What Does it Mean to Be a Good Citizen? A University-Community Collaboration in Rural Iowa

Meet members of the West Liberty Citizenship program. Carolyn Colvin an Associate Professor of English Education at the University of Iowa, Dan Stevenson is an 8th grade social studies teacher and Erica Jennings is a high school English teacher. Nancy Gardner is a retired elementary principal in West Liberty and Jan Koellner is a retired West Liberty elementary reading teacher. Join us and also meet two naturalized citizens who participated in the program.

This event was cohosted by Better Together 2030 in conjunction with Welcoming Week 2023, of which ICFRC is a proud organizing committee member.

Thank you to Iowa City City Channel 4 for the recording and to the Iowa City Public Library for hosting this event.