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Carleton student making connections between Minn/Iraq children
10 November 2009Carleton student Mahal Burr has been working with non-profit org Children’s Culture Connection to facilitate a letter writing program between Iraqi children and students in the Cannon Valley Public Schools. A book about the correspondence entitled Dear Friend: U.S./Iraqi Kids Connect is being published and Burr will be signing copies at an event tomorrow.
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Civic Engagement faculty workshop to be held in December
29 October 2009Announcing a winter workshop for faculty members about civic engagement at Carleton: December 10, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and December 11 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
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Come learn more about the Minnesota Health Plan
27 October 2009Carleton Public Health Vista and ACE staff member Mohamed Bakri will be accompanying students to a public forum this Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 pm about the Minnesota Health Plan, a statewide plan to provide comprehensive healthcare for all Minnesotans. State Senator John Marty will be present to discuss his proposal and field questions from the public. Interested Carleton students, faculty, or staff should contact Mohamed via e-mail. Transportation will be provided. Read on for further details about location and schedule.
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ACE at Rice County Joint Government Meeting
27 October 2009This past Wednesday, Adrienne, Beth, and I attended the Rice County Joint Government Meeting, where representatives from the County Commission and all of the municipalities got together to discuss issues of shared importance. Federal Census representatives were present and helped clear up some confusions about the 2010 Census. That night’s discussions also gave rise to a number of ideas about how Carleton could get involved in ensuring that Northfield and Rice County achieve a complete and representative count.
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Vossler draws soldiers pulled from the web; Risseeuw campaigns against landmines with hand-made paper objects. Come see them both speak on the Carleton College campus Thursday night when the exhibition…
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Community journalism of Carleton students featured online
13 October 2009Articles from students in Doug McGill’s journalism class posted online.
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LTC Lunchtime Event on April 28th!
10 April 2009A discussion of the current state of academic civic engagement at Carleton on April 28th
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New Classes for Spring
10 April 2009New Courses posted for the Spring quarter!
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Curriculum Review looks at Experiential Learning
7 August 2008Students and faculty are invited to look at the finished proposals from the Curriculum Review Committees.
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Civic Engagement Assessment This Year
6 August 2008With a grant from Minnesota Campus Compact, Carleton is embarking on a year-long assessment.