Learning Communities

CIVITAS

CIVITAS IconCIVITAS (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 2011
UCOR 101C, Thinking and Writing across the Curriculum, Mr. Joshua Zelesnick
HIST 151C, Shaping of the Modern World, Dr. Michael Cahall
POSC 105C, American National Government, Dr. Lewis Irwin

Spring 2012
HIST 203C, History of the United States I, Dr. Michael Cahall

SERVICE-LEARNING

In 2010-11 CIVITAS students participated in on- and off-campus non-partisan voter registration. Plus, each student selected 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 activities.

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.