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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & SERVICE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS (CESEP)
PROGRAMhttp://engage.rutgers.edu
THE MISSION
The mission of the Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnerships Program is to create pathways for students at Rutgers to graduate with a commitment of civic engagement and public service and to support and promote public scholarship.
HISTORY OF CESEP
1988: Rutgers President Edward J. Bloustein proposes
community service as an integral component
of a liberal arts education; The Board of
Governors endorses this idea and Rutgers
dedicates itself to citizenship, service, and
diversity.
1993: President William Clinton
visits Rutgers University to recognize the
Citizenship and Service Education (CASE) program as a model for all
colleges and universities across
the nation.
1995: CASE is selected as
an AmeriCorps service site;
70 CASE classes are
offered, more than 2000
service-learning
students.
2004: The first annual
CASE Service Awards are
held at Winants Hall recognizing Director Dr.
Michael Shafer, three faculty and
three community
partners
2006: Committee on Service Learning and Engaged Scholarship co-chaired by Assoc.
VP Isabel Nazario and Dr. Jerome Kukor was
convened to align service learning with
the goals of Transforming
Undergraduate Education.
2007: The CASE Program is transitioned and renamed the Civic
Engagement and Service Education Partnerships program (CESEP)and Dr.
Maurice Elias, Rutgers Professor of the
psychology department becomes academic
director of the program.
HISTORY CONTINUED…×
2007: The CESEP Faculty
Council is formed
2008: Faculty are offered Public Scholarship and Service Learning
Courses Development grants to increase the number of service learning courses available at RU. The Public Scholarship and Service Internships are approved allowing departments without a one-credit service learning experience to
integrate a CESEP service learning component to an existing course.
2008: The Community
Council consisting of
eighteen local community
organizations is formed
2009: CESEP
launches the
Rutgers Bonner Leader
Program
2009: The SAS Curriculum Committee
endorses the Civic Pathway and International Civic Pathway
Certificate Program.
2009: CESEP leads the statewide
"Learning to End Hunger" Campaign in
support of the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition's efforts to
end childhood hunger in New Jersey by 2015
CESEP’S STRUCTURE
Office of the Assoc. VP for Academic and Public Partnerships in the Arts & Humanities
Institute for Women & Art (IWA)
Women’s Caucus for Art
Civic Engagement & Service Education Partnerships Program (CESEP)
Faculty Council Community Council
Student Council
CESEP
Community Council meets regularly to
assess the need in the community and how volunteers can help address those needs
Faculty Councilmeets regularly to guide the academic content of the CESEP program and
to provide faculty outreach and mentorship.
Student Council represents the Rutgers
student voice in the current operations and strategic
planning of CESEP classes and programs.
Promotes and does outreach for CESEP
FACES OF CESEPExecutive VP for Academic Affairs
(Philip Furmanski)
Associate VP for Academic and Public Partnerships in the Arts and Humanities
(Isabel Nazario)
Administrative Assistant to Assoc. VP
(Glenda Daniel)
CESEP Faculty Director
(Dr. Maurice Elias)
Senior Program Administrator(Amy Michael)
Principal Secretary
(Stella Baldev)
Type-4 APP Staff & Consultants
(Richard Rodriguez & Vilma Perez)
Events Coordinator(Claudio Mir)
Program Coordinator
(Enrique Noguera)
RBLP Coordinator
(Giuseppe Cespedes)
AmeriCorps Fellows (Jerome Goings & Cynthia Douglas)
Graduate Assistant
(David Burgy)
APP Work study students
SERVICE LEARNING CLASSES Provide an academic component to students’
service experiences and connects on-campus learning with genuine community needs, locally and globally.
Builds service and research collaborations with community organizations, government agencies, corporations, and alumni associations.
Classes are offered in a variety of majors and are open to all students regardless of their class year.
There are some variations from class to class but generally each is assigned a 40 hour term of service that runs in accordance with the class
For more information about courses offered please visit: http://engage.rutgers.edu/images/pdf/fall%202010%20cesep%20courses.pdf
CESEP Programs
NEW JERSEY LEADERS OF TOMORROW PRESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIP (NJLT)
It was created by President Richard McCormick in 2006
Provides Rutgers students with an opportunity to learn about state politics and the legislative process while serving in the district offices of New Jersey legislators.
Requirements : Must be Juniors or Seniors that demonstrated academic and
leadership excellence Enrollment in the 3-credit course, 01:790:393:01--NJ State Legislative
Internship. Serve 8-10 per week in the district office of a state legislator. Participation in special events like Rutgers Day in Trenton and
exclusive State House tours
RUTGERS BONNER LEADER PROGRAM (RBLP)
Started in 2009 at Rutgers University with 16 students Provides students with the opportunity to develop leadership skills
while serving in local community organizations for extended time to address issues such as hunger & homelessness, educational equity, and improving literacy
Requirements: Must be prepared to complete a 300 hour AmeriCorps term of service
over the course of one academic year or a 900 hour AmeriCorps term of service over the course of two academic years and a summer (8-10 hours weekly)
Attendance of mandatory services days Participation in weekly meetings and biweekly trainings
The Bonner Program is a national network with 85+ schools with Bonner Leaders actively engaging in community service
Special Initiatives
LEARNING TO END HUNGER
This initiative began in Fall 2009 It pulls together the resources of New Jersey colleges
and universities to support the efforts of the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition’s “Campaign to End Childhood Hunger by 2015”
The Initiative is housed at CESEP and is made possible by the New Jersey AmeriCorps Bonner Recovery Act Program through the Bonner Foundation in Princeton.
Student volunteers are trained by staff to guide clients through the food stamp application process
RUTGERS FUTURE SCHOLARS MENTORING PROGRAM
This initiative began in Fall 2010 Provides Rutgers students with the opportunity to
mentor and guide New Brunswick and Piscataway middle and high school Future Scholars to college.
Mentors help scholars problem solve, set goals, find academic support services. They also host them at RU for select special-interest events.
There are 60 mentors guiding 200 Scholars this year. Mentors take a CESEP course that runs in accordance
with their term of service.
ADVANCING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT This initiative will be piloted in Spring 2011 Provides local non-profit community organizations with a team of
skills-based J&J employees paired with Rutgers ‘Service –Learning’ students to jointly develop projects that will help build the organization’s capacity to serve local residents.
Community issues and thematic projects to be worked on by working teams in this seminar will be based on the needs identified by non-profit community-based partners.
This opportunity will help students learn organizational leadership skills, management performance systems and participate in community-based research while becoming familiar with the New Brunswick community.
Students earn 3 (Psychology) credits for seminar academic studies in organizational leadership and community development.
CIVIC PATHWAY AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIC PATHWAY CERTIFICATE
Encourages developmental, community-based learning throughout students’ academic careers and recognizes their achievements upon graduation.
Requirements: 3 credits of service learning recitations, 6 credits of 21st Century Challenge classes 6 credit Capstone experience A semester of co-curricular service Participation in CESEP-sponsored events.
The International Civic Pathway has similar requirements with a 6 credit international service learning experience being the centerpiece. It also requires students to undergo preparatory course work in a geographical area prior to traveling and a special reflective class upon return.
ENGAGED LUNCHEONS
Started in Spring 2009 with a presentation by Dr. Doug Greenberg, Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
This series of luncheons gives faculty members and community partners dedicated to community practice the opportunity to hear from and network with local and national experts on issues related to civic engagement.
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