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CE Reflection Questions

1)   Given what you know about this topic so far, please reflect on the heritage and values of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in the context of your own values and belief system.

2)   What opportunities have you had so far at NDNU to develop relationships that honor the dignity or sacredness of each person or each being, including human and non-human beings? Why is this important? Have any of the Community Engagement activities you’ve done so far this semester given you opportunities to develop this?

3)   Have any ethical issues arisen yet during your time here as a member of the NDNU campus community? Did any of these arise out of your Community Engagement activities? Have you been challenged to assess your own ethical stances in any way? In what ways, if any, have these ethical considerations involved issues of justice or peace? In what ways, if any, have they caused you to change the way you think about your own future career choices?

4)   Have you, in the context of any class this first semester so far, had opportunities to apply classroom learning to address community or social problems? If so, did this make your classroom learning more successful in any way?

5)   How do you personally define diversity? What have you learned so far this semester about the challenges and rewards of embracing diversity? Is embracing diversity of value to the human and larger Earth communities?

6)   In what ways, if any, have you had opportunities so far this semester to build a sense of community with others? Who were the “others”? Were they students? Teachers? NDNU staff? Were they people you met through community engagement activities? Were they non-human beings? Do you feel that you built a sense of community for those others or with them?

7)   Have you had opportunites so far this semester to develop spiritual or ethical leadership skills in working toward a more just society? What specifically were those skills? How do you see yourself applying those skills during the remainder of your four years at NDNU and/or during your life and career after college?

MIDTERM EXAM

State and Local Government, Spring 2016 / Andrews

MIDTERM EXAM

Please write 10-minute answers on five of the following subject areas:

1)         Discuss why and how people participate, or do not participate, in their democracy. Why is participation desirable? In what ways is it essential?

2)         Choose either one of our guest speakers or someone you’ve met through your community partner project – it should be someone who inspires you in some way. Discuss the subtle and obvious ways in which this person participates. What does the person inspire in you in terms of your aspirations for your own future life and work?

3)         Do you agree that political parties are in “decline, decay, and demise” (Bowman 93) in the US? Why or why not? Cite specific examples.

4)         Define the term “capacity” as it relates to state and local governments and the agencies or organizations that help fill in the gaps left by state and local governments. Apply this term to the ability of your community partner, or aborted community partner, to meet its goals.

5)         What are the roles of interest groups, lobbyists and PACs within our democracy? Are these roles generally positive or negative?

6)         Define “subsidiarity” as you understand it thus far in the semester. How might the process of “devolution” be related to subsidiarity?

7)         Reflect on the term “charity” and how it differs from “service,” “service learning,” or “community engagement.” Which of these terms best reflects the call to “honor the dignity and sacredness of each person” (Hallmarks)?

8)         Reflect on the term “community” and the way it is used in the Hallmarks. In what ways does your community partner organization attempt to develop community with and for the people it serves? What are the unique needs of the people served by your CP?

Midterm Prep

Dear Students,

In addition to the key terms and phrases we reviewed in class, and which you should be able to define and use, please consider the following with regard to your community partner projects as you've experienced them so far.

1) Be able to define the term "capacity" and apply it to the ability of your community partner (or aborted community partners) to meet its goals.

2) Reflect on the term "charity" and how it differs from "service," "service learning," or "community engagement." Which of these terms best reflects the call to "honor the dignity and sacredness of each person"?

3) Reflect on the term "community" and the way it is used in the Hallmarks. In what ways does your community partner organization attempt to develop community with and for the people it serves? What are the unique needs of the people served by your CP?