Welcome to The Steans Center
The Steans Center is DePaul University's source for community engagement opportunities through curriculum, research, internships and scholarships. We are here to support DePaul faculty, students, and community partners. The Center hosts the Egan Office for Urban Education and Community Partnerships, the Institute for Restorative Educational Engagement, and the nonprofit Asset-based Community Development Institute
Learn more about Community Engagement at DePaul
Steans Center in the News
Intercambio: A Program of Community, Language and Culture
Building Job Experience through Building Connections
How DePaul students engaged with the community during an unpredictable year
Student book club at Cook County Jail perseveres amid a pandemic
Center partners with Australian Catholic University on community engagement
Service Learning During a Time of Pandemic and Protest
Upcoming Events
Asset-Based Community Development Trainings
Sustainable Food Systems and Service Learning in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic (DR) Study Abroad Program is one of many opportunities at DePaul for students to engage directly in issues of sustainability and equity through community engagement and service learning. The short-term study abroad program began in 2015 and is set to embark upon its fifth iteration during Winter Quarter and Spring Break 2025. During the trip, student experience centers on a partnership with high school students at the Centro Regional Estudios de Alternativas Rural (CREAR) in the mountainous town of Rio Limpio near the DR-Haiti border.
Harrison I. Steans Graduate Fellowship