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Community Engagement 

Our focus is to foster an environment that embraces all members of our Douglas and Rutgers community. We aim to ensure that every individual, regardless of their background, feels valued, respected, and included. Community Engagement programs create a vibrant and enriched learning and living experience for everyone. There are many ways that a Douglass students can fulfill this requirement.

At a glance

Ten 
Living-Learning Communities
For Douglass Students 

Douglass Community Engagement Curriculum 

As part of your Douglass Curriculum, all students engage with Community Engagement while at Douglass. Community Engagement Counts for R2 of the Douglass curriculum. 

    • Self-awareness of cultural values, assumptions and bias
    • Understanding and valuing others
    • Understanding structural inequities
    • Interpersonal skills to engage across different contexts
    • Skills toward transformation and inclusion
  • Any of the following count towards the R2 curriculum: 

    • Douglass Community Catalysts
    • Global Village or Global Leaders
    • Barbara Voorhees Mentor Program 
    • Living-Learning Communities 
    • RU Alternative Break
    • Diversity Peer Educators
    • RU FIT Peer Leaders
    • Manisfestaciones
    • Community Service
    • Work with community organizations and agencies 
    • Advocacy work