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We are excited to be partnering with Illinois Campus Compact (ILCC) this academic year on a Civic Reflection Pilot Project. Funded by the McCormick Foundation, the project is designed to deepen student reflection in service learning and community engagement, while also building the capacity of faculty and staff to lead civic reflection discussions. PCR is leading four one-day facilitation trainings for faculty, staff and VISTA leaders at ILCC member institutions and providing support as members integrate the practice into classrooms, service projects and other activities. Click here to see the Civic Reflection Team leading discussions at one participating institution, Governors State University.
The pilot's research and evaluation project will gather data on civic reflection as a form of faculty development and a strategy for increasing student engagement and cultivating civic-minded graduates. The research project will conclude with a team presentation at the annual International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference, being held in Chicago in November 2011. Dr. Julie Hatcher, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), is providing evaluation and research support. With her colleague Dr. Robert Bringle, Executive Director of the Center for Service and Learning at IUPUI, Prof. Hatcher has done extensive research and writing on service learning, reflection, civic engagement, and the assessment of service-learning outcomes.
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