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Gamecock Civic Leader

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Gamecock Civic Leaders are committed to enhancing year-round nonpartisan civic education and action on USC�s campus. Member students envision and plan initiatives to cultivate deliberation, enhance civic literacy, and increase voter engagement on campus.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Spring 2025
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Student Leadership Programsdefinition

Student Leadership Programs - The mission of Student Leadership Programs must be to prepare students to engage in the process of leadership.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Leadership Education
Division

Division - University organization

Student Affairs & Academic Support
Department

Department - University organization

Student Life
Unit

Unit - University organization

Leadership & Service Center
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

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Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

9 - 15 hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Open - any student can participate (no required credentials, such as GPA, hours earned)
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

No requirements for credit hours or years completed
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

No GPA requirements for participation
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

No additional requirements
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Group training / class session(s)
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Community service / civic engagementdefinition

Community service / civic engagement - Engage in activities that address human and community needs, to make a difference in civic life of communities and develop knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make a difference.


Leadershipdefinition

Leadership - Leverage the strengths of others to achieve common goals, and/or use interpersonal skills to coach and develop others.

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Civic knowledge and engagementdefinition

Civic knowledge and engagement - Working to make a difference in civic life of our communities; developing combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference


Critical and creative thinkingdefinition

Critical and creative thinking - Comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, events before accepting or formulating opinion or conclusion. Synthesizing existing ideas, images or expertise in original, innovative ways

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Student(s) on this campus
Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

1-1 Professional staff to student
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

Group / class session(s) with professional staff
(1-1) session(s) with professional staff
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

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Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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