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Ethics and civic engagement focus of new institute The University of Colorado at Boulder officially approved the creation of a new Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement (IECE) on August 4, 2005, as part of its commitment to prepare students as thoughtful, ethical, and engaged citizens who participate civically and help their communities. In development for the past two years, the institute will build on the momentum already established to make ethical and civic engagement a defining characteristic of our educational community. Initial programs include funding provided to a variety of faculty across campus for new and revised course development involving ethical and civic engagement; a model project at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication to better integrate ethical and civic engagement in its curriculum; a series of guest speakers and workshops; and the Puksta Scholars, an intensive civic engagement program. The IECE will not advance a particular ethical or political agenda. Rather, it will serve as a forum, catalyst, facilitator, and especially a forceful proponent for faculty, staff, students, and community leaders who wish to encourage ethical and civic engagement at CU-Boulder. As part of this campus-wide effort and its many excellent programs, CU-Boulder has been named one of the top 81 civic engagement schools in the country in a new book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement , published by Random House in conjunction with the Princeton Review and Campus Compact. The institute is funded entirely by outside sources and receives no money from the university. If you are interested in donating to this incredibly important initiative which will help immeasurably in invigorating and renewing the university's commitment to the civic and ethical dimensions of education and in doing so enhance our contributions to the vitality of the many communities we serve, please contact Julie Ditter at the CU Foundation ( Julie.ditter@cufund.org , 303-541-1250). For more information about the IECE visit our web site at www.colorado.edu/iece or contact Peter Simons ( peter.simons@colorado.edu ). By Peter Simons, IECE coordinator
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