September 16, 2004
Photograph of civic virtue assignment
Ideas like civil society, civic engagement, and civility all have definitive meaning in academic literature. Each of these ideas might have somewhat different meanings depending on which author is describing them. One of the most common questions the Civic Honors...304 words posted by nels lindahl at 11:51 PM
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September 15, 2004
Election Politics: What about Civic Engagement?
The history of debate and discussion about civic engagement is rich with academic fervor and insightful observations. Part of advocating for the increase of civic engagement in society is paying attention to popular media discussion. Every four years the news...314 words posted by nels lindahl at 10:03 PM
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May 10, 2004
NYTIMES Contest Article
The NYTIMES recently had a contest to see who could write the best 750-1000 word essay on civic engagement. The contest was over on April 16th, 2004, since it is about a month past the entry deadline here is the...846 words posted by nels lindahl at 11:17 AM
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April 28, 2003
Thoughts on Civic Honors
Imagine a world where anyone who wanted to volunteer some of their time had one place they could go to find out how to participate. Understating that individuals are all different and that bringing all of their individual strengths, capacity,...203 words posted by nels lindahl at 05:01 PM
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April 20, 2003
Thinking about smaller communities
When thinking about organizations that might be isolated from bigger cities and larger universities I turned to the model created by Kirtland Community College and how they have designed and implemented models to benefit the community through volunteering. Many organizations...330 words posted by nels lindahl at 08:40 AM
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April 18, 2003
The possibility is real
The resources and technology exist to create the program and the university has the leadership ability to make this program a reality. The university already has the internal organization necessary to track students and it is possible for that database...313 words posted by nels lindahl at 01:55 AM
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