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NOVEMBER 2005 — Call for Nominations: 2006 Richard E. Cone Award
California Campus Compact (CACC) is pleased to announce the 2005-06 nominations for the 8th annual Richard E. Cone Award for Excellence & Leadership in Cultivating Community Partnerships in Higher Education. Deadline for submission of nominations is Wednesday February 1st, 2006..... Full article
NOVEMBER 2005 — Call for Proposals: Continuums of Service Conference April 19-21, 2006
Washington Campus Compact and the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium invite our colleagues to present at the conference, or serve as a reviewer or mentor. Proposals are due on January 13, 2006. Registration will open in January 2006.... Full article
OCTOBER 2005— Book features 9 CACC member campuses
"Colleges with a Conscience" by The Princeton Review Features Nine CACC Member Campuses.
OCTOBER 2005— Fundamentals of Service-Learning Course Construction
California Campus Compact announces a workshop to help faculty integrate service-learning into their new or existing courses.... Full Article
OCTOBER 2005 — Learn and Serve America Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the anticipated availability of approximately $40 million.... Full Article
SEPTEMBER 2005— Washington Monthly to Rank Colleges Based on Community Service
As an alternative to US News & World Report's college guide, Washington Monthly will publish its own college guide, and based the rankings on what schools have done for the community and nation.... Full Article
SEPTEMBER 2005— Working College Students Most Politically Engaged
Whether they work or not, students between the ages of 19 and 23 tend to be more politically engaged than their peers who are out of school and college altogether.... Full Article
SEPTEMBER 2005— US News' College Guide Acknowledges CSU Monterey Bay's Service Learning Program
CSU-Monterey Bay’s service learning program has earned recognition for the second year in a row in US News and World Report’s 2006 publication of America’s Best Colleges.... Full Article
SEPTEMBER 2005— Hurricane Katrina Aftermath: Ways For Campuses To Help
Contains a series of articles how different organizations are helping in the hurricane relief effort... Full Article
SEPTEMBER 2005 — California Campuses Respond To Hurricane Katrina
California Campuses are responding to the needs of hurricane victims in a big way, from enrolling displaced students in their institution or distance education program, to fund-raising, providing housing and financial aid, sending technical assistance and volunteers, and partnering with organizations to offer shelters... Full Article
AUGUST 2005 — Student Volunteering Is Worth Billions of Dollars a Year
College students are more civically engaged than they were five years ago, and the time they spent volunteering last year was worth $4.45-billion to the communities they served... Full Article
JULY 2005 — Civic Education for Young People in the Adult Literacy System
Today more than 1 million young people (ages 16 to 24) enroll in adult literacy programs each year. . The paper finds that much like the K-12 education system, the adult literacy system faces several barriers in trying to implement civic education.... Full Article