Since 1996 the center has evolved into a place where 1000’s of students come to get involved in their community. Originally established with just Dr. Weppner at the helm, it expanded its services to include more staff, more community partnerships, additional programming and an interactive website. In the year 2000, Students Advocating Volunteer Involvement, or SAVI, was established by the Student Government Association to serve as a partner in community service programming. In the following years, SAVI and the Volunteer Center services expanded to the Broward and Jupiter Campuses, expanding the FAU community service programs to additional Florida communities and students.

In the Fall of 2006, representatives from the FAU campuses began discussing further opportunities for partnership. Included in these discussions were plans to have university-wide programs like the Alternative Spring Break, which took place in the Spring of 2007. Following the Spring Break trip, the representatives from all of the Center for Civic Engagement & Services to came together and revisited the policy, procedure and mission of Community Service programs at FAU. They proposed the Center for Civic Engagement and Service, which was supported by Dr. Charles Brown, Vice President for Student Affairs. During the Summer of 2007, the Center was officially named the Dr. Daniel Weppner Center for Civic Engagement and Service with operating offices in Broward, Jupiter and Treasure Coast campuses.