Stories & Updates

Charlotte Turovsky ’11, a Carleton senior and ACE Student Assistant, is one of Minnesota Campus Compact’s featured students. Charlotte attended the Campus Compact’s student leadership retreat this past October, and was part of a team of students were finalists in the Project Pericles Debating for Democracy 2010 policy letter contest in the Spring.

Growing Up Healthy, a coalition of organizations and agencies seeking to increase the level of community connectedness experienced by marginalized families with young children in Rice County, is one of three finalists out of over 200 contenders for a $25,000 grant from the Bush Foundation—but they need your help to win it!  The winner is selected through public online voting in the InCommons Collaboration Challenge, which ends on December 10.  Vote online now to support one of Carleton’s key community partners: http://www.incommons.org/en-us/CollaborationChallenge/finalists

On Tuesday, October 26th, local community leaders will meet at Carleton’s Great Hall to discuss possibilities for the development of Northfield’s Transit Corridor, including express bus and potential passenger rail service between Northfield and the Twin Cities. Charlotte Turovsky, Daniel Levy, and Logan Nash, who presented on transportation policy at the Project Pericles Debating for Democracy conference last Spring, are helping to facilitate the event.

Are you looking for an enjoyable job with purpose and meaning? The Academic Civic Engagement office is looking for a freshman or sophomore with good writing skills and some proficiency with computers and web software (or at least a willingness to learn!).

The 2009-2010 ACE newsletter has been released. This 6-page update reflects on some of the growths and accomplishments in civic engagement at Carleton over the past…

The Academic Civic Engagement office is pleased to be hosting Edward Zlotkowski, noted author of numerous books on academic civic engagement, during the week of October 11. A pioneer of…

Options for extending ACE projects

If you would like to continue working on your project or with your community partner after the course is over, there a number of…

The iOMe (As in “I OWE ME”) Challenge asks college students from across the country to think about what their own future–and hence the future of American democracy–40 years from…

Interested in flamenco dancing? Want to learn more? Internationally renowned flamenco dancer and choreographer Susana di Palma is visiting Carleton on October 20th, and will be holding a no-experience-necessary dance workshop at 5PM in Cowling Gym, and a performance at 8PM in the Great Hall. All are welcome to take part in this exciting opportunity!

Careers in Social Justice “Year of Service” Panel
Tuesday, Sept. 28^th, Noon (Common Time), Lei 305

Sponsored by: the Chapel, Career Center, ACT Center, ACE, and EthIC.
Pizza available for first 30!