What is Civic Engagement?
Civic engagement is a broad term and includes a spectrum of examples ranging from volunteerism and community service on one side of the spectrum to public policy and politics on the other side. As one of the Central Six components of Transformative Learning, civic engagement is central to the mission of the University of Central Oklahoma, educating the next generation of college students to serve as active, ethical and engaged citizens within their local communities, the nation and the world.
The New York Times College Readership Program returns to the University of Central Oklahoma for 2011-12. Free copies of The New York Times are available to the campus community Monday-Friday in key locations throughout campus. If you use The New York Times in your course, please include The New York Times in your syllabus and send an electronic copy to Patti Loughlin, Ph.D., Director of the American Democracy Project, ploughlin@uco.edu or (405) 974-5491.
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September 7
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Virginia Lamb Living Room, Human Environmental Sciences
The film screening of "9/12: From Chaos to Community" is sponsored by the Volunteer and Service Learning Center.
September 8
6:30 p.m.
Constitution Hall
September 9
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Pegasus Theater, Liberal Arts Building
September 12-16
The University of Central Oklahoma is participating in the Oklahoma Campus Compact voter registration contest September 12-16. Approximately 16-20 public and private institutions participate in this competition across the state. The contest voter registration record was set in 2008, when 5,331 students were registered to vote over a 5-day period on Oklahoma campuses. UCO won the contest in 2010 and here are the results. Please visit the American Democracy Project office in Thatcher Hall Room 121C to register for the first time, update your party affiliation, or update your mailing address. The contest ends September 16 at 5:00 p.m.
September 13
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Radke Recital Hall, Center for Transformative Learning
"Lafayette: The Lost Hero" chronicles the many contributions of French citizen Gilbert de Lafayette to the development of democracy in the United States and his controversial legacy. The screening will be followed by a brief discussion and question-and-answer session. The event is sponsored by Passport UCO, the American Democracy Project, Phi Alpha Theta, the Geography Student Organization, and the Pat Beard Society. Information about 2011 Passport to France programs can be found at http://bronze.uco.edu/passport/.
September 16, 2011
Thatcher Hall Great Room
Please deliver all completed voter registration forms to the American Democracy Project office in Thatcher Hall Room 121C before 5:00 p.m.
To learn more about the 66th Annual National Conference on Citizenship, click here.
September 22-23
Arizona State University
Click here to learn more about the Campus Compact Heartland Conference
September 22-23
Overland Park, Kansas
All students are invited to join our leadership book club, co-sponsored by Leadership Central and the American Democracy Project. Student participants will receive a FREE copy of the selected book. If you are interested in joining our discussion, stop by Lillard Administration Building Room 104 to pick up your free copy or email mhayt1@uco.edu for more information. To learn more about Read & Lead, click here.
Co-sponsored by Leadership Central
Wednesday, September 28
12:00-1:00 p.m.
NUC 112
Thursday, October 27
12:15-1:15 p.m.
NUC 112
Wednesday, November 30
12:00-1:00 p.m.
NUC 112