Changemaker Week is a weeklong celebration and activation of MDC's commitment to changemaking and changemaker education. Held each fall across all eight campuses and throughout our neighboring communities, this initiative fosters awareness, encourages meaningful engagement, and promotes collective action in support of positive social impact. We invite you to view highlights from last fall’s Changemaker Week through our photo gallery and experience the impact of this college-wide effort. Save the date for this year’s celebration: September 14-20, 2026 and stay tuned for opportunities to participate across all campuses.
You can make the world a better place by learning deeply about issues that matter to you and taking action to create positive change in those areas.
There are many ways to create change: volunteering for service, advocating for policy or systemic change, assisting with critical fundraising, proposing creative and innovative solutions, or running ventures that support social and environmental concerns. Whatever their path of action, changemakers thrive on keeping a positive frame of mind, an entrepreneurial spirit and the determination to work for the benefit of all.
At MDC, changemaker education (CME) is defined as the exploration of relevant community and global challenges through high-impact teaching practices that promote the development of our changemaker attributes of empathy, reflection, resilience, and action.
EngageMDC is the place to connect with all things related to student engagement at MDC! Whether it's about getting involved in student clubs, attending campus events, and/or engaging with changemaking activities, EngageMDC is the place for you. Students can find volunteering and other opportunities here, and they can add "impacts" for any changemaking activities. MDC faculty can register their Global Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies (GSELS) classes and designate if their classes include the Civic Action Scorecard, Academic Service-Learning and if any Sustainable Development Goals will be included in their class. MDC students and faculty can also connect with over 100 local non-profit community partners through EngageMDC. Check it out today!
The ability to understand another’s perspective and actively develop compassion for their feelings, experiences and needs.
The ability to intentionally engage in planned self-awareness, critically thinking about and evaluating immersive experiences and oneself.
The ability to endure and persevere through challenging experiences, gaining insight and developing personal agency in the process.
The ability to proactively plan and implement activities to enrich oneself, build one’s community, and make the world a better place.
For Students
Being a changemaker is an advantage that you can leverage in your career. Changemakers stand out at work and make a difference in their community.
For Faculty & Staff
Make the most of your role as a changemaker educator by communicating your personal passion for positive impact and drawing on a variety of changemaking resources.
For Partners
As extensions of our classrooms, community partners work with us to develop student changemakers, support their institutional missions, and model impactful collaboration for everyone.
Changemaking at MDC is a team effort. The Office of Changemaking Education and Social Innovation, is a collaborative hub that brings together three institutes, impact leaders and units from across MDC campuses, and a host of other community partners. Get to know our partners and institutes.
