Welcome, Faculty and Staff!
Each semester, the Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement partners with faculty to support engaged learning at NKU. Partnerships include:
Service Learning
These course are designed so that students gain "hands on" experience by taking what they've learned from the classroom and applying it. By teaching a service learning course, faculty witness how much material students have absorbed and offer a new perspective on the importance of helping the community.
Institute for Nonprofit Capacity (INC)
INC is the outreach from the university to nonprofits by providing opportunities for nonprofits to collaborate through educational workshops and other special events.
Newspaper Readership Program
The Center strives to encourage an informed community by distributing newspapers on campus. USA Today and the New York Times can be picked up in the lobby of most of the main buildings on campus including Steely Library and the Student Union.
Kentucky Campus Compact
This organization keeps universities informed on events and ecnourages the departments of a university to come together and make a bigger difference in their communities. It's also involved in student voting during elections and collecting data on the poll results.
University-Community Partnership Grants
These grants are given "to full-time NKU faculty members who establish partnerships with local government agencies or nonprofit organizations and attempt to address the educational, health, social, or civic needs of the community."
Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project
These courses allow faculty and students to evaluate a nonprofit and invest money into the nonprofit(s) of choice.
Northern Kentucky Forum
Several times a year, the Center and its co-sponsors, Vision 2015 and Legacy, host public forums on current events and public issues. The forums often dovetail with what's being taught in some classrooms, and so are ideally suited for recommended or required attendance by students. Also, ad hoc committees plan each forum and faculty are encouraged to participate; to do so, e-mail Center Director Mark Neikirk at neikirkm1@nku.edu.
Volunteer
Everybody is welcome to do volunteer work. Bring your friends, family, and/or students and have fun making a positive impact on the community.
Resource Library
Faculty can come to the Center and check out books to supplement their service learning experience. The Center is located in FH 536.
Engaged Faculty Network
The Center is working toward providing a discussion board for faculty/staff members involved in service learning and community stewardship.