Colorado College | Partnership for Civic Engagement

The Partnership for Civic Engagement integrates public work into academic scholarship to promote the common good and cultivate social responsibility in our student body. By forging strategic, long-term partnerships between the college and its local, national, and international communities, we develop large-scale collaborative projects that provide students with a continuum of opportunities, facilitating leadership development and preparing students to be active citizens.

What does civic engagement mean?

For Students Actively engaging academic theory in real world situations Acquiring civic competencies and skill sets Empowerment and social responsibility		For Faculty Innovative and effective pedagogy Increased student motivation and transformative learning experiences Enhanced complexity of student understanding of course material

For Colorado College Fulfilling our core value to encourage engagement and social responsibility at local, national, and global levels Serving as a visible leader in our communities Modeling civic values for our students		For Our Community Contributing to the development of future leaders while simultaneously benefiting from their time, knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm.

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Information on the Cathryn Berger Kaye Service-Learning Institute

July 22 & 23, 2008

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