1. The Georgia College Quilt
How Civic Engagement is Stitched into the University’s Culture

2. Brief History
Georgia College – One of several ADP Founding Universities – 2003
Linked ADP to The Coverdell Institute – 2004
Four years of federal funding helped establish Institute and ADP programming and credibility
Institute funding expired in 2007
New organizational strategy

3. Brief History ADP Civic Agency Initiative – 2008
Kettering Foundation Research Initiative
Focused on developing civic agency among:
Faculty members – Partnerships & Workshops
Students – Courses, Times Talk, & Election events
Community – Public Deliberation
Institution – Advocacy for civic language and goals in mission, vision, and QEP writing endeavors

4. Stitching Civic Work Together

5. Deliberative Inquiry Faculty Workshop

6. Critical Thinking: Public Deliberation Core Curriculum Course

8. Center for Engaged Learning

9. 2012 Engaged Scholars Quilt