Project Civitas

Project Civitas was created   to educate the Lynn community — students, staff, and faculty — on how to engage citizens and civic leaders who work toward a humane and inclusive future for our nation and world. Through activities and collaborative programs in and out of the classroom, Project Civitas helps tackle political, economic, and social challenges head on by voting, organizing, leading, speaking out, dialoguing across difference, educating others, finding solutions, and healing deep wounds.

Dialogues Lecture Series

The Dialogues Lecture Series is a non-partisan series that welcomes politicians, community activists, journalists, film directors, and other public figures committed to solving pertinent issues in politics and public life. Former guests include Oscar-winning director Deborah Oppenheimer, former CNN White House Correspondent Dan Lothian, and Congressman Ted Deutch, among others.

GenZ Story Expression Workshop

Every spring, Lynn University holds the Nuremberg Trials course and the GenZ Story Expression Workshop, which culminates in an event that has been treasured by students and the Boca Raton community for more than a decade. Both the course and the workshop provide special opportunities for students to explore history with the people who survived it. As part of the workshop, students hear from a Holocaust survivor firsthand. Later, they create a story expression project through creative mediums like art, poetry, music, film, theater, technology, blogs, or social media which are made into iBooks for ease of access. The purpose is for students to express what they have heard in a way to reach out to others who have not heard the survivor's story and may not be familiar with the horrors of the Holocaust.

In addition to an in-person workshop, Lynn University archives the survivor testimonies and ensures that they will last for future generations.

Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Annual Programming

Lynn University hosts annual Holocaust and Genocide awareness events to encourage conversations on remembrance and awareness around these important topics. These events are available to students, faculty and staff, and the outside community. All event information and related collections are also archived, and available digitally through the institution's SPIRAL.

By educating the community on the importance of civil dialogue in politics and public service, as well as on the repercussions of mass violence, Lynn University helps further target 16.1 of SDG 16, which focuses on significantly reducing all forms of violence and related deaths everywhere. Additionally, these educational programs also help further target 16.7 of SDG 16, which focuses on ensuring responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making at all levels.

Criminal Justice Degree

In this criminal justice degree program, students learn the structure and process of the American judicial system and explore and analyze diverse ethical issues that they may encounter as a criminal justice professional. Students gain a deeper understanding of policing in America, social problems, and global human rights. Full-time students enrolled in this program can participate in internships in Washington, D.C., for a semester.

By educating students in criminal justice, Lynn University helps further target 16.3 of SDG 16, which focuses on promoting the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensuring equal access to justice for all.