This Pre-Conference Institute, facilitated by Campus Compact’s 2023-24 Community College Research Fellows, will create a space for community college leaders, faculty, and civic and community engagement practitioners to build connections with one another, as well as share and acquire resources, ideas, and strategies to advance civic and community engagement work within and across our institutions and communities. During this institute, this year’s fellows will facilitate interactive discussions on issues raised in the recently released report, As The Dust Settles: A Snapshot of Civic and Community Engagement at Community Colleges 2022-23 and conduct sessions related to their fellowship projects. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network, share ideas for future Campus Compact community college programming, and collectively explore the challenges and unique assets of our institutions as sites for powerful civic and community engagement work.