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A Status Report On Community Service Learning In The California State University For The 2001-2002 Academic Year, Season Eckardt
A Status Report On Community Service Learning In The California State University For The 2001-2002 Academic Year, Season Eckardt
Higher Education
Community service and service learning arc long-standing touchstones in the mission and purpose of the California State University since the first campus was founded in 1857. Partnerships between local communities and CSU faculty and students make numerous goals achievable: they improve the quality of life across California, promote faculty research, and support CSU programs- all while students learn the value and satisfaction that comes from contributing to society. Policymakers and leaders of higher education have expressed renewed interest in utilizing service learning as a vehicle to instill civic values in students. All these elements have contributed to the profound advancement …
The Bridging Role Of The Community Service Director On The Engaged Campus, Joann Campbell
The Bridging Role Of The Community Service Director On The Engaged Campus, Joann Campbell
Higher Education
Declines in civic participation, low voting rates among 18-25 year olds, dwindling federal support for social services, and deficit state budgets have created a climate in which higher education must make a case for the value it adds to society through applications of research and teaching. National and state organizations (such as Campus Compact and state Compacts) dedicated to supporting a culture of service in higher education articulate the university's role as a collective citizen, whose priorities include linking scholarship to community-based needs, using the resources of the college faculty for professional local service, and utilizing federal work study, America …