Cultivating Civic Virtues through Action

This project was awarded an Institutional Impact Grant endowed through The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University and funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.

Seeking to cultivate civic character and virtue among undergraduates at Arizona's public universities, the team aims to establish communities of faculty and student leaders engaged in ongoing social learning and dynamic dialogues on fostering virtue.

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Meet the Project Team

Joan McGregor

Director, Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics

Professor, SHPRS


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Tyler DesRoches

Associate Professor, School of Sustainability

SHPRS


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Cristy Guleserian

Executive Director, Program for Leadership and Character

Wake Forest University


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Juliann Vitullo

Co-Director, Humanities Lab

Associate Professor, SILC


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Join a CCVA Humanities Lab Course

Students, are you interested in signing up for a class? CCVA Humanities Lab courses combine collaborative, problem-focused learning with an intentional focus on civic character development, inviting you to grapple with pressing social challenges while exploring virtues essential for engaged citizenship. Through original research, community partnerships and collaborative inquiry, you'll develop practical skills in ethical reasoning and civic leadership alongside students from diverse majors and backgrounds.

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This project is sponsored by

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Lilly Endowment Inc. logo (a private foundation since 1937)