Definition of CESC

• Involvement

  Engagement and participation
• Engagement definition

  Pakikibahagi, there is a part that needs to be fulfilled
• Participation

  Pakikisali, we are just present
• Engagement


  Denotes interaction, sharing, and relationships at different levels
• There are many ways to understand a community, but there is no substitute for immersing and living with that community
• Exposure vs. Immersion

  Exposure - paglantad

  Immersion - paglubag/pagbabad
• Community Engagement


  1. Active collaboration
  2. Build on the resources, skills, expertise, and knowledge of campus and the community
  3. Improves the quality of life in the community
  4. In a manner that is consistent with the school or organization’s mission
• Solidarity definition


  Unity (as a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards. Pakikiisa in Filipino
• Solidarity


  It is above regarding our fellow human beings justly, and respecting who they are as a person. Oneness with our community
• A person is a relational being a person is in connection with other people with the society and with the environment
• Citizenship


  The state of being a citizen; membership in a community
• Citizen


  Refers to a member of a democratic community who enjoys full civil and political rights. It also has corresponding rights and responsibilities.
• The principle of citizenship recognizes that people have a moral responsibility to self, others and community