Volunteer/Service Learning Programs (Week 4) - Tweets on Volunteer/Service Learning Programs and Assessment

Volunteer/Service Learning Programs (Week 3) - The Corporation for National and Community Service & MLK Day of Service

The Corporation for National and Community Service is an incredible resource for institutions of higher education. This organization also has a youtube channel to disperse information about service learning and higher education. In addition, this organization promotes the MLK Day of Service. Did your college or university participate?

Enjoy the videos! 


What are your thoughts?

Volunteer/Service Learning Programs (Week 2) - Books on Volunteer/Service Learning Programs and Assessment

Hello Readers! Here a list of recently published books on volunteer and service learning programs and assessment techniques! Enjoy!

*Please let us know if we are missing another great book from our list on volunteer/service learning!

Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog

January 2010 - Volunteer/Service Learning Programs (Weeks 1-4)

Happy New Year! This month we will focus on volunteer programs! We will highlight volunteer/service initiatives at institutions of higher education in Texas, highlight books on service learning/volunteerism in higher education, broadcast youtube clips on volunteerism/service learning, and focus on current tweets on service learning.

Here is a list of volunteer/service learning programs at institutions of higher education in Texas!
*If your institution is not included, please send us an e-mail (jennifertedwards@gmail.com) and we will post your link! (Updated 1/21/10 at 5:39 pm)


Concordia University - Academically-Based Service-Learning

Texas A&M University - Leadership and Service Center | Student Activities

Texas Tech University: Service Learning - Teaching, Learning and Technology Center

St. Mary's University - Service Learning Center


University of Texas at Arlington - Center for Community Service Learning


University of Texas at Austin - Division of Diversity and Community Engagement - Volunteer and Service Learning Center

University of Texas at Dallas -Office of Student Volunteerism

University of Texas at San Antonio - Inclusion & Community Engagement Center 


Some Texas institutions are also members of Texas Campus Compact!

Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2010

Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2010 
http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?HMPDUWWLYMGSWBY

Recently, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities released a report which highlights the 10 issues most likely to affect public higher education institutions in the United States (AASCU, 2010). These 10 issues are:

1. States' Fiscal Crises
2. President Obama's American Graduation Initiative
3. Tuition Policy and Practices
4. Enrollment Capacity
5. State Student Aid Programs
6. Federal Focus on Community Colleges
7. Expansion of Statewide Data Systems and New Reporting Metrics
8. Veterans Education (Implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and State Issues
9. College Readiness
   
10. Teacher Effectiveness
    

To read this report, please access the following link - http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?HMPDUWWLYMGSWBY.

Refererences

American Association of State Colleges and Universities,  State Relations and Policy Analysis Research Team.  (2010).  Policy matters: Top 10 higher education state policy issues for 2010.  Retrieved from http://www.congressweb.com/aascu/docfiles  /AASCU_Top_Ten_Policy_Issues_2010.pdf