Missouri State University was recently named as one of 25 campuses nationwide selected to participate in the Campus and Community Civic Health Initiative, sponsored by the American Democracy Project (ADP) and the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC). This initiative launched June 7, 2012 with an inaugural Campus & Community Civic Health Initiative Summit in San Antonio, Texas, is a two-year initiative designed for the identification and development of campus and community civic health assessments. As a participating institution, Missouri State will work to study the civic health of our campus and communities to discover how it facilitates civic health. After assessment, Missouri State hopes to find a measure of civic help that needs improvement and then create a program to respond to that concern. The purpose of the Campus & Community Civic Health Initiative is to engage students and university faculty and staff in campus and community civic health work. The ultimate goal of the Campus & Community Civic Health Initiative, and the goal of the American … [Read more...] about Missouri State selected for Campus and Community Civic Health Initiative
The American Democracy Project (ADP) celebrated its tenth anniversary this past summer at their national conference held in San Antonio, Texas. Ten professionals from Missouri State University were among the record-setting 508 in attendance. These ten included Mary Ann Wood, Director of Public Affairs Support; Nasser Darabi, Test Proctoring; Paula Moore, ELI Academic Specialist; Andy Lokie, Coordinator of Special Projects and Editor of the eJournal of Public Affairs; Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost of Student Development and Public Affairs; Marc Cooper, Professor in the History Department; Mike Stout, Assistant Professor of Sociology; Katherine Nordyke, Director of the Office of Citizenship and Service Learning; Brian Calfano, Associate Professor of Political Science; and, J. Dane' Wallace, Per Course Faculty-Modern and Classical Languages/Global Studies. The conference included several nationally renowned speakers with multiple sessions from which attendees could take ideas back to their respective schools. A new ADP initiative was also announced, the Campus and Community … [Read more...] about Ten Missouri State professionals attend National American Democracy Project Conference
3…2…1…The Citizenship and Service-Learning office counts down for the liftoff of a nationwide initiative based on civic engagement. Missouri State University is one of few institutions selected to serve as a "lead" institution for the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) project to be showcased through NASPA and AAC&U. This initiative runs through December of 2013 and addresses the US Department of Education's Call to Action for institutions of higher education to promote and engage campuses in CLDE. In fall 2010, Global Perspective Institute Inc. (GPI), in collaboration with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Education to assess the state of civic learning and democratic engagement among two- and four-year colleges and universities. The project was charged with producing a national report and action plan with ambitious recommendations for strengthening these commitments. This initiative is chaired by Katherine Nordyke, Director of the Office of Citizenship and Service-Learning. Kathy … [Read more...] about Ready for Launch: MSU selected for nationwide initiative