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Engaging Community: Civic Engagement in Higher Education
Florida Civic Advance 2017 Summit, November 4, 2017
Marisa Hightower Associate Director
Engaging Community: Civic Engagement in Higher Education Marisa - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Engaging Community: Civic Engagement in Higher Education Marisa - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Engaging Community: Civic Engagement in Higher Education Marisa Hightower Associate Director Florida Civic Advance 2017 Summit, November 4, 2017 The Engaged University Fostering Interdisciplinarity Encouraging Educating for Collaboration
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Academic Service-Learning
¨ Service rooted in and intrinsically linked to teaching and
research.
¨ Focuses on problem-oriented research and teaching. ¨ Promotes learning through service. ¨ Emphasizes student and faculty reflection on the service
experience.
¨ Fosters structural community improvement including
effective public schools, neighborhood development, and community organizations.
Definition developed in part by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania
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Engaged Faculty Fellows
- CCE awards 6 summer stipends of $2,500 each to faculty who
have committed to creating courses that incorporate a significant component of civic engagement and service-learning into the course curriculum.
- Faculty participate in workshops that
introduce them to key concepts and practices in civic engagement and service-
- learning. They also share what they’ve
learned from having taught these courses so that other faculty can learn from their experiences.
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Civic Scholars Program
The Civic Scholars Program encourages students to become engaged citizens and cultivates their capacity to create positive social change in their communities. Through the program, students interested in civic and community engagement, volunteer service, and leadership have the opportunity to receive recognition as a UM Civic Scholar. Civic Scholars is a collaborative project of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement and the Butler Center for Service and Leadership at the University of Miami.
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Contact Us
Office of Civic and Community Engagement (305) 284-6636 civicengagement@miami.edu http://civic.miami.edu http://www.facebook.com/umiamicivicengagement http://www.miami.edu/affordablehousing http://www.miami.edu/housingtimeline
- Dr. Robin Bachin
Assistant Provost for Civic and Community Engagement Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History University of Miami rbachin@miami.edu