As students head back to campus this fall, the 45 Indiana colleges and universities that are members of the Indiana Campus Compact are gearing up to educate them for more than just satisfying careers. Concerned about declining rates of civic participation, the Indiana Campus Compact colleges and universities have banded together to educate students for active citizenship. Next week is Learn & Serve Challenge Week, during which institutions and their communities celebrate the ties they have created through service-learning.
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Students learn with hearts and minds
IN (9/14/2007)
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A first-rate education, includes civic responsibility as well as academic preparation.... With the right programs in place, our schools can provide a wonderful opportunity for students to come together and learn the skills that will keep our democracy strong.
-Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
