In the aftermath of the July 2006 War, a new milestone was added to AUB’s mission for engagement in times of crisis. A remarkable momentum to volunteer-for-relief among students, faculty and staff founded a calling that led to a university wide Task Force for Reconstruction, and in 2008 after two years of sporadic efforts, the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) - at the time called Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) - was established. CCE’s operations exponentially evolved when Lebanon was hit by the record-setting blizzard Alexa in 2013, a storm of unprecedented strength, where dozens of refugees froze to death in their tented settlements. Immediately after, AUB volunteers stepped forward and initiated a clothes donation drive which developed into a multiyear intervention that integrates livelihoods, education, and psychosocial services to refugees undergoing protracted crises. Lastly, the Beirut Port blast on August 4, 2020, consolidated the Center's position as a Frontline Respondent to further enhance the University’s impact, effectively promote community engagement, and empower students as change makers.