Community Initiatives Pathway
At President Holloway's inauguration in 2021, he issued a call to the Rutgers community to commit to being a leader in public service. Inspired by this call to action, this pathway seeks to develop community partnerships, embedding civic engagement through participatory and co-design methods, as part of the undergraduate co-curricular experience.
A Sampling of Books from QuickSearch
Journal Articles
- Can local knowledge make the difference? Rethinking universities' community engagement and prospect for sustainable community developmentMbah, Marcellus. 2019. “Can Local Knowledge Make the Difference? Rethinking Universities’ Community Engagement and Prospect for Sustainable Community Development.” The Journal of Environmental Education 50 (1): 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2018.1462136.
- Civic Engagement of Latinx Students: The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Serving the Public GoodAlcantar, Cynthia Maribel. 2022. “Civic Engagement of Latinx Students: The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Serving the Public Good.” Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 153819272210965–. https://doi.org/10.1177/15381927221096541.
- Community needs and interests in university–community partnerships for sustainable developmentGroulx, Mark, Nadia Nowak, Kristin Levy, and Annie Booth. 2021. “Community Needs and Interests in University–community Partnerships for Sustainable Development.” International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 22 (2): 274–90. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-03-2020-0086.
- Gown Goes to Town: Negotiating Mutually Beneficial Relationships between College Students, City Planners, and a Historically Marginalized African-American NeighborhoodJackson, April, Tisha Holmes, and Tyler McCreary. 2020. “Gown Goes to Town: Negotiating Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between College Students, City Planners, and a Historically Marginalized African-American Neighborhood.” Societies (Basel, Switzerland) 10 (3): 61–. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc10030061.
- How Ready Are Young Adults to Participate in Community Service? An Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior ChangeFenn, Natalie, Cheyenne Reyes, Kathleen Monahan, and Mark L. Robbins. 2022. “How Ready Are Young Adults to Participate in Community Service? An Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change.” American Journal of Health Promotion 36 (1): 64–72. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171211034742.
- Understanding Influences on Engineering Students' Civic Engagement in High School and the First Year of CollegeLin, Athena, and Justin L. Hess. 2022. “Understanding Influences on Engineering Students’ Civic Engagement in High School and the First Year of College.” IEEE Transactions on Education 65 (3): 287–96. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2022.3193580.
