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Swinging Bridge - December 8, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe Dec 2006

Swinging Bridge - December 8, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 10, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe Nov 2006

Swinging Bridge - November 10, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 27, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe Oct 2006

Swinging Bridge - October 27, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 6, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe Oct 2006

Swinging Bridge - October 6, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


If You Build It They Will Come: A Marketing Strategy For Program Growth, Nelson L. Henning, Esther M. Lanham Oct 2006

If You Build It They Will Come: A Marketing Strategy For Program Growth, Nelson L. Henning, Esther M. Lanham

Social Work Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - September 22, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe Sep 2006

Swinging Bridge - September 22, 2006, Jeremy Samsoe

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - April 28, 2006, Katie Young Apr 2006

Swinging Bridge - April 28, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - April 7, 2006, Katie Young Apr 2006

Swinging Bridge - April 7, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Public Scholarship: Making Sense Of An Emerging Synthesis, Judith A. Ramaley Apr 2006

Public Scholarship: Making Sense Of An Emerging Synthesis, Judith A. Ramaley

Higher Education

This concluding chapter, written by a national leader in higher education, reflects on public scholarship from a perspective beyond Penn State and argues that public scholarship promises to strengthen “that special form of public decision making that we call democracy.”


Swinging Bridge - March 31, 2006, Katie Young Mar 2006

Swinging Bridge - March 31, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - March 24, 2006, Katie Young Mar 2006

Swinging Bridge - March 24, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - March 10, 2006, Katie Young Mar 2006

Swinging Bridge - March 10, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - March 3, 2006, Katie Young Mar 2006

Swinging Bridge - March 3, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - February 24, 2006, Katie Young Feb 2006

Swinging Bridge - February 24, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - February 17, 2006, Katie Young Feb 2006

Swinging Bridge - February 17, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - February 10, 2006, Katie Young Feb 2006

Swinging Bridge - February 10, 2006, Katie Young

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Singapore Management University Report To Stakeholders 2006 - 2007, Singapore Management University Jan 2006

Singapore Management University Report To Stakeholders 2006 - 2007, Singapore Management University

Report to Stakeholders

SMU was founded to add diversity to higher education in Singapore, and to serve as a catalyst for change. Eight years on, the University continues to set new benchmarks for nurturing responsible leadership, developing diverse talents and spearheading research that has impact and real-world relevance. In the past academic year, SMU added a new school, graduate programmes and centres of excellence and forged new and deeper relationships with industry, academic and civic partners. These advances built on our existing strengths and moved us forward on a path of purposeful change and growth that reinforced our vision to be a premier …


Disciplining Service Learning: Institutionalization And The Case For Community Studies, Dan W. Butin Jan 2006

Disciplining Service Learning: Institutionalization And The Case For Community Studies, Dan W. Butin

Education Faculty Publications

This article argues that the service-learning field has been pursuing the wrong revolution. Namely, service learning has been envisioned as a transformative pedagogical practice and philosophical orientation that would change the fundamental policies and practices of the academy. However, its attempted institutionalization faces substantial barriers and positions service learning in an uncomfortable double-bind that ultimately co-opts and neutralizes its agenda. This article argues that a truly transformative agenda may be to create a parallel movement to develop an “academic home” for service learning within academic “community studies” programs. This “disciplining” of service learning is the truly revolutionary potential of institutionalizing …


Community Partner Indicators Of Engagement: An Action Research Study On Campus-Community Partnership, Sean J. Creighton Jan 2006

Community Partner Indicators Of Engagement: An Action Research Study On Campus-Community Partnership, Sean J. Creighton

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

The central purpose of this research study was to develop common indicators of engagement for civic initiatives between institutions of higher education and their community organization partners. The unique aspect of this study was that the indicators were generated by the community organizations participating as stakeholders in campus-community partnerships. Using an action research methodology that involved eleven community organization participants from the health and wellness sector, the study advocated for research that provided a deeper understanding of the perspectives of community organizations. Findings suggested that significant divides existed in core civic areas dealing with service-learning, relevance of academic research, and …


Review Of Higher Education For The Public Good: Emerging Voices From A National Movement By Adrianna J. Kezar, Tony C. Chambers, And John C. Burkhardt, W. Bede Mitchell Jan 2006

Review Of Higher Education For The Public Good: Emerging Voices From A National Movement By Adrianna J. Kezar, Tony C. Chambers, And John C. Burkhardt, W. Bede Mitchell

Library Faculty Publications

This review was published in College and Research Libraries.