LSC-Kingwood Center for Civic Engagement

Building People through Civic Engagement

Where everyman is . . . participator in the government of affairs,
not merely at an election one day in the year but every day . . .
he will let the heart be torn out of his body
sooner than his power be wrested from him by a Caesar or a Bonapart.

~Thomas Jefferson

Mission Statement

The Center for Civic Engagement encourages students, faculty, and staff to become active citizens involved in their communities by providing opportunities and resources to engage in service oriented community activities.

Values

• Participation—We will identify and create opportunities for individuals, groups and organizations to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.
• Advocacy—We will empower others to act to protect an asset of interest to their community.
• Social Justice—We will work to ensure the fair distribution of advantages, assets, and benefits among all members of a society.
• Sustainability—We will promote social and environmental practices that protect and enhance the human and natural resources needed by future generations to enjoy a quality of life equal to or greater than our own.

Leadership Committee

• Dr. Jay Theis, Professor, Government, and Public Achievement Coordinator
• Dr. Brian Shmaefsky, Professor, Biology, and Service Learning Program Coordinator
• Dr. David Putz, Professor, Government, and Honor Student Organization Advisor
• Kathy Adkins, Director of Admissions
• Crystal Weber, Professor, Chemistry and Phi Theta Kappa Advisor
• John Turner, Manager, Student Life, and Student Government Association Advisor

For additional information, email CCE@LoneStar.edu