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Center for Community Engagement

The Center for Community Engagement develops educated and engaged citizens through service and community-engaged learning. Our team facilitates multiple programs including:

Bearcat Buddies Registration is currently open for the Spring of 2026. Please follow these instructions to make sure you register properly. Be mindful that this is just an example.

  • Open the Registration Excel Sheet and use the tabs at the bottom to navigate between the different sections, which are “Transportation,” “No Transportation,” “Walking,” and “Virtual.” 

Image displays an example of the Bearcat Buddies Registration sheet. The four tabs titled Transportation, No Transportation, Walking, and Virtual are enclosed in a box with a red outline. There is a red arrow pointing down to the box.
  • Once you find the session you’d like to register for, click the link to the right of the session you want to register for.
Image displays an example of the Bearcat Buddies Registration spreadsheet. There is a red outline surrounding a session, and another red outline surrounding the session's volunteer link to the right.
  • Click the red “Register” button.
Image displays a Bearcat Buddies session on the volunteer.uc.edu website. There is a black, rectangular outline surrounding the red "Register" button underneath the session name.
  • Click “Yes” to “Register to All Shifts.”
Image displays a screenshot of responding to a Bearcat Buddies opportunity need on the volunteer.uc.edu website. There is a rectangular, black outline surrounding the option to toggle the "Register to All Shifts" button.
  • Answer all required questions. Once completed, click “Submit Opportunity Response”
Image displays a screenshot of responding to a Bearcat Buddies opportunity need on the volunteer.uc.edu website. There is a rectangular, black outline surrounding the option to submit the opportunity response.
 
  • You must register for ALL Bearcat Buddies shifts in a session, even if you know you will not be able to make a shift. If you do not register for all shifts in a session, your registration will be considered incomplete, and you will be unregistered from that session.

How is Community Engagement Defined at UC?

Deliberate collaboration that is co-designed and leads to mutually beneficial, sustained impact.
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Find a Volunteer Opportunity

UC's Volunteer Portal is a great resource for finding volunteer opportunities across Cincinnati. UC affiliates are automatically set up with an account and can sign up using their 6+2. Students can find one-time volunteer needs, ongoing needs, or semester-long needs. Search by interest or cause to find an opportunity that fits your background, skills, or major. 

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Community Partners 

The CCE can help community partners connect with UC student volunteers and other university resources. A great place for non-profit organizations to tap into UC talent and energy is to request an account on volunteer.uc.edu. If your organization has opportunities for UC volunteers to support their neighbors, contact community.engagement@uc.edu. 

Get Registered on Our Volunteer Portal

To get in touch with the Center for Community Engagement, contact us at community.engagement@uc.edu or call 513-556-1559. 

Staff Contacts

Stratford Heights Office
Stratford Heights - Building 19
2639 Clifton Avenue
PO Box 210138
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0138
ML 0138

Short Vine Office
2728 Short Vine Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219

Are you looking for ways to connect with faculty for course-based service-learning? Visit the Service-Learning website to explore coursed-based service-learning partnerships.