Leadership & Civic Engagement Honors Track

Through LCE, Honors scholars develop leadership skills while using their technical and major area expertise to serve our neighbors in Newark. LCE offers scholars the opportunity to learn and grow in partnership with our neighbors, while developing valuable life skills. The track aims to develop our scholars as leaders, following a “servant-leadership” model through the following focused courses, community service, leadership colloquia, and project development.

Components of the Leadership & Civic Engagement Honors Track:

• Coursework
  • One research methodology honors course designated as part of LCE (see below)
  • One Newark-based course: History, Environment, Society honors course designated as part of LCE (see below)
  • Four elective honors courses. 
    • ENGL102 Honors is required for all Dorman Scholars as of Fall 2025 and applies here.
  • One major capstone course
  • Two service learning enhancement courses 
• Service learning project 
  • Students will design and submit a service learning project proposal addressing a community need.
  • Upon completion, students will pitch their project to a panel of faculty and Community Advisory Board members.
  • Up to three students with the most applicable proposals will be selected to implement their projects with the service partner.
    • Those not selected will collaborate with the chosen students to bring the projects to life.
•  Two colloquia per semester (required to attend one LCE Colloquium per semester
• Appropriate community service (15 internal hours + 15 external hours)
• Optional approved milestone experience: research, service abroad (such as Engineers without Borders, GlobeMed, etc.), co-ops, and internships*

*This counts as a course reduction

Educational Outcomes:

• Students will understand the history and culture that shapes contemporary Newark (Proficiency)
• Students will be able to apply their academic major area to address a civic, social, or environmental problem (Mastery)
• Students will be able to design, organize and lead a volunteer program (Mastery)