Civic Engagement Opportunities

For the Citizenship Edge, you will need 100 hours that may include a combination of service learning, community service, and civic engagement (a minimum of 10 hours must be civic engagement opportunities). You will need to do three separate volunteer activities.

Possible Civic Engagement Opportunity:

On Thursday, March 21, at 3 p.m. in the Reynolds Recital Hall, Jeff Guilfolye with have a Michigan Economic and Budget Update.  He will discuss the key components of the fiscal year 2014 state budget proposals and their various impact on state citizens and communities.  The Citizens Research Council of Michigan is privately funded, not-for-profit public affairs research organization.  It lists its primary objective as providing factual, unbiased, independent information on significant issues concerning state and local government organization and finance.  CRC believe that the use of this information by policymakers will lead to sound, rational public policy formation in Michigan.


NMU Opportunities:

• ASNMU Meetings:  Monday's at 6 p.m. in the Charcoal Room, UC
• Students for Liberty Meetings*:  TBA
• College Republicans Meetings*: Wednesday's at 9:30 p.m. in 311 LRC
• College Democrats Meetings*:  Thursday's at 6 p.m. in 311 LRC
  
  *Attend a meeting to find out about civic engagement opportunities.  The meeting itself will not count towards civic engagement.

City of Marquette Opportunities:

• Marquette City Commission:  second and last Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Commission Chambers of City Hall (300 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette)
• Visit http://www.mqtcty.org/government.html to see list of advisory boards, committees, and authorities, and find out their meeting times

Election Opportunities:

• Marquette County Democratic Party, 125 W. Washington St., Marquette
  Call 906-226-3366 to find out about volunteer opportunities.
• Marquette County Republican Party, 1200 Wright St. (corner of Lincoln and Wright Street)  Contact Curtis Salamino at 517-574-2611 for opportunities.

Community Opportunities:

• Marquette Area Public Schools:  School Board Meeting, Monday's (March 25, April 22, May 20, and June 24), 5:30 p.m., Marquette Senior High School Library

• Room at the Inn:  second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Diocese of Marquette/Catholic Charities of the U.P. (347 Rock St., Marquette)
  
  
  
  
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