Functions of the center

1. The center shall provide scholarship in all of the following subjects: a. The texts and major debates that form the intellectual foundation of free societies, especially that of the United States. b. The principles, ideals, and institutions of the American constitutional order. c. The foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship. 2. The center shall offer university-wide programming related to the values of free speech and civil discourse. 3. The center shall work to do all of the following: a. Expand the intellectual diversity of the university’s academic community. b. Foster civic engagement among university students and faculty. c. Coordinate with the center for cyclone civics at Iowa state university and the center for civic education at the university of northern Iowa to enable academic offerings that may be offered to students at any of the regents institutions either in person or online. 4. The center, in collaboration with any of the regents institutions, may offer courses; develop certificate, minor, and major programs as well as graduate programs; and offer degrees. 5. The center shall offer at least one three-semester credit hour course in American history and civil government. If a regents institution has established general education requirements for undergraduate students that include an American heritage course requirement, the center shall ensure that the course satisfies that requirement. The center shall coordinate with the center for cyclone civics at Iowa state university and the center for civic education at the university of northern Iowa to ensure that the course is offered to students at each regents institution either in person or online.