The goal of the University Honors civic engagement requirement is to instill in students a sense of responsibility to societal needs and challenges by engaging them directly in community responses to these challenges.
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Guidelines
- It must be conducted under the supervision of a program director or other organizational representative
- It must be conducted with an approved single organization.
- The organization cannot be the University of Minnesota Duluth
- The organization must have a publicly and clearly stated mission that is consistent with its practices, the UH Mission and Vision, and the goal listed above.
- It must not be paid.
- It must represent a time commitment of a minimum 45 hours in a given academic year and meet an organization's volunteer guidelines.
- It can be a political or faith-based opportunity as long as time is not spent recruiting or proselytizing and the mission and activities serve a need in the broader community.