UPCOMING EVENTS

Fall Civic Engagement Fair

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

10 am- 2pm

Davis Walkway

Community Partner/ Faculty Networking Event

Williams House 2:30-3:30 Refreshments provided

PAST EVENTS

The Writing Program's Showcase of Community and Client Based Projects

Friday, May 1st

2:30-5pm

Florida Center for Teachers, room 118

Presentations from 3-4. Refreshments will be provided. For more information and to RSVP please contact Dr. Jill McCracken at jmccrack@stpt.usf.edu or 727-873-4740.

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Faculty Development Workshop

Friday April 17

12:00

Williams House

Please join the 2008-09 Center for Civic Engagement Faculty Course
Development Grant Winners as they discuss
Insights into the Civically Engaged Classroom:
A Roundtable Discussion with the 2008-09 CCE Faculty Course Development
Grant Recipients

2008-09 CCE Citizen Scholar Course Development Grant Recipients:

Professor Melanie Riedinger-Whitmore

Professor Jacqueline Schneider

Professor Robert Dardenne

Professor Jay Sokolovsky

Professor Jill McCracken

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Women in Politics Discussion

In honor of Women’s History Month, you are cordially invited to join in our Women in Politics Discussion with Congresswoman Kathy Castor to be followed by a panel of municipal, county-wide and state-level elected officials: Mayor Mary Maloof, School Board Member Nina Hayden, and Florida Representative Janet Long

Friday, March 27th

11:45 AM to 1:00 PM

Davis Hall 130

Call the Center at 873-4773; or e-mail civicengage@stpt.usf.edu to RSVP

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Inauguration Watch Party

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Students, faculty and staff gathered in the CAC to watch the historical event.

Spring Civic Engagement Fair

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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Partners in attendance:

Academy Prep, Catholic Charities, Clearwater Parks and Recreation, Creative Clay, Daystar Life Center, Florida Blood Services, Girl Scouts of America, Green Florida, Holocaust Museum, League of Women Voters, MDA, Ronald McDonald House, Sierra Club, Downtown Residents Association, St. Pete Little Theater, St. Pete Museum of History, Supervisor of Elections, The Pier Aqaurium, The Salvation Army, YWCA, 1st Presbyterian Church, Warrick Dunn Foundation

Community Partner/ Faculty Networking Event

Williams House 2:30-3:30 Refreshments provided

Clothes for Kids Clothing Drive

December 1st-12th 2008 EXTENDED THROUGH JANUARY 26TH!!!

The Student Association of Citizen Scholars and the CCE sponsored a clothing drive. Drop off boxes were located in RH1, CAS, COE, COB, CAC and the Davis Lounge. Click here to view the flyer and critical need.

Presidential Debate Watching Party

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

8:30-10:30 PM

CAC 133

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Over thirty people came to watch the final presidential debate. Channel 8 news and the St. Pete Times covered the event as well. Thanks to everyone who worked to make this event a success!

Constitution Day

Senator Charlie Justice

Monday, September 15th 2008

5:00 to 6:00 PM

Williams House

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Thanks to everyone who came to listen to the proposed ammendments and celebrate Constitution Day.

Farewell to Jennifer Perrin Party

Friday, September 5, 2008
Noon - 1 p.m. at the Williams House

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Thanks to everyone who attended the farewell party. Jennifer will be missed by everyone she worked with.

Apply for the Fall 2009 Faculty Course Development Grant!

Click HERE for the link to the application

The deadline in June 15th 2009. Grant winners will be notified on June 30th.

The Center for Civic Engagement Faculty Course Development Grant Program is intended to encourage the integration of new civic engagement activities
into the curriculum. The Center expects that the grants will (1) increase
the number of courses with civic engagement components (2) support course
assessment in terms of its community and student impact (3) increase student
enrollment and interest in courses with civic engagement components.

These grants will provide resources to assist faculty members in their
efforts to develop and to sustain experiential learning opportunities for
students. Funding will provide stipends of up to $1,000 to assist faculty
members from each of the three colleges to incorporate civic engagement
components into the coursework. All full-time faculty on the University of
South Florida St. Petersburg campus are eligible for this grant.

Fall 2008 Faculty Course Development Grant Winners

CONGRATULATIONS for the Fall 2008 Faculty Course Development Grant Recipients!

