A shared commitment to service and a common vision to improve Egypt, the region and the world, compel faculty and students on campus to offer their time and energy to serve others. A center for public service and philanthropy, service learning courses, and 14 service-based student clubs ensure that AUC’s contributions to society go well beyond its campus borders.

John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement

Established in 2006 in honor of AUC's former president, the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement was created to consolidate university activities aimed at encouraging engaged citizenship and service, and to promote philanthropic giving in the Arab region. Combining learning, research, service and advocacy, the center works to expand the boundaries of philanthropy, moving it beyond charity toward social justice and development.

Service-Based Learning

Through its service learning initiative, AUC blends service activities with academic courses, making community service an integral part of the students learning experience. AUC’s growing number of service learning courses enable faculty members to integrate community service into their curriculum, demonstrating that the lessons learned in the classroom add real value to the community. Through these courses, students help educate local high-school students about public and personal health issues and work to provide counseling to families whose children are being treated at the National Cancer Institute in Cairo.

Service-Based Student Clubs

From raising money to build a library in an underprivileged village to hosting an on-campus party for orphans, AUC students are actively engaged in establishing and running community service clubs that work with the elderly, cancer patients, orphans and the poor. The university's Community Service Program connects service-based student clubs with NGOs and other agencies to provide a far-reaching and long-term range of services and activities that target the needy.