In this cross-disciplinary Honors College seminar students

• Analyze the needs of a community near Duquesne University
• Select and carry out a project that will meet an important community need and contribute to their own academic growth
• Reflect on their experience and examine their work in light of what others have written about civic engagement and service-learning
• Document their project, studies, and reflections to assist others who are interested in forging links between universities and communities.

Read the front-page local section article in the May 6, 2010, edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reporting on the spring 2010 seminar's project, "Duquesne students devote semester to Hazelwood."

View the PowerPoint presentation students in the spring 2009 seminar gave on campus and in the community to describe their process to create a Hill District asset map. Read the article in the April 30, 2009, edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reporting on the project, "Duquesne U. students map Hill District assets."

View the PowerPoint presentation students in the spring 2008 seminar gave at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council in San Antonio, Texas, October 24, 2008.