Civic Engagement is the ability to contribute to the civic life and well-being of local, national, and global communities as both as social responsibility and a life-long learning process. Degree graduates will demonstrate the knowledge and civic values necessary to become informed and contributing participants in a democratic society.
The following courses and additional assessment were planned for use to assess Civic Engagement during the 2021-2022 academic year. Further assessment reporting is scheduled to be available Fall 2025.
- HUM 165 Controversial Issues in Contemporary American Culture
- Indirect Measure: Co-curricular Civic Activities Participation
Student Learning Outcomes
Social Justice and Civic Responsibility: Students will identify personal and collective actions that could be taken to address injustices and insecurities in society.
Method
Activity participation rosters will be collected by staff, faculty, or student organization leader who is conducting the activity to include student name and ID to ensure accurate, unduplicated counts and to be able to disaggregate by various characteristics.
Criteria of Success
At least 25% of associate degree-seeking students will participate in civic activities including voting, volunteering, community involvement, and community service.
Results
1,100 hours of community service and volunteering. That is an average of 5.3 community service and volunteering hours per respondent.
442 community service and volunteering opportunities participated in by 209 respondents. That is an average of 2.1 community service and volunteering activities per respondent.
See figures 1-6 below.
Sample
209 survey respondents out of 1,242 regular headcount (16.8% response rate) in the Spring of 2022
Use of Results for Continuous Improvement
Due to the anonymous nature of the survey utilized, it was impossible to identify which respondents were associate degree-seeking versus other levels of awards. However, DCC captured the results of 209 respondents on a Student Involvement Survey. The results were disaggregated by race/ethnicity. In all categories, over 25% reported being involved in community service or volunteerism for all categories except African American or Black, which reported 22.2% participation (See Figure 1).
The plan is to get better at tracking active rosters of clubs and organizations to help us better capture who is doing what. We are proud that 1,100 hours of community service and volunteering was reported by students. That is an average of 5.3 community service and volunteering hours per respondent.
In addition, DCC students participated in 442 community service and volunteering opportunities as reported by 209 respondents. That is an average of 2.1 community service and volunteering activities per respondent.
Figure 1: Participation in Community Service and Volunteering Activities by Ethnicity
Figure 2: Participation in Community Service and Volunteering Activities by Type
Figure 3: Quality of Community Service and Volunteering Activities
Figure 4: Number of Community Service and Volunteering Activities and Hours Participated in by Ethnicity
Figure 5: Number of Community Service and Volunteering Activities and Hours Participated in by Gender
Figure 6: Personal Learning and Improvements from Community Service and Volunteering Activities
