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Civic Learning
As we move into a turbulent century, our nation’s democracy and our interdependent global community require a more informed, engaged, and socially responsible citizenry. Both educators and employers agree that personal and social responsibility are core elements of a 21st century education. A recent survey of AAC&U members confirms that many institutions are placing more emphasis on civic education by developing innovative educational practices that advance learning outcomes essential for responsible citizenship, at home and abroad. Such educational innovations include thematically linked learning communities, community-based research, global learning focused on real-world challenges, service-learning, diversity programs that promote learning across differences, reflective experiential learning, and curricular experiences that teach students how systems work and can be changed. Through its many projects and publications, AAC&U builds national awareness of civic and democratic learning and supports campus capacity for those outcomes that are essential for life, work, and citizenship in the 21st century. This effort is part of AAC&U’s ongoing commitment to help all students achieve the essential outcomes of a quality liberal education.
Learn more about our civic learning partnerships and past projects, and for additional information on related initiatives, please see Global Learning and Diversity, and Women.
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- 2012 Annual Meeting: SHARED FUTURES / DIFFICULT CHOICES: Reclaiming a Democratic Vision for College Learning, Global Engagement, and Success in Washington, DC, January 25-28, 2012.
Register online.
- GENERAL EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: New Contexts, New Cultures in New Orleans, February 23-25, 2012.
Register by January 10 for best conference rates.
- STUDENT SUCCESS: Pushing Boundaries, Raising Bars in Seattle, March 22-24, 2012.
Register by January 30 for best conference rates.
2012 AAC&U SUMMER INSTITUTES
- INSTITUTE ON GENERAL EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT at The Hotel at Turf Valley, Ellicott City, Maryland, June 2-6, 2012
- INSTITUTE ON HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES AND STUDENT SUCCESS at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, June 19-23, 2012
- INSTITUTE ON INTEGRATIVE LEARNING AND THE DEPARTMENTS at The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, July 11-15, 2012.
- PKAL Summer Leadership Institutes for STEM Faculty at the Baca Campus of Colorado College in Crestone, CO
Institute I: July 17-22, 2012
Institute II: July 31-August 5, 2012
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Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global initiatives
Eleanor Hall, Program Associate, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global initiatives
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