Service learning (independently or in conjunction with massive community redevopments) appears to be establishing a solid footing for itself. Whether its long-term future is as a niche component of ...

In the 21st century, a university has to prepare its students for a complex, rapidly evolving and increasingly challenging world. Modern society requires adaptable citizens who can solve problems and ...

Several programs in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences urge their students to use what they learn in the classroom to benefit off-campus communities. Service learning can also ...

Relevant service with a community partner: the community placement is related to course content, and vice versa. Community-campus partnerships that are mutually beneficial. Students engage in ...

Our school offers a large variety of student-led organizations, many of which engage in volunteer efforts. Our Office of Service Learning supports a number of these groups. Student service groups ...

KALAMAZOO—The Corporation for National and Community Service has named Western Michigan University to a select list of the nation's colleges and universities that earned a slot on the 2013 President’s ...

Commonwealth University students have been traveling to Harmons, Jamaica, for 10 years to participate in a service-learning program. This year marks the first time that students from all three CU ...

In a high school student’s life, there are many obstacles that can keep teens from doing what they love and enjoy — an after-school job, baby-sitting and homework. All of these may keep students from ...

A scholarship program that awards college students up to $10,000 for community service is expanding at Cal State Monterey Bay and two local community colleges after receiving a $9 million grant.

Many U.S. universities are located in older, inner-city communities, where problems such as blighted buildings, abandoned spaces, and crime can make the areas unattractive to prospective students and ...