90-Minute Recording of an Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast September 17, 2009 • $249

Your institutional mission statement likely includes a claim that you, as an institution, will prepare students for engaged citizenship, active democratic participation, and social responsibility. However, this may not reflect reality. Civic engagement programs exist on many campuses across the country, but they are often isolated to one corner of campus and limited to a small number of students.

Civic engagement is the process of collaborating to make a difference in our communities. By developing the aptitude, ideals, and motivation we need to make that difference, we promote quality of life in a community through both political and non-political processes. A healthy democracy begins with citizens who are actively engaged in civic life—citizens who take responsibility for building communities, solving community problems, and participating in the electoral and political process.

In Civic Engagement: Best Practices and Tools You Can Use, Dr. Barbara Jacoby, Chair of the University of Maryland’s Coalition for Civic Engagement and Leadership, explains how to prepare students for lives of civic engagement by providing the fundamentals and best practices of civic engagement in higher education. During this energetic 90-minute presentation, you will:

• Learn exactly what civic engagement is and why it matters
• Review examples of outstanding civic engagement initiatives in all shapes and sizes, at all types of institutions
• Understand the desired learning outcomes for civic engagement and how to assess them
• Determine how you can increase opportunities for students to practice civic engagement

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One low fee prepares your campus for a healthy democracy
Our low $249 fee is per CD, not per person, which means you can project it into a conference room or other meeting facility, and invite everyone on your campus who should be involved in the civic engagement discussion. Plan staff time afterward to discuss what you learned during the seminar, and leave with a concrete plan for starting or maintaining a high level of civic engagement on your campus. And compared to the price of sending even one staff member to an off-site conference, you’ll find this to be a very cost-effective means for training everyone involved in this issue.

Who will benefit?
• Provosts
• Academic officers
• Senior student affairs officers
• Faculty members across disciplines
• Student affairs professionals
• Directors of service-learning, community service, and civic engagement centers or programs
• Service-learning and community service staff members
• Civic engagement educators
• Leadership development educators
• Campus activities staff members

Featured Higher Education Presenter:

Barbara Jacoby, Ph.D.

Available in CD or print transcript format. Presenter's handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases. CD orders generally ship within three to five business days following the live seminar date. Print transcripts (and CD/transcript binder sets) require additional time for publishing and processing and will be shipped approximately three weeks after the live program is held.

90-Minute Recording of an Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast September 17, 2009 • $249

Build your reference library with our CD/Transcript packages Purchase both the audio CD and print transcript of this important seminar and you'll have a resource you'll refer to again and again. Each package set includes the full print transcript of the live seminar, the presenter's handouts, and CD recording of the live program in a protective sleeve. You'll never wonder where your CD is because it's kept right with the printed materials. When you add this attractive binder set to your shelf, you have easy access to all the materials from our online seminar at your fingertips - whenever you want it. Plus, you'll save $49 over the cost of purchasing these items separately!