Learning Communities

CIVITAS

CIVITAS (KEE'-WEE-TOSS)
state, citizenship, city-state

Prepare to make a difference in community and governance.

Director: Dr. Lewis Irwin
Department of Political Science

LEARNING

Fall
UCOR 101C, Thinking and Writing across the Curriculum, Mr. Joshua Zelesnick
HIST 151C, Shaping of the Modern World, Dr. Tsekani Browne
POSC 105C, American National Government, Dr. Lewis Irwin

Spring
HIST 203C, History of the United States I, Dr. Tsekani Browne

SERVICE-LEARNING

In 2010-11 CIVITAS students will participate in on- and off-campus non-partisan voter registration. Plus, each student will select another political participation activity, such as:

• Democratic campaign activities
• Republican campaign activities
• Off-campus non-partisan voter engagement and awareness activities.

View a PowerPoint slide presentation about these exciting plans for fall 2010.

LIVING

CIVITAS resident students live in St. Martin Living-learning Center:
Men - St. Martin, 3rd floor
Women - St. Martin, 8th floor

For a look at Duquesne's campus, take the virtual tour. St. Martin is in the lower right-hand corner of the campus map, #31 on the virtual tour map.