The Civic Story Lab is a new initiative designed to empower undergraduate students to document and participate in civic transformation through hands-on engagement and storytelling. Fellows will collaborate with faculty mentors and community partners, receiving stipends and training to support both civic action projects and the creation of original media outputs—such as podcasts, photo essays, and zines—that showcase their grassroots changemaking.
By combining hands-on learning with storytelling, the Civic Story Lab seeks to cultivate a new generation of civic leaders and public storytellers. Student Fellows will have the opportunity to strengthen their civic agency, build sustainable community partnerships, and amplify new narratives of democratic engagement. Fellows’ work will be amplified through campus and/or community exhibitions, partnerships with local media outlets and institutional communications offices, and a national virtual convening hosted by Project Pericles.
