Civic Engagement

What does the face of citizenship look like? How are you involved in your community? What do you perceive to be a strong civic life?

Civic engagement means:  

  1. Active collaboration that builds on the resources, skills, expertise, and knowledge of the campus and community to improve the quality of life in communities in a manner that is consistent with the campus mission (as cited in the IUPUI Civic Engagement Task Force, Doubling the Numbers Civic Engagement Task Force Report, 2014).
  2. Working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference It Means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes (as cited in Experts from Civic Responsibility and Higher Education, editor Thomas Ehrilich, 2000).

Types of civic engagement:  voting, volunteering, being engaged in your community, and joining a student group on campus.

 

Join Us! Your Voice. Your Vote. Your Power Tour
September 24, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Visitor Parking Lot, Sinclair College Dayton Campus

A custom 20-ft Caravel Airstream trailer will be parked in the Visitor parking lot to register students to vote, share nonpartisan election information, and energize new and first-time voters ahead of Ohio's fall election.

Hosted by: The League of Women Voters of Ohio & Student and Community Engagement

Constitution Day celebrates the adoption and ratification of the U.S. Constitution.  Check out this year's schedule of events!.

Exercise Your Right to Vote is an event series that combines information about voter registration, voting history, and the voting process with wellness activities.  Wellness activities in the past have included Yoga, conversations about spiritual health, stress relief tips, movies with guided discussion, and more. 

Community Engagement are service learning and community service opportunities within the Miami Valley region.