The Student Task Force on Civic Values will present their recommendations tonight to make Princeton "a major research university committed to excellence."
The symposium will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Robertson Bowl 1.
The 57-page report contains recommendations "designed to provide a road map . . . to raise awareness for civic engagement on campus."
"Our hope is that students will use intellectual skills to better the community, to think critically about problems in society and eliminate those problems," said Andrew Frederick '07, a member of the task force.
He is joined by six students from the sophomore, junior and senior classes in departments including anthropology, the Wilson School, politics and physics. The task force was formed in September 2003.
"As a school we don't really worry about how we will use our education other than just a step to the next level," said Sally Torbert '05.
"Our school motto is 'In service to our nation.' The goal shouldn't be just to become an educated work force, but to do something for everyone. Step back and look at the bigger picture," she said.
The report is divided into three sections pertaining to what the task force hopes that students, staff and administrators can do to fulfill the proposals of the report.
For example, it acknowledges the many student organizations contributing to civic duties, but highlights how these programs can be improved.
"You have SVC [Student Volunteers Council], PACE and Community House with similar goals but unique identities," Frederick said.
"It would be great for all these people to come together to collaborate and share information. We feel that there's a communication gap. And if it can be bridged, civic engagement can be helped and our intellectual resources will be more effective," he said.
To get ideas on how to improve Princeton's involvement in civic duty, the task force observed programs at other institutions, including Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Maryland, Penn and Tufts.
"What we really want is students' participation," Torbert said.
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