Socio-academic projects: the practice of social responsibility in ISECENSA

The focus of this study is the practice of social responsibility in an Institution of Higher Education - the ISE-CENSA, located in Campos dos Goytacazes / RJ. We understand that the University's Social Responsibility means the ability of disseminate and implement a set of principles and values, through four key processes: management, teaching, research and extension, committing by the social point of view, with the university community and the country itself. This qualitative research - the study of the- interprets the projects carried out in the Social Responsibility ISECENSA. It's used as a sample, five social and academic projects developed between 2006 - 2008. It can be concluded that the removal of the first sector ( government agencies) regarding social responsibility contributes to the advancement of the actions of the third sector and social responsibility practices become a constant in the institutions.