College of Charleston
Faculty and Staff Online Resources

The Big Dummy's Guide to Service-Learning:
Twenty-seven answers to good questions on: faculty, programmatic, student, administrative, and non-profit issues. www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/bigdummy.html

***Campus Compact:
A coalition of college and university presidents committed to helping students develop the values and skills of citizenship through participation in public and community service. It is the only national higher education organization whose primary purpose is to support campus-based public and community service. North Carolina has recently developed a statewide Compact, including both public and private colleges. This website also has a comprehensive list of sample service-learning syllabi, awards for service-learning, etc. www.compact.org

The Civic Mind:
Find civic and community service resources in different categories, such as university-based programs, court-sponsored programs, legal defense funds, and educational programs. http://www.civicmind.com/

The Colorado Service-Learning Home Page:
The purpose of this site is to serve as a virtual guide to, and library of, service-learning. Its primary focus is service-learning in higher education. http://www.colorado.edu/servicelearning/

Co-op America:
A national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, that provides the economic strategies, organizing power and practical tools for businesses and individuals to address today's social and environmental problems. While many environmental organizations choose to fight important political and legal battles, Co-op America is the leading force in educating and empowering our nation's people and businesses to make significant improvements through the economic system. Your purchases can support businesses that create jobs, care about their communities, engage in fair trade and protect our environment. Co-op America helps you find those businesses and provides technical assistance to help those companies succeed and grow. www.coopamerica.org

Corporation For National Service:
A government organization which oversees Americorps, Learn & Serve America, and the National Senior Service Corps programs. www.cns.gov

Council of Independent Colleges Projects:
CIC develops and implements major national projects, programs, and special initiatives that engage colleges and universities in reform in wide range of areas. http://www.cic.edu/projects_services/

Educators for Community Engagement:
A national organization dedicated to service-learning. Members include faculty and staff, community partners, and students working toward a common goal- increasing the practice of service-learning across the United States. http://www.e4ce.org/

Greater Kalamazoo Evaluation Project:
The vision of this project is to create an evaluating community, enabling all organizations to continually improve their effectiveness and to communicate their outcomes to the rest of the community. Their newsletter is published on their website. http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/eval_nsltr/

HE-SL List:
The HE-SL list is a discussion forum for issues concerning the highter education service learning community. It is hosted by the National Service Learning Clearinghouse. HE-SL list descussions encompass curriculum requrests, class assignments, and the institutionalization of service-learning. Join the HE-SL list by sending an email to join-he-sl@lists.etr.org .

The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA:
HERI serves as an interdiscplinary center for research, evaluation, information, policy studies, and research training in postsecondary education. HERI's reserach program covers a variety of topics including the outcomes of postsecondary education, leadership development, faculty performance, federal and state policy, and educational equity. http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/heri.html

International Partnership For Service-Learning:
Founded in 1982, this incorporated not-for-profit organization serves colleges, universities, service agencies and related organizations around the world by fostering programs that link community service and academic study. www.ipsl.org

Journal of College and Character:
This journal includes resources and information designed to encourage discussion, research, and educational strategies on character development in college. www.collegevalues.org

Journal of Public Service & Outreach:
A peer-reviewed journal which publishes research articles, essays, commentary, reviews, and information on public service in its broadest interpretation -- reflecting its scope, interdisciplinary nature, and vital role as the third mission of the academy. www.uga.edu/~jpso/index_2.html

Learn and Serve:
A comprehensive website maintained by the Corporation for National Service which provides information about service-learning resources, programs, K-12, Bleader schools, service awards, etc. http://www.learnandserve.org/

Learn, Serve, & Surf:
This website showcases some of the most effective, educationally-sound service-learning resources and tools on the Internet. The purpose of this site is to help service-minded folks like you take advantage of on-line treasures that may greatly enrich (and "futurize"!) service-oriented projects in your community. www.edb.utexas.edu/servicelearning/index.html

Learning in Deed:
The Foundation has supported service-learning for decades because they believe it engages youth in a powerful way that can help ensure a bright future for our nation. www.learningindeed.org

Center for Community Engagement, Learning & Leadership
at Louisiana State University
The Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership helps Faculty, Students, and Community Partners build mutually beneficial community-classroom partnerships. http://appl003.lsu.edu/slas/ccell/ccell.nsf/index

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning:
An academic journal containing papers written by faculty and service-learning educators on research, theory, pedagogy, and issues pertinent to the service-learning community. www.umich.edu/~mjcsl/

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse:
Provides information services and technical assistance, as well as help with academic research, program startup, assessment and evaluation, term papers, downloading online documents, or anything else regarding service-learning. www.servicelearning.org

National Service-Learning Listserv:
This active listserv is facilitated by the University of Colorado at Boulder. This discussion group is made up of faculty, staff, and students nationwide who are interested in developing service-learning syllabi and programs, discussing evaluation strategies, expressing views on critical issues in the field, and more. To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@csf.colorado.edu and type "subscribe service-learning" in the body of the message.

National Society for Experiential Education:
NSEE is a nonprofit membership association of educators, businesses, and community leaders. Founded in 1971, NSEE also serves as a national resource center for the development and improvement of experiential education programs nationwide. NSEE supports the use of learning through experience. www.nsee.org

National Youth Leadership Council:
Service-learning is more than an educational theory and philosophy. It's active learning that continually responds to new needs. NYLC keeps up with these changing needs by getting its hands dirty in the field — developing infrastructures, program models, public policies, best practices, tools, and leadership.. http://www.nylc.org/

The New England Resource Center for Higher Education:
NERCHE, founded in 1988, is dedicated to improving colleges and universities as workplaces, communities and organizations. http://www.nerche.org/

Peacework:
This organization arranges international volunteer service projects around the world for colleges, universities, and service organizations. Peacework programs provide the opportunity to learn about different cultures and customs and gain insight into how aspects of our lives are interrelated with the needs and problems of people around the world. Volunteers help meet the critical needs of marginalized communities in developing areas by working with host organizations on existing self-development projects. The work is both challenging and rewarding. Peacework promotes peaceful cooperation, understanding, and service through volunteerism. www.peacework.org

Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance:
The Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance is the training and technical assistance provider for the Department of Education's Learn and Serve program in Pennsylvania. The PSLA is committed to bringing the service-learning methodology to urban, rural, and suburban public K-12 schools throughout Pennsylvania. http://www.paservicelearning.org/

Second Nature Resource Center:
Second Nature assists colleges and universities in their quest to integrate sustainability as a core component of all education and practice, and to help expand their efforts to make human activity sustainable. www.secondnature.org

Service-Learning in Political Science (APSA):
Tool kit for service-learning in political science. http://www.apsanet.org/content_7590.cfm