The Consortium for the Advancement of Underrepresented Student Engagement (CAUSE) is a partnership between six research universities developing and implementing enhanced community-based learning experiences within their academic programs to increase academic engagement and sense of belonging.
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The programs being evaluated at the University of Minnesota, please click here:
- TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)
 - University YMCA
 - President’s Emerging Scholars (PES)
 - Community of Engaged Scholars Program (CESP)
 - Service-learning (SL)
 
Our higher education partners include:

The programs being evaluated at the University of Chicago at Illinois, please click here:
- Service-learning component: Honors College (HC)
 - Urban Policy Fellowship Program at Institute for Public and Civic Engagement (UPPF)
 - Community engagement component: Bachelor in urban studies from College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (BAUS)
 - La Casa student housing from The Resurrection Project
 

The programs being evaluated at the University of California Santa Cruz, please click here:
- Community-Based Action Research and Advocacy (CARA)
 - College Nine/Ten Service-Learning Program
 - Kresge Service-Learning Program
 - Merrill College Service-Learning Program
 

The programs being evaluated at the University of Memphis, please click here:




