Integrating Civic Engagement into the Firstyear Curriculum

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Integrating Civic Engagement into the First-year
Curriculum

• 2007 National Conference on
• the First Year Experience
• Martha LaBare presenting for
• Dr. Scott Evenbeck, Dean, University College
• Dr. Frank E. Ross, Assistant Vice Chancellor,
• Student Life and Diversity
• Indiana University Purdue University
  Indianapolis

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Todays program

• Discussion of IUPUI and University College
• Institutional climate for increased civic
  engagement
• Description of strong partnerships between
  academic affairs and student affairs, resulting
  in specific strategies to promote civic education
• UCOL U110 Discover Indianapolis course
• Sharing of best practices
• Questions

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Civic
Engagement at IUPUI

• Setting the context
• IUPUI
• University College

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Civic Engagement at IUPUI

• Civic engagement is active collaboration that
  builds on the resources, skills, expertise, and
  knowledge of the campus and community to improve
  the quality of life in communities in a manner
  that is consistent with the campus mission.

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Civic Engagement at IUPUI

• As articulated in the campus Mission, Values and
  Goals, IUPUI values the opportunities afforded
  by its location in Indianas capital city and is
  committed to serving the needs of its community.
• IUPUI serves as a catalyst for collaboration in
  teaching, research and service among its faculty,
  students, and staff.

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Civic Engagement at IUPUI

• Campus Civic Engagement Task Force
• Civic Engagement Inventory for academic schools
• Chancellors mandate for doubling efforts

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First Year Seminars at IUPUI

• Instructional team model
• One size fits none.
• Template for First Year Seminars

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Civic Engagement at IUPUI

• UCOL U110 Discover Indianapolis
• Rational for course development
• Course Goals
• Course Design and Pedagogy
• Curricular/ Co-curricular integration
• Course assignments and final project
• Assessment

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Course Design and Pedagogy

• Use of Indianapolis Cultural Districts
• Broad Ripple Village
• The Canal White River State Park
• Fountain Square
• Indiana Avenue
• Mass Ave
• The Wholesale District

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Ideas for Curricular/ Co-curricular Integration

• Faces of America
• Service and the City
• Indianapolis Art Center
• Broadway Production
• Eiteljorg Museum

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UCOL U110 Course Project

• Using Newspapers to Learn about the City
• Weekly assignments
• Final project

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UCOL U110 Course Assessment

• American Democracy Project Survey
• Assessment of course objectives
• End-of-semester course evaluations

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Thank you for your attention!

• For more information
• Dr. Scott Evenbeck, Dean, University College
• evenbeck_at_iupui.edu
• Dr. Frank E. Ross, Assistant Vice Chancellor,
• Student Life and Diversity
• frross_at_iupui.edu