Civic Engagement

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Civic engagement is the ability to contribute to the civic life and well-being of local, national, and global communities. It is both a social responsibility and a life-long learning process. Degree graduates will demonstrate the knowledge and civic values necessary to become informed and contributing participants in a democratic society.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Analyze information, concepts, and theories that are essential to democratic societies
Demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities of citizenship
Identify personal actions that could be taken to address issues of public injustice
Recognize the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and the role diversity plays in civic life

Sample: Students who are considered prospective graduates. This group includes students enrolled in a degree program, who have earned 40 or more credits and are enrolled in CST 100, ENG 112, HIS 121, HIS 122 and/or HUM 220. Assignments for these students will be collected regardless of instructional modality (online, hybrid, in-person).

Measures:

Direct- Civic engagement will be assessed utilizing course-embedded assignments. The course-embedded assignments will be collected from the following general education courses: CST 100, ENG 112, HIS 121, HIS 122, and HUM 220. Student work will be evaluated with a rubric using the Association of American College & Universities open source Civic Engagement Value rubric as a template.

Indirect- Camp’s Graduate Survey and the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement

Target: 80% of students will score a (3) or higher, on direct assessment, which demonstrates proficiency.

Findings: Direct assessment results will be made available by December 2023.

Graduate Survey Results

Academic Year	% Registered to Vote	% Have Voted
2019-20	82%	79%
2020-21	73%	60%
2021-22	67%	59%

% Moderate and Great Extent

The extent to which your education at Camp has contributed to your ability to:	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22
Volunteer in your community	80%	74%	74%
Work with others to make a difference on campus or in the community	91%	84%	74%

National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement

Year	Registrations Rate	Voting Rate of Registered Students	Voting Rate
2014	68%	36%	25%
2018	71%	55%	39%
2020	80%	83%	66%

The Registration Rate is the percent of Camp’s voting-eligible students who registered to vote.
The Voting Rate of Registered Students is the percent of Camp’s registered students who voted on Election Day. Also referred to as yield rate.
The Voting Rate is the percentage of eligible student Camp students who voted on Election Date.It is the product of the registration and yield rates.

Year	Voting Rate
Year	Camp	Public Associate Grant Institutions
2014	25%	19%
2018	39%	35%
2020	66%	56%

Action Plan: The findings will be reviewed by the General Education Workgroup in Fall 2023. An action plan to address the results will be made available by December 2023.