Sub-categories in this issue

• Adult Basic Education
• GED Preparation 

Types of Service   short-term  |  ongoing school year  |  summer

•  Washburn offers programs for students that are short-term, throughout the school year, summer oriented, or long-term.
• Linc Literacy Project - Student to Student tutoring at Let's Help

               Students complete 300 hours of one-on-one tutoring with adult learners preparing for the GED. They receive Federal Work Study  funds and a $1000 AmeriCorps                Ed Award

Academic Work   courses  |  service-learning  |  CBR and policy research   |  departments and institutes

•        LinC-Learning in the Community: Washburn Transformational Experience students  complete 150 hours of service as a graduation        requirement
•        Human Services Department:
•        Education Department:
•        Criminal Justice Department:
•        Business Department

Education & Training   forums  |  workshops  |  reflection activities

•  Literacy Awareness Week:  Forums, workshops, and activities to create increased awareness about literacy issues
• Washburn in the Community:  volunteers from all over Washburn to go out into the community at our various partners to help with various activities, including adult education
• Into the Streets:  volunteers from all over Washburn to go out into the community at our various partners to help with various activities, including adult education
• Qualitative and Quantitative Learning Reflections:
• International Month:
• SCALE Conference
• IMPACT Conference:  presentations about adult education and sending students to participate
• Adult Education Staff Meetings:  Weekly meetings at the site for reflections of the staff and volunteers

Campus and Organizational Capacity-Building   training  |  fundraising  |  resource development

• Qualitative and Quantitative Learning  Trainings:  semester trainings for volunteers
• LinC
• SCALE:  Grant resources and guest speakers provided
• Readwriteact.org:  Curriculum site
• Kansas Board of Regents: Grant resources, training, and guest speakers provided
• Staff Development:  Washburn professors go into the community partners and give training to the volunteers and staff
• Student Resources:  Many students with education backgrounds have created curriculum to be used for adult education
• Community Action:  Guest speakers provided
• Kansas Adult Education Association:  Curriculum, guest speakers, and training provided

Research, Policy Analysis, Deliberative Democracy   evaluations  |  policy research  | issue forums  |  advocacy

• Academic Literacy - Middle and High School
• Access to Higher Education for Non-Traditional Age Students

Contacts   staff  |  faculty  |  students  |  community partners (local, regional, national)

• Let’s Help-Education Department:  Local partner for volunteers to come in and tutor adults who need their GED
• Social Rehabilitation Services (SRS):
• Florence Kelly: Male group home
• Juvenile Court System
• Adult Court System
• KAW Area Technical School
• Community Action
• Battered Women’s Taskforce
• Breakthrough House
• DoorStep
• USD 501