Editing Macalester College (section)

===Civic engagement===
Macalester is one of 360 institutions that have been awarded the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for excellence in civic engagement. The college encourages student dialogue by bringing in speakers, hosting an International Roundtable to bring distinguished international scholars to discuss emerging global issues, and hosting collective meetings such as Women of Color.<ref name=ceinventory>{{cite web |url=http://www.macalester.edu/cec/about/statisticsreports/ceinventory.pdf |title=Civic Engagement Inventory |work=Macalester College |date=September 2003 |access-date=August 13, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907181047/http://www.macalester.edu/cec/about/statisticsreports/ceinventory.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Macalester links academic learning to community involvement. In 2011–12, 16 departments offered 59 courses with civic engagement components.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macalester.edu/cec/academiccivicengagement/|title=Academic Civic Engagement|work=Macalester College|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810075551/http://www.macalester.edu/cec/academiccivicengagement/|url-status=live}}</ref> Each year approximately 200 students complete internships, 65% of which are in the nonprofit sector, schools, government, or the arts.<ref name=ceinventory /> Macalester also allows students to earn their work-study financial aid award while working at a local nonprofit or elementary school.<ref name=ceinventory />

Almost all students (96%) volunteer in the Twin Cities while at Macalester.<ref name=About/> Many student organizations encourage active civic engagement, including MPIRG, Maction, Queer Union (QU), Macalester Habitat for Humanity.<ref name=ceinventory />

Macalester is the primary financial contributor and sponsor of the [[Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth]], which was founded in 1967 and has its main facilities in the Lampert Building. MITY provides two different [[gifted education]] programs during the summer and one on weekends during the academic year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mity.org/index.php/about-mity|title=MITY – Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth|website=www.mity.org|access-date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=January 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102111842/http://www.mity.org/index.php/about-mity|url-status=live}}</ref> Macalester also participates in [[Project Pericles]], a commitment to further encourage civic engagement at the college.<ref name=ceinventory /> In 2000, Macalester signed the [[Talloires Declaration]], making a commitment to [[environmental sustainability]], as well as a sweatshop pledge, making a commitment to fair-labor practices in the purchase of college apparel.<ref name=ceinventory />