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Castillo, Pedro. "Increasing Engagement and Retention Through Research and Creative Endeavors," Reinvention Center Conference (Nov. 2004): http://www.sunysb.edu/Reinventioncenter/Conference_04/proceedings.htm Jacobs, Dennis and Ellison, Julie. "Community-Based Research: Taking it to the Streets," Reinvention Center Conference (Nov. 2004): http://www.sunysb.edu/Reinventioncenter/Conference_04/proceedings.htm Muller, Carol. "Embedding Public Service and Research in Academic Programs," Reinvention Center Conference (Nov. 2006): http://www.sunysb.edu/Reinventioncenter/conference2006/proceedings.htm
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Education with New Technologies (ENT): A networked community designed to help educators develop powerful learning experiences for students through the effective integration of new technologies. http://learnweb.harvard.edu/ent/home/index.cfm The Electronic Learning Communities, College of Computing, Georgia Tech: Includes links to several computer-based learning environments including AquaMoose 3D, a math learning environment designed to build connections between mathematical and artistic thinking and IRC Francais, a project designed to help students learn French through active conversations with other students. http://www.cc.gatech.edu/elc/ Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life: A national consortium of colleges and universities committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities, and design. http://www.ia.umich.edu/default.asp
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Alternate Spring Break, University of California, Santa Cruz: Enables students to engage in community service and experiential learning during Spring or Summer breaks. http://www2.ucsc.edu/institute/community/alt_break.shtml Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania: Center facilitates partnership building with the local Philadelphia community with the goal of bringing to bear the broad range of knowledge and skill at the University in solving complex problems in the local community. http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/ Community Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz: An interdisciplinary undergraduate (and graduate) program that focuses on the study of social change in the context of the community. http://communitystudies.ucsc.edu/ Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) program:
A community-service program founded at Purdue University that engages teams of
undergraduate to help solve engineering-based problems for local community
service and education organizations. EPICS programs are currently operating
at 15 campuses nationwide. EPICS portal at Purdue: http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/
Learning in Community (Linc) program, The University of Illinois: A a campus-wide course open to all undergraduates, and designed to educate and empower students for civic engagement through community-driven projects. http://www.linc.uiuc.edu/index.html People’s Geography Project, Syracuse University: Educates the community about the complex geographies of everyday life that geographers have and continue to develop. http://www.peoplesgeography.org Student Volunteer Connection, University of California, Santa Cruz: A student-run organization designed to bridge student involvement in the Santa Cruz community through meaningful volunteer opportunities. http://www2.ucsc.edu/institute/community/svc.shtml
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Academically Based Community Service Program, University of Pennsylvania: A problem-oriented program that links
research and teaching emphasizing service experiences that bring out structural community improvement. This portal describes
the program's courses. Chem 331: Chemistry in Service of the Community, University of Notre Dame: Designed to provide a meaningful community-based learning experience for students interested in applying chemistry and biochemistry to directly serve the needs of residents in the Northeast Neighborhood. http://www.nd.edu/~djacobs/chem331.html
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