Sub-categories in this issue

• Math/Science Enrichment
• Literacy and Reading Success
• Passing CRCT/College Preparation/Youth Empowerment

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

• Short-Term

          - College tours, one-day service plunges

• Ongoing School Year

          - PLATO computer lab, America Reads, youth empowerment programs

• Summer

          - Summer tutoring, academic summer camps, trips around the United States as a means of exposure to different areas and cultures, Upward Bound

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

• Courses

          - History Major, English Major, Political Science Major, Biology Major, Chemistry Major

• Service-Learning

          - African Diaspora and the World, Philosophy, First-Year Experience

• CBR and Policy Research

          - Women’s Studies, Political Science

• Departments and Institutes

          - History, English, Political Science, Biology, Chemistry

Education & Training   forums  |  workshops  |  reflection activities

• Forums

          - Big Brother, Big Sister; Boys and Girls Club

• Workshops

          - Coca-Cola Intergenerational Mentorship Program, AmeriCorps

• Reflection Activities

          - 1^st and 2^nd Year Developmental Series

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

• Training

          - AmeriCorps, Bonner Scholars Program, Intergenerational Mentorship Program

•  Fundraising

          - Letter-writing campaign for Africa, Breast Cancer awareness

• Resource Development

          - Young Democrats of America, Environmental Task Force

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

• Evaluations

          - CRCT scores, graduation rate, reading levels

• Policy Research

          - Political Science courses, Debating for Democracy

• Issue Forums

          - Martin Luther King Convocation, Debating for Democracy, LEADS Events

• Advocacy

          - Young Democrats of America, Invisible Children

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

• Staff

          - Sheryl Belizaire, Kerry-Dean Nugent

• Students

          - Deloris Wilson, Arienne Jones, Ashli Cumberbatch, Morgan-Leanne House, Chayla Stanton-Robinson

•  Community Partners

          - Maria Armstrong, Tangee Allen