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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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