Civic Engagement Programs
Civic Engagement is a program with offices in the Student Activities Office. Civic Engagement is a collection of programs related to social justice, citizenship, commitment to community, and diversity. Civic engagement is demonstrated by a personal ethic to cultivate service, fostering engagement in community or state and leaving a legacy of positive change. Civic Engagement creates win-win solutions to controversial community issues while engaging citizens in the political life of their community.
Menu of Programs
Links
- President's Diversity Council
- Diversity Council Profiles
- Office for Equity, Diversity & Global Outreach
Civic Engagement/Citizenship Resources
NDSU Diversity Council - http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/diversity/
FM TOCAR (Teaching Our Campuses Against Racism) Collaboarative - http://www.mnstate.edu/mhdrights/TOCAR1.htm
Constitutional Rights Foundation - http://www.crfoc.com
Southern Poverty Law Center - http://www.splcenter.org
Tolerance.org - http://www.tolerance.org/
Anti-Defamation League - http://www.adl.org/adl.asp
Human Rights Campaign - http://www.hrc.org/
Other web resources can be found at : http://www.hrweb.org/resouces.html
Office Hours
Academic Year
Monday-Friday, 8:00 - 5:00 pm
Saturday-Sunday, Closed
Summer Hours
Monday-Friday: 7:30 - 4 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: closed
Located in the Student Activities Office (main level of the MU, near the coffee shop), 120 Memorial Union. 231-7787.
Brown Bag Seminars
CONSTITUTION DAY
Panel Discussion: The Importance of the Appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court
This panel will explore perceptions and the importance of the US Constitution to people of color and will discuss the historical importance of appointing the first Latin American to the United States Supreme Court. The panel will also discuss the role of the Supreme Court of the United States as the interpreter of the Constitution and how people of color have been affected by the decisions made by that judicial body.
Date: September 17th, 2009
Location: Meadowlark Room, Memorial Union
Time: 11:30-12:30
This event is sponsored by NDSU Service Learning & Civic
Engagement, Memorial Union, Multicultural Student Services and
the YMCA of NDSU.
For more information, contact Matt Skoy at 231-8566
LIVE UNITED (United Way of Cass-Clay)
The United Way will present on the Importance of SERVICE in the Fargo/Moorhead Community. Why do we give our time to serve others?
Date: September 30, 2009
Location: Arikara Room, Memorial Union
Time: 12:00-1:00
SPEAKER: Dan Danielson
Executive Director, New Life Center
Who is my brother or sister and where did they sleep last night? Over 350 people documented homeless on any given night in Fargo-Moorhead. What is currently being provided for homeless people in Fargo-Moorhead and is it enough?
Date: December 2nd, 2009
Location: Arikara Room, Memorial Union
Time: 12:00-1:00
Other Fall 09 Events
On September 27 and 28, Mr. Faber will speak at NDSU's Festival Concert Hall from 7:30-9:30pm.
These three speaking engagements are free and open to the public.
David Faber survived nine Nazi concentration camps from 1939-1945. He witnessed the Nazi murders of his parents, brother Romek, and five of his six sisters. When he was liberated in 1945 from the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, he was 18 years old and weighed 72 pounds. Today, David Faber lives in San Diego with his wife, Lina. He is a Holocaust survivor, author, and speaker. His autobiographical book, Because of Romek: A Holocaust Survivor's Memoir, is required reading in many academic institutions and is available at bookstores nationwide. Mr. Faber gives free lectures throughout the United States about his experiences during the Holocaust.
Thanks to the support of Fargo Public Schools Development Foundation, Fargo Public Schools, and NDSU, we are able to bring Mr. Faber to Fargo during the week of September 28. Mr. Faber visited Fargo in January of '06 and '07 and has spoken to over 7500 students! He has also made several public appearances with tremendous community support.
Signed copies of Mr. Faber's book will be available for purchase ($15 paperback).
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