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DePaul University, Loyola University - IL, Illinois
DePaul and Loyola have established community service days as part of orientation, as have other schools around the country. The trips spark students’ interest in the surrounding communities and also help students bond with their peers.
DePaul and other schools are setting up such educational opportunities in an effort to move away from the parties, picnics, and goofy sports competitions that traditionally mark freshman orientation week.
The Upper Midwest Campus Compact Consortium's Student Civic Leadership Institute was the most amazing thing that I have experienced in a long, long time. It is truly what my soul has been searching for. It is justification for all the hard work we do, from Student Senate to service-learning. I returned a rejuvenated and refreshed student who is willing and ready to begin the change.
-University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
