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UND Center for Community Engagement |
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| PURPOSE: |
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The Center for Community Engagement's mission is to link academic resources with community needs. |
| PROGRAMS: |
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The center houses two main activities:
- Experiential learning takes academic learning for credit out of the traditional classroom. Students apply their disciplinary knowledge or they serve communities and nonprofit organizations while learning civic responsibility.
- Public scholarship includes scholarly and creative work in the public interest, scholarship planned and carried out in cooperation with community partners, and academic work that produces a "public good" such as exhibits, performances and broadly accessible research results.
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| SERVICES AVAILABLE: |
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The Center helps link students to internship opportunities and service learning projects. It also assists faculty in research and creative activities with public and community partners. |
| COST OF SERVICES: |
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Free or low-cost. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL AREA SERVED: |
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North Dakota and surrounding regions. |
| CLIENTELE SERVED: |
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Rural communities, Tribal communities and nonprofit organizations. |
| SPONSORING AGENT: |
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University of North Dakota. |
| CONTACT: |
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Lana Rakow, Director
UND - 317 Cambridge, Stop 8254
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8254
701-777-2287
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http://www.communityengagement.und.edu
Fayme Stringer
Americorps *VISTA
Stop 8254, 317 Cambridge Avenue
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58502-8254
701-777-2706
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http://www.communityengagement.und.edu
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, June 25, 2008 )
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