Welcome, Students!
Classes + Community = Immersed learning
The Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement is the place for you to get more information on:
- Service Learning: taking courses in which you get college credit while helping a nonprofit organization
- Volunteering for a nonprofit organization
- Interning with a nonprofit organization
- The Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project where students award grants to nonprofits
- Attending public forums to learn about your community
- Donating to the student philanthropy fund
- Register to vote and find out about the political parties
- Honors Program students: The SHCCE is a partner in creating a new research fellowship. See below.
- The American Democracy Project Club: It's a way to get involved.
All of these activities will help you build your resume with "real life" experience, and you'll feel good knowing you're making a difference in the world.
HONORS STUDENTS: Do community research as a fellow
Northern Kentucky University’s Honors Program and Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement are pleased to offer the Scripps Howard Honors Fellowship (SHHF). The Scripps Howard Honors Fellowships are directly tied to NKU Honors Program’s Capstone project and are intended to encourage research that meets a regional need.NKU Honors Program’s Capstone
The curricular centerpiece of the NKU Honors Program, the independent Capstone project is the culminating piece of the Honors minor.
Regional Needs and Public Engagement
Students should use Northern Kentucky Vision 2015’s six strategic directions in identifying community needs. For more information about Vision 2015 visit www.vision2015.org. Note: A Vision 2105 connection is encouraged but not mandatory.
This competition is to encourage and support students to undertake intensive community-connected research and/or creative public engagement projects as part of a Honors Program six-hour Capstone experience.
The research and/or project must occur over the duration two consecutive semesters between the Fall 2011 and Fall 2012 (e.g., Fall 2011/Spring 2012; Spring 2012/Fall 2012). Only students working within the Honors curriculum are eligible to apply for these fellowships. Students must be in good standing with the NKU Honors Program.
Proposal submission is closed. With any questions, please contact Collette Thompson at (859) 572-7847 or thompsonc7@nku.edu
Here are all the documents you need in order to apply (posted in two formats--both are the same)
Proposal Guidelines (Microsoft Word document)
Proposal Guidelines (PDF)
Cover page (Microsoft Word document)
Cover page (PDF)
Supplies Allowance and Budget Narrative (Microsoft Word document)
Supplies Allowance and Budget Narrative (PDF)
Checklist (Microsoft Word document)
Checklist (PDF)
For Fall 2010/Spring 2011, Austin Brown, Marilyn Henry and Meryl Sams received the fellowships for undergraduate study. Read about them here.
Cincinnatinews.com ran a short news story about Meryl Sams on September 26.
FREE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA Today
The Center is also your resource for staying up to date on current events.
- Pick up a free newspaper
- Find out about local and national/world news