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Help Needed
to Identify Youth to Serve on Civic Education Youth Advisory
Committee
Bob Parks, Michigan Association of United Ways, June 17,
2005
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The Michigan
Coalition on Civic Education is asking community organizations
to help identify youth to start a Statewide Civic Education
Youth Advisory Committee.
The Michigan Coalition on Civic Education is poised to advance
the civic knowledge and experiences of Michigan youth. The
Coalition plans to effect state and local policy to improve
civic education so that higher percentages of students
experience rigorous civic education as defined by the Civic
Mission of Schools six promising approaches and become more
engaged in public policy.
The creation of the Statewide Civic Education Youth Advisory
Committee will enable the involvement of students throughout the
state in civic experiences. The Michigan Coalition on Civic
Education has asked Michigan 4-H Youth Development to provide
leadership to the organization, coordination, and support of
this youth advisory Committee. Even though 4-H is coordinating
the group, we are looking not only for youth involved in 4-H,
but also those representing other youth organizations or
colleges, or youth who choose to represent themselves as
independent individuals.
We are looking for 12 to 15 youth in grades 6 through
undergraduate school who have exhibited the potential to be
leaders and who have an interest in representing Michigan youth.
They must be willing to actively participate on the Civic
Education Youth Advisory Committee to which they will provide a
voice to the Coalition of Civic Mission of Schools project.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for any young person.
Involvement with this committee will lead to so much more than
three meetings over the next 18 months. They will have the
opportunity to participate in 4-H Capitol Experience and 4-H
Exploration Days, but setting the "fun" activities aside-the
students will have the chance to experience personal growth
through the strengthening of their leadership and social skills.
Keeping all of this in mind, the students will also be able to
place their involvement with this Civic Education Youth Advisory
Committee on their college and scholarship resumes, which would
show any college or organization the citizenship, leadership,
and service skills that the student has developed throughout his
or her high school career.
If you know of any outstanding young people that would like to
join this committee, please contact: Cynthia B. Mark, Ph.D 4-H
Youth Development 160 Agriculture Hall East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-7602
markc@msu.edu
We are also looking for names and addresses of other people
and/or organizations that may have young people who would be
interested in this opportunity. If you have any names or
addresses of anyone or organization, which you think, may have
potential committee members; please let us know.
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