The Community Service Program (CSP) at Kansas State University is beginning a new Learn and Serve America: Higher Education grant through the Corporation for National Service. Learn and Serve America: Higher Education supports efforts to make service an integral component of the pedagogical approach to teaching and learning in the nations colleges and universities. The project at Kansas State University is a three-year award.

The Project Goal.: The project will form a Kansas Service-Learning Consortium to advance the field of service-learning in all higher education institutions in Kansas.

Opportunities for Participation in the Learn and Serve Project. Two project activities provide opportunities for Kansas higher education faculty to become involved in incorporating service-learning into academic and professional activities.

Service-Learning Minigrants. Minigrants are available to faculty to incorporate a service-learning component into an existing course. Preference will be given to faculty who attend professional development workshops. Mini-grants are available on a competitive basis.

Service-Learning Institute. A professional development institute will be held in the summer of 2001 at Kansas State University. This institute will provide faculty with tools and techniques for incorporating service-learning into teaching. Faculty applying for minigrants or course development grants are strongly encouraged to attend.

Kansas State University CSP Student Coordinators are available to help with the application process and facilitate any needs that may arise i.e. travel arrangements, purchasing, etc.