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Campus Compact Summit of College Presidents Links Civic Engagement to College Access and Success

MA (11/8/2010)

http://maccdigital.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/152/

At Georgetown University recently, nearly 100 college/university presidents and Campus Compact state directors from across the country were focused on making a single, compelling argument: that college students who participate in civic engagement and service-learning earn higher grade point averages and have a better chance of staying in college and earning degrees. Read More

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The experience of interacting with some of the [homeless] people on the streets was an eye-opener. You leave those types of experiences with a mix of emotions--hope, disgust, love, grief--but I always leave motivated to do more."

-Taryn Anderson, Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA member, Capital University