公民学习

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Bartlett Endowed Professorship for 公民教育 and Engagement

In December 2021, BSU announced the establishment of the Bartlett Endowed Professorship for 公民教育 and Engagement 并委任博士. 乔·霍夫曼, Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

的 Bartlett Endowed Professorship for 公民教育 and Engagement:

Offers enhanced curriculum and supporting resources to PreK-12 partners, BSU的学生, and community stakeholders for civics learning and engagement. Programs at various levels will be developed to increase civics education in the region. In doing so, we will create more fully engaged citizens and strengthen democracy.
Collaborates with faculty and support the development of specific & 有意连接到公民意识的行动，代表更大的利益在各个学科和专业途径.
Collaborates with education partners, statewide civic-focused organizations, and other programs working toward like-minded civic learning goals, 比如马萨诸塞州公民学习联盟、马萨诸塞州编年史出版物、教育工作者指南和微型证书产品.
支持学生, 教育工作者, 以及广大社区中感兴趣的成员通过历史探索和当前环境来了解公民和政府，并实现他们做出改变和参与健康民主的能力.

Bartlett Chair in Free Speech and Expression

哲学教授. 永旺J. Skoble has been appointed as the inaugural Bartlett Chair in Free Speech and Expression. 在他的新职位上. Skoble will focus on four areas:

教学领域: Offer undergraduate course work through a rotation of topics related to free speech and expression and the workings of a free society; provide courses to life-long learners through BSU的高级学院; and conduct an annual free speech seminar.
奖学金: Publish in both scholarly journals and magazines; present at 国家 conferences; and engage with other organizations focused on free speech and expression.
Campus engagement and outreach: Develop and participate in an annual forum about the role of freedom of expression in a liberal education; create a free speech and expression speaker series; and identify co-sponsorship opportunities with other BSU organizations to foster cross-campus collaboration on the intersection of free speech with other important values and priorities.
指导和建议: Serve as a consulting resource for junior faculty to create dialogue and viewpoint diversity on campus; organize faculty panels on related themes; and create leadership and organizational experiences for students in this important area.

Learn more about Free Speech at BSU »

A group of students in a discussion in their Cultural 多样性 in School and Society class

College of Education and 健康 Sciences

在CEHS的教育工作者准备项目中，通过公民学习和参与进行反思性讨论，指导教师和教师候选人加深对多样性的理解, 股本, 和包容, 民主教育, and the role of the teacher in preparing students for active citizenship.

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Education Micro-credentials

Enhanced curriculum and supporting resources 让K-12教育工作者通过获得侧重于公民学习的微证书，更好地准备让学生参与公民教育.

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Democratic Governance and 领导 Program

Established within the BSU Department of Political Science in 1997, the Democratic Governance and 领导 Program 促进研究, teaching and policy application while engaging with the economic, 文化, civic and political life of our Southeastern Massachusetts community.

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公民教育 & 社区领导 Minor

的 公民教育 and 社区领导 minor is provide students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that promotes leadership and community service; build on the university’s service learning mission; and, broaden campus efforts to build partnerships with local and state community organizations.

For further information, interested students should contact the coordinator of the minor, Dr. 凯文·唐纳利(凯文.donnelly@flabisnet.com).

高级学院

BSU的 高级学院 为当地社区的老年人提供课程，让参与者检查他们的个人和集体行动对更大的世界的影响. 举个例子, spring 2022 offered three courses helping to promote critical dialogue about our local, 国家, 国际社会.

政治讨论:

Issues of the Day (Group discussion course) (Nan Loggains)
American Extremism (Nan Loggains)
America in Crisis: Signs of Failing Democracy (Michael Kryzanek)

Students participating in the Baskets of Love service program

社区参与教学 & 奖学金

社区参与教学 and 奖学金 (CETS) 一种高影响力的教学方法是利用社区服务作为帮助学生更深入地理解课程目标的手段吗, 获取新知识, and engage in civic activity.

社区服务/志愿服务是一种将学生与社区联系起来以解决社区需求的体验. 这种体验允许学生和社区之间进行能量和知识的交流，但并不适用于特定的课程内容或澄清特定的理论概念.

学生的参与

Five student leaders smile for the camera at the BSU involvement fair.

公民参与徽章

的 公民参与徽章 旨在鼓励和认可学生参与课堂内外的公民参与活动. 公民参与徽章支持BSU的承诺，即通过参与课程和课外活动，让每个学生变得更加具有公民意识和参与度. 获得徽章, 学生必须参与与公民相关的活动和/或服务学习课程，并通过参与BSU平台提交活动验证表格. 一旦获得徽章，就可以将其添加到个人和专业的LinkedIn页面上，以表彰学生在大学生涯中所参与的重要工作.

Additional information and activities can be found in the civic engagement checklist on BSU接触.

Mariojardel Centeio smiling at his internship

实习项目

的 实习项目办公室 assists Bridgewater State University students who are eager to gain practical work experience, 培养新技能, network and apply classroom theory in a professional setting. Many of our current employers offer an hourly wage. Compensation is generally commensurate with experience and varies by industry and demand.

An internship can be a paid or unpaid opportunity. BSU学生完成的大部分实习都是由津贴和/或小时工资资助的. 大学政策允许学生在实习期间获得学分，无论实习是带薪还是无薪.

Learn more about special internship opportunities 比如华盛顿中心，城市学期和虚拟的国际实习经历.

校园紧凑 Newman Civic Fellow

的 纽曼公民奖学金 is a fellowship program for community-committed students at 校园紧凑 member institutions. 该奖学金提供培训和资源，培养和发展学生的资产和激情，帮助他们制定创新和合作战略，带来社会变革. 通过团契, 校园契约提供学习机会，重点关注研究员所需的技能和才能，以便在解决公共问题和建立公平社区方面成为有效的变革推动者.

Newman Civic Fellows from Bridgewater State University

2023-2024: Mitzy Duarte Chavarin, ’24
2022-2023: Carrie Provost, 23年
2021-2022: Jasmine Won, 24岁

社区 & 大学的人际关系

People holding hands at the Embarkation Festival

Here It Began: 2020 Hindsight or Foresight

Here It Began: 2020 Hindsight or Foresight, a signature Plymouth 400 event, is an Indigenous History Conference to inspire 教育工作者 to learn about creation histories and traditional life; colonization and its aftermath; and the continued resilience and life of New England Natives today.

European colonists, a Native American woman, and a Black Civil War soldier

的 Massachusetts Chronicles

的 Massachusetts Chronicles 是与普利茅斯400联合开发的一种教学和学习国家历史的新方法吗, Bridgewater State University and range of other prestigious partners.

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Bartlett Endowed Professorship for 公民教育 and Engagement