At Grinnell, students can explore various ways to positively impact their communities—personally, professionally, and civically. Housed in the Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS), the Civic Education and Innovation (CEI) team works with campus and community partners to provide students with community-engaged learning opportunities that help them become thoughtful, active participants in civic life. Through real-world collaboration and continual reflection, students connect their values, identities, and academic interests to meaningful civic action. CEI supports students in seeing their individual efforts as part of broader movements for systemic change, cultivating a lifelong commitment to civic collaboration and community wellbeing.
Civic Activity at Grinnell
News & Advice
This resource is designed to help mentors and students engage deeply with their civic activities, whether as volunteers, activists, or community collaborators. By reflecting thoughtfully on various stages of engagement (before, during, and after), advisers may guide students toward meaningful, …
By Gina Clayton-Johnson, January 22, 2024, for Convergence Magazine
Gina Clayton-Johnson, pictured above with students at Saints Rest, was the recipient of our 2017 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize. She recently shared the following about a piece she’s …
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by Kip Holley, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University
Executive Summary
Civic engagement is more than collection of meetings, techniques, and tools. It takes place in an environment made up of …
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