Hatfield School of Government in Portland State University’s College of Urban and Public Affairs. He teaches and provides leadership for the undergraduate civil leadership academic program. For over a decade he has provided university-wide leadership as associate vice provost for Engagement and director for Community-University Partnerships, where he was charged with helping campus and community constituents live the university motto: “Let Knowledge Serve the City.” He served as director of service-learning at Washington Campus Compact and as program director of the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium. Kecskes co-founded the Boston College International Volunteer Program and has spent a dozen years working, serving, and studying in the developing world. His recent publications focus on various aspects of the engaged campus.