Through new research efforts, community outreach, and an expanding array of robust civic education programs, Indiana University’s commitment to shaping the civic health of the Hoosier state has long been at the core of our mission because we believe that the success of representative democracy depends on equipping new generations of informed and engaged citizens.
- Pamela Whitten
Activation Plan
Below is an overview of some campus activities:
- The Indiana University Center on Representative Government is developing a new app, “Democracy Quest,” which will take high schoolers on an immersive virtual-reality journey through the inner workings of representative government and help them build real-life skills of advocacy, compromise, and consensus building.
- PACE (Political and Civic Engagement Program) is an undergraduate certificate program that combines academic study with hands-on learning to give students unique preparation for political and civic engagement.
- Indiana Civic Health Index seeks to strengthen civic life in Indiana by elevating discussion of the state’s civic health. Its annual reports identify patterns related to the civic engagement of Hoosiers and discuss the implications of these trends for building a civically engaged Indiana.
Pamela Whitten
President, Indiana University
Join the growing consoritum of campus leaders urgently committed to collectively restoring higher education’s role in democracy.
Pamela Whitten
President, Indiana University
Below is an overview of some campus activities:
- The Indiana University Center on Representative Government is developing a new app, “Democracy Quest,” which will take high schoolers on an immersive virtual-reality journey through the inner workings of representative government and help them build real-life skills of advocacy, compromise, and consensus building.
- PACE (Political and Civic Engagement Program) is an undergraduate certificate program that combines academic study with hands-on learning to give students unique preparation for political and civic engagement.
- Indiana Civic Health Index seeks to strengthen civic life in Indiana by elevating discussion of the state’s civic health. Its annual reports identify patterns related to the civic engagement of Hoosiers and discuss the implications of these trends for building a civically engaged Indiana.
Through new research efforts, community outreach, and an expanding array of robust civic education programs, Indiana University’s commitment to shaping the civic health of the Hoosier state has long been at the core of our mission because we believe that the success of representative democracy depends on equipping new generations of informed and engaged citizens.
- Pamela Whitten