1. Build With Them, Not For Them: Students as Culture-Building Partners
Janae Cruz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jordan Harper, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Andrea Davis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Salon G - Marriott Downtown

2. GOALS EXPLORING IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING A CULTURE OF CIVIC AGENCY
Negative Messages vs. Your Message
Ingrained in our Missions and/or Strategic Plans
INVOLVING STUDENTS
Students as Agents of Change
Broadening Your Reach
Peer-Driven Learning
APPLYING THIS AT HOME
Examining Your Own Institution
Repurposing Resources

3. Photo Description: Pictures of various examples of negative college culture scenes in popular movies.
What message do you want your institution to send about your campus culture?

4. Civic Agency & Civic Engagement
CIVIC AGENCY-involves the capacity of citizens to work collaboratively across differences like partisan ideology, faith traditions, income, geography and ethnicity to address common challenges, solve problems and create common ground.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT-Civic engagement is working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference.

5. STRiVE Leadership Retreat
OUR STORY
First
Year Council
STRiVE Leadership Retreat
Retriever
Leadership
Institute
Alternative
Spring
Break

6. Picture Description: Clipart of a large group of people/audience.
Now It’s Your Turn
Picture Description: Clipart of a large group of people/audience.

7. Key Takeaways Peer-Driven Learning
Provide Multiple Levels of Involvement
Mutually Reinforcing Web of Experiences
Space for Storytelling
Incorporation of Opportunities for Practice: A Change Project
Language as a Reflection of Philosophy

8. Questions

9. Thank you for joining us today!
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See you in Los Angeles in 2019!