Summary of Campus Issue Profiles 

Service  |  Academic Work  |  Education & Training  |  Capacity Building  |  Deliberative Democracy 

Specific Issue Areas

• Achievement Gaps
• Alternative schooling (charters, home school)
• Digital Divide/Technology Gaps
• ESL
• Family and Parental Involvement
• Literacy and Reading
• Teacher training and methods 

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

One-time and Short-term Projects

• Book collection and drives
• Holiday projects (Easter Egg Hunts, Christmas Fairs)
• Family/Parental Involvement Fairs
• Kids' Fairs
• Literacy initiatives
• Open Houses

Ongoing School Year and Site-based Teams

• After-school programs (tutoring, mentoring)
• Classroom programs (tutoring, mentoring, support)
• Housing Development educational programs
• Home school programs
• Technology centers for children and youth
• Discipline-based programs (math, science, chemistry, reading, fitness, service learning)
• Civic engagement programs (getting kids involved in service)

Summer and Other Programs

• Camps and educational enrichment internships
• Energy Express (statewide program, WV Wesleyan)
• 21st Century Schools affiliated programs 

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

Courses and Programs of Study

• Education major
• Social Entrepreneurship Minor
• Civic Engagement Minor 

Departments and Institutes

• Anthropology
• Assessment
• Child Development
• Education
• Math
• Music
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Science
• Sociology 

   

CBR and Service-Learning Projects 

• Incentive grants for faculty ($1,500) to integrate CBR or SL into courses have generated projects
• Service-learning classes work with enrichment programs for local schools or after-school programs
• Asset mapping projects are integrated into some courses, looking at quality of schooling and performance
• Developmental reading course with a service component (Waynesburg)

   

Education & Training   forums  |  workshops  |  reflection activities

• Many school-based programs may offer specialized training to students and other volunteers (curriculum planning and implementation, tutoring, mentoring)
• Some faculty help lead workshops to train students how to to teach young children and youth (child development, classroom management, etc.)
• See the websites and links listed in Resources above 

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

• Some campuses have utilized campus organizations to take on international commitment to education (e.g., Greeks as tutors) and this may also involve fundraising and resource development
• Campuses tap into Work Study to engage students in long-term ways in schools and education roles
• Some campuses use enrichment funds to support community-based interns (paying stipends for students and faculty)
• Students, faculty and staff may also participate on Boards for local schools, related non-profits, and other organizations

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

• Emory & Henry has a service-learning course, part of the Public Policy and Community Service Major, in which site-based team at the after-school program focuses on issues of justice and policy
• Some efforts may involve the state office of national service, for example in working with VISTAs
• Need more specific examples of education-related or school-related evaluation, research and forums

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

• Add names and emails