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Michelle Obama honors Fla students, teachers

FL (10/15/2009)

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1283694.html

First lady Michelle Obama says it’s becoming increasingly cool among today’s youth to be involved in public service, but the question is how to harness that interest over the long-term. Obama was the keynote speaker Thursday at the Florida Campus Compact Awards Gala…

Read the full story in The Miami Herald.

Before I started working in community service-learning, I was one of those people who didn't have much of a social conscience. Now all of that has changed, and I say, 'Put me in the trenches to do the real work to make a difference.'"

-Student Service-Learning Leader, University of San Diego

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