Experience:

  • Issue Dinners
  • Campus Engagement Events
  • Course Based Service-Learning
  • Service-Leader Conferences

Inspiring Lifelong Engagement:

  • Civic Action Leaders Program
  • Campus Service Leader Positions
  • Off-Campus Federal Work Study
  • Alternative Fall and Spring Break Trips

Strengthening the Campus and Community:

  • September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance
  • Make a Difference Day
  • Coe Cares: Family Weekend Service Project
  • Homelessness and Hunger Week
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
  • Global Youth Service Day: Spring 500

Staff Information



Kayla Lyftogt
Director of Service-Learning
and Campus Engagement
(319) 399-8260
klyftogt@coe.edu		 Noel Rozum
IACC AmeriCorps*VISTA
(319)399-8660
vista1@coe.edu		 Grady Brown
IACC AmeriCorps*VISTA
319-399-8660
vista2@coe.edu