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Wayne State University Students Bring Heart Back to Downtown Detroit through Service Learning
Michigan -- Wayne State University (WSU), celebrated for its applied curriculum, is taking another step in integrating its practical education with its commitment to the community through its service learning initiative, CommunityEngagement @Wayne. One of the latest projects in service learning at Wayne involves a Public Relations COM 7140 course crafted to enrich 24 graduate-level PR students’ academic and practical skills. See the complete story.

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Advisors to the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse provide sector-specific guidance and expertise to insure a responsive, contemporary, and vibrant NSLC. Campus Compact is the NSLC program advisor for Higher Education service-learning. Meet the Program Advisors from each sector of our service-learning community.

Service-Learning is... Hot Topic: Getting Started Faculty Toolkit for Service-Learning in Higher Education (4550K pdf) 2008 - HE Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
National Service Agency Turns to Internet to Grow Campus Service Aiming to tap the skyrocketing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to promote social good, the Corporation for National and Community Service today announced $2.3 million in grants to use social media to engage college students in service to meet community needs. Read the full press release.
2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll is an annual federal recognition program for institutions of higher education that supported meaningful student community service during the 2007-2008 academic year. Applications are now being accepted at www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll. The deadline is September 23, 2008.
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Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement (2007) This book reports the results of the Political Engagement Project, a study of educational practices at the college level that prepare students for responsible democratic participation.
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Recent Dissertations on Service and Service-Learning Topics: Volume I (1999) (500K pdf) Volume II (2001) (9190K pdf) Volume III (2001-2003) (500K pdf) Volume IV (2004-2006) (1115K pdf) These volumes are available in the NSLC Library. Print copies are also available. NSLC Higher Education: Bibliographies Fact Sheets Links SLICE

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