Civic Education Collaborative

About the Civic Education Collaborative

Through classroom, co-curricular, and experiential learning opportunities, Penn State helps students develop the curiosity, skills, knowledge, and experience to act with integrity and generate positive impacts throughout their lives and careers. Aligned with these university goals, Penn State’s Civic Education Collaborative brings together faculty and staff from across the university in shared efforts to foster and develop students’ civic knowledge and engagement.

Civic Education Collaborative partners include: Penn State Votes, the Office for General Education, the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, the Penn State News Literacy Initiative, the School of Public Policy, the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, Penn State University Libraries, and World in Conversation, and faculty and staff from across the university.

Providing Guidance and Resources to Help Penn State Faculty and Staff Support Student Voting and Civic Education

Resources for faculty & staff are currently being hosted on the Penn State Votes website. Use the links below to access approved materials.

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Support Student Voting

Registering and voting can be challenging for college students. Review University guidance for faculty and staff about ways to support student voting, things to avoid, and get access approved non-partisan resources to share with students.

Support Student Voting
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Expand Civic Learning in Your Classroom

From supporting newspaper readership to engaging students in deep discussions about contemporary issues, faculty play an important role in civic education. Access curriculum materials, faculty guidelines, and faculty supports created by Penn State experts as you work on your course syllabi and lesson plans.

Expand Civic Learning in Your Classroom

Upcoming Events

Civic Education & Student Voting Information Sessions: The Civic Education Collaborative and Penn State Votes are hosting two Zoom information sessions for faculty and staff. We will share information about various student voting and civic education efforts planned for fall, discuss ways you can support student voting and civic engagement in classrooms and academic units, introduce resources that can help, and answer your questions. Advanced registration is required.

  • Tuesday, August 11th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, September 2nd from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Teaching Workshop: The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will be holding a workshop this summer called "Designing Teaching to Navigate Challenging Topics." In this interactive session, you we will explore how to design effective teaching proactively for challenging topics. We’ll focus on the level of structure that is needed to decrease the likelihood of hot moments in our learning environments. Despite all planning, we might still experience unanticipated tensions, and we'll also examine concrete language for responding to disruptions in the moment. Advanced registration is required.

  • Wednesday, August 12th from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
     

Get Connected

Faculty and staff who would like to receive updates about how to support student voting, upcoming events, and resources as they become available should sign up for the Civic Education Collaborative mailing list.

For questions or to get involved, please reach out to civiced@psu.edu

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