Professor Jacqueline Schneider, Military Justice in which our students will have the opportunity to work in our military justice system through engagement with the local military community and the opportunity for students to see firsthand the military justice system, the course will develop and sustain the following learning outcomes: analyze tenets of the US military justice system; demonstrate a knowledge of the military justice process; identify the origins of governmental authority over the military; identify constitutional rights and responsibilities of the military in relation to its members, citizens, aliens, combatants, and non-combatants; understand the philosophy and foundations of military justice and the Uniform Code of Military Justice; analyze application of the Law of War in context of the Global War on Terrorism; explain the scope and sources of laws of armed combat; and analyze Supreme Court rulings regarding military tribunals and federal jurisdiction

Professor Melanie Riedinger-Whitmore, Environmental Issues in which each student in this exit course will do 16 hours of service with environmental non-profit or government agency. The Environmental Issues course will introduce undergraduate students to contemporary issues that have local, regional, and global impacts. The class will explore how these issues influence humans and the other organisms that inhabit our planet, and will consider how cultural, social, economic and political factors affect whether and how these issues are addressed. We will examine our own ecological footprints, individually and collectively, and explore how, as individuals and as a community, we can influence environmental policy, and reduce the impacts of these environmental problems. As part of the course requirements, students will volunteer their time in a non-profit or community group that is addressing local environmental issues. Throughout the semester, they will be asked to share with the class what they are learning from this experience, about themselves, about environmental advocacy, and about what such efforts can accomplish.

Professor Robert Dardenne, Beginning Reporting/Newswriting and Editing the grant will be used to support publishing student writing about their participation/service at community agencies Journalists, traditionally, have refrained from community involvement because of "conflict of interest" restrictions; that is, participating in the community as volunteers could be perceived as a "bias" when those journalists (or even their news organizations) reported on the community. However, since the middle 1990s, the influence of "community" or "civic" journalism has created somewhat more flexibility for reporters and community activity and some news organizations have encouraged it. Through a CCE grant, Bob Dardenne's reporting and writing class will practice journalism by engaging in an exercise of reporting on/writing about their community volunteer efforts. And, the class will publish its efforts online and in print. The Department of Journalism and Media Studies was created in the early 1990s on principles that later were incorporated into the national "civic journalism" movement and has since its inception stressed citizen-oriented reporting. This fall 08 class experiment will test some traditional journalistic boundaries at the same time it confirms some of the principles on which the program was founded.

Please check our website during the course of the semester for more information about these courses, including syllabi, photos, and more.

This brings to 13 the total number of new citizen scholar courses developed as a result of the Faculty Course Development Grant Program. Would you like to be number 14? Please note that you can now download the application by clicking on the following words- SPRING 2009 Faculty Course Development Grant Application.

Deadline to apply is the Monday after Thanksgiving, December 1st. Winners will be notified by December 15th.

Internships

Students: Are you interested in participating in an internship?

Members of the community: Are you interested in recruiting students for internships you have available?

Check out Recruit-a-Bull

It's a database that houses opportunities for employment, internships, and volunteering. Both students and employers can this tool - create your profile today!

Have you been awarded Federal Work Study funds? LOOKING FOR AN INTERNSHIP?

The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is recruiting Work Study students for the Fall 2008 semester.  Supplement your coursework and join USFSP’s Center for Civic Engagement!

It’s a great opportunity to learn job skills and to meet new people while helping students, faculty, and staff become more engaged with our Center, our institution, and our community!

Work study responsibilities at the CCE include researching and writing applications to secure funds for USFSP civic engagement programs and initiatives, assisting in the compilation of data for USFSP Civic Engagement Inventory, organizing events such as the Faculty Development Workshop Series, expanding the Center’s faculty resources, and researching best practices of civic engagement programs.

All majors welcome and encouraged to apply. Call the Center for more information at 727-873-4773.

The CCE will work with successful candidates to arrange a schedule that fits their needs and interests.  The CCE will work with students to ensure that this opportunity meets the Federal Work Study requirements.

Click here to download an internship application. To apply, please fill out and email to civicengage@stpt.usf.edu.

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If you haven’t yet been awarded a Federal Work Study Position, then contact the Office of Financial Aid in BAY 105 or call them at (727) 873-4128.

Want to support the Center for Civic Engagement?

Become a Friend of the Center for Civic Engagement!

Click here to view the Friends of the Center contribution form.