Active citizenship is a core part of the mission of Hofstra University, which offers educational, cocurricular, and cultural programs and activities that foster an awareness of local, national, and global issues.
The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) educates students in democratic values by actively engaging them as knowledgeable citizens in collaborative partnerships with their campus, local, state, national, and global communities.
Staff
Interim Director
Philip Dalton
Rhetoric and Public Advocacy
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Staff
Alexa Sautter
Graduate Assistant for Community Partnerships
Rehabilitation Counseling
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Aliza Ortega
Graduate Assistant for On-Campus Events
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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Undergraduate Fellows
Ashley Hernandez
Donay Lewis
Hamna Haque
Laika Jerome
Michael Zammit
Adallis Pantry|
Evelyn Quail
Aliza Kazmi
Emma Cerrelli
Elvina Tso
Ryan Monke
Elijah Fischer
Gabriella DeLeon
Caleb Rockhil
2024/2025 Advisory Board
Director - Philip Dalton, Associate Professor, Rhetoric and Public Advocacy
Advisory Board Chair - Christopher Niedt, Ph.D.
- Margaret Abraham, Professor of Sociology
- Bret Bennington, Professor, Geology, Environment, and Sustainability
- Alicia Bosley, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions
- Scott Brinton, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations & Advisor to Hofstra's The Advocate Student Newspaper
- Athelene Collins, Senior Associate Director, Hofstra Cultural Center
- Craig Dalton, Associate Professor of Global Studies and Geography
- Philip Dalton, Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy
- Salim Daniels, Professor and Chair of Anthropology
- Carolyn Eisenberg, Professor of History
- Stephanie Freese, Women's Diversity Network
- Paul Fritz, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Sasha Giordano, Director Hofstra University Museum of Art
- Debra Goodman, Professor of Specialized Programs in Education
- David Green, Professor of Political Science
- Martine Hackett, Associate Professor and Chair of Population Health
- Richard Hayes, Executive Director Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
- Kari Jensen, Associate Professor of Global Studies and Geography
- Lauren Burignat-Kozol, Associate Dean of Honors College
- Aashish Kumar, Professor of Radio, Television, Film
- Andrea Libresco, Professor of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership
- Linda Longmire, Professor of Global Studies and Geography
- Carol Mallison, Manager of Conferences and Events
- Lorrie McAllister, Hofstra Dean of Libraries
- Margaret Melkonian, Executive Director, Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
- Martin Melkonian, Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics
- Lisa Merrill, Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy
- Lisa Monticciolo, Hofstra Law, Dean of Students and Diversity & Inclusion Officer
- Mario Murillo, Vice Dean Herbert School of Communication; Professor of Radio, Television, Film
- Rebecca Natow, Associate Professor of Specialized Programs in Education
- Chris Neidt, Associate Professor of Applied Social Research in the Department of Sociology
- Andrea Nerlich, Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions
- Rosanna Perotti, Professor of Political Science
- Anthony Robinson, Associate Dean/Executive Director Center for Educational Access and Success
- Cindy Rosenthal, Professor of Drama and Dance
- Benita Sampedro, Dorothy and Arthur Engle Distinguished Prof in Literature and Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures
- Sandi Stacki, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology
- Mary Anne Trasciatti, Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy
Committees
Community Partnerships
CCE has organized dozens of ...
On-Campus Events
... forums, conferences, debates, workshops, exhibitions, cultural gatherings, and performances around several important themes including nonviolence, social justice, sustainability, the democratic process, and globalization.