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Public Service and Engagement

Connect to your purpose. The Carolina Center for Public Service blends UNC-Chapel Hill’s three-part mission of teaching, research and service to build and spread engagement with the world around us.

Ways to connect

Apply the lessons of the classroom to the community. Participate in programs and initiatives designed to make a difference in your neighborhood, across North Carolina, throughout the world – and inside you.

  • APPLES Service-Learning

    Internships, fellowships, alternative breaks and more than 100 service-learning courses await in this student-led civic-engagement program.

  • Buckley Public Service Scholars

    Take public service to the next level. Build your capacity to effect change while building a portfolio of leadership in the community.

  • Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars

    UNC-Chapel Hill faculty connect their research to community through this two-year, highly interactive curriculum designed to connect scholarship with community needs.

  • The Tar Heel Bus Tour

    The Tar Heel Bus Tour traveled across North Carolina from Wednesday, May 14 through Friday, May 16, 2025. Faculty and administrators visited partners and communities from Cherokee to Corolla. The tour also offered opportunities for increased understanding of Carolina’s role in disaster relief as efforts continue in the western part of the state.

  • The University for North Carolina

    At Carolina, we have a mission to support our home state and its citizens. The work done on our campus doesn’t just stay here — it’s meant to serve the public, starting right here in the Tar Heel State.

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