EDGE Initiative staff provide the following services:

Assisting faculty members in the creation of service learning / community-based research opportunities for students
Providing faculty development opportunities via regularly planned faculty development workshops held on all campuses, brown-bag lunches, teaching circles, and round table discussions
Providing student leadership development opportunities via the GPC Commitment to Service Scholarship and AmeriCorps program
Offering issue education programming for faculty members and students that examines the root causes of community problems
Facilitating reflection sessions with students when requested
Hosting college-wide, one-day service events both on-campus and off-campus
Conducting community partner workshops
Developing and maintaining relationships with community-based organizations (non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, and schools)
Assisting faculty members in the development of new partnerships with community-based organizations
Visiting service learning / community-based research placement sites to ensure quality, meaningful placements
Maintaining a service learning / community-based research library and resource center
Assessing service learning / community-based research activities
Directing students to available service learning / community-based research opportunities
Providing recognition to faculty members and students who participate in communty-based learning activities
Securing resources for the implementation service learning / community-based research activities