Civic Engagement Initiatives
The Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership has always been a campus leader in civic engagement, community service, experiential leadership opportunities, and sustainability education through its various program arms. Additionally, the Center has spearheaded several past major endeavors including Earth Day, the 2008 Gang Prevention & Intervention Summit, and Embracing Community Together. Over the past two years, HSL has continued to evolve its structure creating new affiliations with off campus community-based organizations. This expansion of the HSL mission highlights the belief that intellectual inquiry and community involvement reinforce and enrich one another. The growing community partnerships facilitate co-curricular civic engagement experiences for HSL students and provide substantial experiential education opportunities that positively contribute to the University’s role in the region.
American Democracy Project & e-Citizenship initiative
University of Northern Colorado was selected as one of 34 universities to participate in national project to study social networking and research innovative ways for institutions to harness the technology in preparing students to be active and engaged members of society. This project will be led by the Center for Honors, Scholars and Leadership.
Community and Civic Engagement Partnerships
- Center for Engaged Research and Civic Action (CERCA)
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County
- High Plains Environmental Center
- National Park Service
- Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
- Stewardship of Public Lands
- American Democracy Project
- Americorps
Civic Engagement Initiatives
- LEAP Summit
- Embracing Community Together
- Earth Day
- Soliya Project
- Study Abroad Service Learning - Expedition Yucatan
- Service Learning through The Center for HSL
- CERCA Sponsored DEARFIELD Conference