The ݮý has launched a professional development program that supports faculty and staff seeking to integrate civic learning into their courses.
is a joint effort from the , , and .
Funded through a $19,000 grant from the University System of ݮý, it invites instructors to either complete self-paced online modules or undergo in-depth training during an in-person summer seminar. Those completing the two-day seminar will receive support through the Spring 2025 semester from a team of instructors with expertise in teaching civics, and theyݮýll be eligible for a stipend of approximately $700 to aid their course design.
Both trainings will introduce frameworks and exercises to teach skills like gathering input, running a public meeting or speaking in plain languageݮýtools that are useful whether an instructorݮýs course is in engineering, the arts or anything in between, said Courtney Holder, assistant director of leadership and community service-learning.
ݮýWe canݮýt just isolate civic learning experiences in gen ed, in res life, in clubs or in upper-level courses. Weݮýve got to give students and their faculty a variety of ways of building those on-ramps to civic engagementݮý said Lena Morreale Scott, principal investigator for the ݮý Democracy Initiative and faculty member in the College of Education.
To learn more about the program, join an at 1 p.m. April 2. The session will be recorded for those who canݮýt attend.
This article was originally published in .
