Civic Engagement & Social Action Service Track
Actively engage in civic life through direct service, voting and voting advocacy, and shaping public policy. Advocate for fairness, impartiality, inclusion, and equity while addressing systemic social and environmental issues. Public policy and civic engagement play an important role in the future of Newport News and each person who lives here. By serving in this issue area, you will become a change maker in our city’s future.
Articles
https://youth.gov/youth-topics/civic-engagement-and-volunteering
Books
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Culture Warriors: My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
Multimedia
Movies
We the People
Trump: An American Dream
Flint Town
13th
Becoming
The Hate U Give
I am Greta
After Parkland
Jacinta
The State of Texas vs. Melissa
Cannabis Evolution
The Brink
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
The Clintons: An American Odyssey
Crime + Punishment
The Fight
The Force
I Am Not Your Negro
CNU Courses
ACCT451 – Govt. & Nonprofit Accounting & Topics
CRIM365 – Social Change & Policy
ECON400 – Economics of International Contracting & Organization
HONR382 – Civic Engagement
IDST250 – Intro. To Civic Engagement & Social Justice
POLS329 – International Human Rights
SOCL316 – Race, Ethnicity, & Racism
SOCL365 – Social Change & Policy
