Leadership in civic engagement minor
Minor
The Leadership in Civic Engagement minor consists of at least 4 courses and 4 linked credits, with additional credits chosen in consultation with the Director of the Center for Community Based Learning. It provides students with a focused, curricular context for understanding, interacting with, and working with community and other non-profit agencies to address compelling social issues. Through the requirements below, students will complete approximately 150 hours of community service, take on a variety of leadership roles as part of their service experience, and reflect on their experiences. The minor (and the community-based internship requirement) are administered by the director of the Center for Community-Based Learning.
This course provides a forum for community service house residents to explore challenging service opportunities. The residents have opportunities to examine past service experience in order to identify more clearly with a cause or find an area about which they wish to learn more. They also have opportunities to research service needs for Greater Boston or for their hometowns, and to challenge themselves to envision events that would meet those needs. The course explores different ways of gaining insight into and knowledge of the service-learning field through discussion, peer-led activities, reflection, learning circles, and guest speakers.