The idea of civic honors is for the community to be able to acknowledge those individuals who are active participants within the community. The current design of the graduation with civic honors program requires implementation by a university to bridge academics and involvement in community. The implementation of this idea involves connecting education to society,...
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What is Civic Engagement?
Society has experienced a true revival of public interest in civic engagement. Robert Putnam’s (2000) epic work Bowling Alone brought the idea of civic participation to the forefront of the public mind. The value of civic participation is essential to the process of value implementation in the form of civic engagement. Civic engagement is a value...
The Story Behind Graduation With Civic Honors
Believing in a dream like graduation with civic honors is only the first step in the process toward advocating the creation of a graduation with civic honors program. The story behind graduation with civic honors began in an academic setting during the spring semester of 2002 at the University of Kansas. I took a class...