CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
"Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes."
-Ehrlick, T., Civic Responsibilitiy and Higher Education
Program Summary
The Civic Engagement Program in the Center for Experiential Learning supports students in developing the skills, knowledge and experience necessary for engaged and responsible citizenship. The program supports a liberal arts education by fostering critical thinking, public problem-solving, communication and leadership skills. A focus of the program is to collaborate with faculty to support academic civic engagement projects that are integrated into courses. Co-curricular civic engagement initiatives compliment academic coursework and provide opportunities for students to learn about public issues and foster social change.
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Recent News Coverage
Paying it forward (4/21/10)
Grant will help student get water flowing in Tanzania (4/6/10)
From classroom to community (2/5/10)
"Eco-logic" class takes lessons into community (12/21/09)
Stories foster connections for social work class (12/18/09)
Working with at-risk youth provides lessons about social change
Scholarship winner hopes 'Hip-Hop' will benefit local youth (4/24/09)
Civic-minded courses unite communities (3/20/09)
Student earns grant to establish program in Nepal (3/20/09)
Academic Civic Engagement Program enables St. Olaf students to help local organizations, businesses
New program pairs Oles with local non-profits (9/30/08)
St. Olaf aims to increase civic engagement with faculty institute (6/19/08)
For more information on Civic Engagement, please contact Nate Jacobi (Civic Engagement Program, the Piper Center for Vocation and Career) at jacobi@stolaf.edu or 507-786-3109