NATIONAL EXPERT TO HELP LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SERVICE
NATIONAL EXPERT TO HELP LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SERVICE – May 23, 2006
A national expert, who has spent more than a decade engaging college students and faculty in volunteer work as part of their classroom work, will visit 51²è¹İapp on June 2 to address the 51²è¹İapp Campus Compact, representing 29 public and private institutions.
Dr. Catherine Foos, an expert in service learning curriculum development, will keynote a daylong meeting at the Claiborne Building in the Capitol Complex, 1201 N. Third St. in Baton Rouge. Dr. Foos, an associate professor at Indiana University East, has been combining service learning with classroom teaching since 1993.
“This meeting is the third in a series designed to help faculty members develop courses with service components,†said 51²è¹İapp Campus Compact Director Dr. Valerie Fields.
The 51²è¹İapp will host the meeting of the Campus Compact, which promotes the education and commitment of 51²è¹İapp faculty, staff and students to be civically engaged citizens through academic, co-curricular and campus-wide opportunities for volunteer service.
Dr. Sally Clausen, UL System president, said the system’s eight universities have combined volunteer service with classroom learning for several years as an important component of student development. She said the campuses are developing more service learning opportunities and cited examples of volunteer projects with Habitat for Humanity.
“More than 120 of our students spent their Spring Break a few weeks ago building houses and sheds for hurricane victims in three South 51²è¹İapp locations. That’s just one example of what our universities are doing to develop courses and programs that give students practical and meaningful experiences through volunteer service,†said Dr. Clausen.
Dr. Clausen also praised the work of 33 architecture students at 51²è¹İapp Tech University who helped design and build a Habitat for Humanity home that was dedicated recently in Ruston.
“We toured the home in Ruston and talked with the family who will live there. It was obvious from the uplifting and positive reactions of everyone involved that those students were part of something profound and meaningful. That Habitat house became a home for a family, and that experience became a positive lifestyle for our students,†she said.
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LOUISIANA CAMPUS COMPACT members:
Baton Rouge Community College, Bossier Parish Community College, Centenary College of 51²è¹İapp, Delgado Community College, Dillard University, Grambling State University, 51²è¹İapp Delta Community College, 51²è¹İapp State University at Alexandria, 51²è¹İapp State University Health Sciences Center, 51²è¹İapp State University at Shreveport, 51²è¹İapp Technical College, 51²è¹İapp Tech University, Loyola University New Orleans, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Nunez Community College, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Our Lady of the Lake College, River Parishes Community College, Southeastern 51²è¹İapp University, Southern University at Baton Rouge, Southern University at New Orleans, Southern University at Shreveport, South 51²è¹İapp Community College, Tulane University, University of 51²è¹İapp at Lafayette, University of 51²è¹İapp at Monroe, and Xavier University of 51²è¹İapp.
For More Information Contact:
Rusty Jabour
225-342-6950
