Announcing the Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities, 2008-2009 Edition – Available September 2008!

The Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities is a unique college guide that will provide a one-stop resource for the college-bound community to research schools who excel in offering experiential learning opportunities. It will also educate high school counselors and administrators of America's community-based organizations.

More than a third of colleges and universities in the United States offer service-learning courses as part of their curriculum. This Guide will profile some of the most engaged institutions. Research studies link service-learning with better academic outcomes, student retention, career exploration, and the development of skills related to social and civic responsibility.

The Guide will serve as a tool for students, parents, and high-school counselors to learn of educational options that may be a right fit.

Students, parents and counselors will find valuable information and insights as to why service-learning is significant to a well-rounded undergraduate experience from leaders in the field, including:

Visit us online at http://www.beyondthebooks.org to learn more about the initiative. The guidebook will be available for purchase at www.kendallhunt.com/servicelearning, and can also be ordered at www.amazon.com.

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President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
On October 17, 2006, six awards were presented to the winners of the Honor Roll at an event honoring Campus Compact's 20th Anniversary. More than 500 applications were received for the Honor Roll in its inaugural year.
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Corporation for National & Community Service "For Colleges and Universities" Page
This web page describes the ways the Corporation for National & Community Service can support your civic mission and engage more students in making a difference in their communities. It also gives information on colleges and universities (see map) that are providing tuition aid, academic credit, and other assistance to students who have served their communities and country through the AmeriCorps national service program.

$30 Million Initiative at Duke University
Duke's new program, DukeEngage, will provide full funding and faculty and administrative support to all undergraduates who want to stretch beyond the classroom by tackling societal issues at home and abroad, and, in turn, learning from those real-world experiences. Press Release.
Related Links:
• Media Guide
• Impact of Learn and Serve America
• Institutional Structures for Service-Learning in Higher Education (Quick Guide)
• Recognizing Service-Learning in Higher Education through Minors & Certificates
• Institutional Structures for Service-Learning in Higher Education (Fact Sheet)

New Community Engagement Classification
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected 76 US colleges and universities for a new elective community engagement classification. The classification is not based on national data; instead, institutions elected to submit documentation which described their community engagement. This allowed for basing the decision on elements that are not covered in the national data.