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Civic Engagment Transcript

“Preparing citizens for the common good in an increasingly complex world” is part of the mission of Fort Lewis College.  The Center for Civic Engagement believes that by engaging FLC students in community issues through curricular and co-curricular problem solving, service, and research, we can transform our students into informed and engaged citizens.  In Fort Lewis classrooms, community-based learning and research (CBLR) is a teaching methodology that helps to achieve this mission by transforming students into informed and engaged citizens.  Because CBLR curriculum is both academically rigorous and civically conscious, it creates opportunities for students to develop and apply knowledge that contributes to the common good. 

The Center for Civic Engagement also supports engagement in the community outside of the classroom.   The Center often collaborates with Student Affairs staff on one-day service events and community engagement activities of campus housing and student leadership entities.  The Center is pleased to offer the following:

• AmeriCorps    Educational scholarships to students who volunteer in the community. 
• Federal Work Study Off-campus placements which allow qualifying students to earn their federal award through work in the community
• Volunteer Central A database to find ways to become involved in your community.
  

UCAN Serve AmeriCorps 
Fort Lewis College is a proud member of Colorado Campus Compact. The Center for Civic Engagement staff serve as advisory members to Colorado Campus Compact. Colorado Campus Compact is a consortium of colleges and universities whose mission encompasses a passion for building campus and community partnerships that engage students in courses, projects, national and local initiatives that promote civic education and responsibility.

One of the capstone programs offered is the UCAN Serve Americorps program. This program offers the opportunity for over 4,000 students on over 36 higher education campuses from the states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico the opportunity to earn Americorps Educational Scholarships. These scholarships are available to students of participating campuses who are willing to provide service to communities as they work their way through their academic careers.

For more information on how the Fort Lewis College Center for Civic Engagement can help you incorporate Americorps into your academic experience, contact the Center at 970-247-7026 or email Jennifer Stark, Community Outreach at stark_j@fortlewis.edu.

You may also check out the Colorado Campus website at www.coloradocampuscompact.org.

Federal Work Study
One of the many incredible aspects of an educational experience at Fort Lewis College could include student participation in the Center for Civic Engagement Off Campus Federal Work Study Program.

Labeled Service Tree, this off campus federal work study program offers students the opportunity to earn Federal Work Study funds by serving hours in the community. Student have earned their work study funds by offering direct service to non-profits in the area through administrative services, art, music, special events and or projects initiated to serve the community.  In addition, Fort Lewis College participates in the America Reads/ America Counts Federal Work study program (www.ed.gov/inits/americareads).

Through the Center for Civic Engagement Federal Work Study students are able to enter into tutoring and mentoring partnerships with youth to provide one-on-one tutoring in reading and math.

For more information on how the Fort Lewis College Center for Civic Engagement can help you incorporate an off campus Federal Work Study experience into your academic career at Fort Lewis College, please contact the Center at 970-247-7026 or email Jennifer Stark, Community Outreach.