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Cheri Doane receives President’s Volunteer Service Award

PELLA — Central College’s Cheri Doane, director of community-based learning, was presented with the President’s Volunteer Service Award March 1 in Des Moines.… The award was presented by Jackie Norris, policy adviser for President Barack Obama to the Corporation for National Community Service.“Through her continued leadership, Cheri Doane has been integral in developing and sustaining civic [...]

King’s College, Misericordia University and Keystone College recognized for community service

King’s College, Misericordia University and Keystone College are among 43 Pennsylvania colleges and more than 700 colleges nationwide recognized for their commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.… The Corporation for National and Community Service oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact, and the [...]

Lee University Receives Presidential Award For Community Service

Lee University was named as one of six Presidential Awardees in the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement….The Corporation administers the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Department of Housing [...]

Honored to Serve: Patrick Corvington’s First Day

On his first day in office, Patrick Corvington, the new CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, speaks about his background in the nonprofit sector and the unprecedented opportunity to address the nation’s challenges by expanding service and volunteering in the United States. See the YouTube video.

UNC faculty member wins award

Jenny Huq received the Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award, presented on Feb. 10 at Elon University.… The Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award recognizes a staff person at a North Carolina Campus Compact member campus who has worked toward the institutionalization of service, created and strived toward a vision of service on campus, [...]

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National Service Agency Announces $2 Million To Engage Youth in Summer of Service

Four thousand middle school students will participate in service-learning projects this summer, funded by the 2010 Summer of Service grants from Learn and Serve America, a national service program administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The agency awarded grants totaling $2 million to 17 nonprofits, universities and schools to engage at-risk youth in grades 6 through 9 in innovative service projects that address environmental and disaster preparedness issues.

Scheduled eSPAN/eGrants and My AmeriCorps Portal Outage: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Between 03.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.

On Saturday, March 13, we will be undertaking production system upgrades between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. The scheduled hardware and software upgrades will improve the overall availability of the application environment in the future. In particular, we are installing a hardware load balancer which will automatically allocate workstation based user requests to an active front end application server. This upgrade will result in better handling of user activity/connectivity should one of the application servers fail at any time.

Jon Bon Jovi Takes United We Serve on Tour

Jon Bon Jovi, in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service, will be the first artist to take President Obama's United We Serve initiative to a mass audience by bringing the message of service out on the road and engaging millions of fans on the band's 'The Circle World Tour.'

February Update on Serve America Act

February was a short but busy month as we moved forward on several key implementation steps for the Serve America Act.

Six Colleges and Universities Receive Presidential Recognition for Community Service

Six colleges and universities have been named as Presidential Awardees in the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.

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Arizona Regents Approve Steep Tuition Increases at Universities

The Arizona Board of Regents, which oversees the state's three public universities, approved sizable increases in tuition and fees for next year, but warned the institutions that the new revenue would not solve their money problems, The Arizona Republic reported. The

Michigan Proposal Would Require Universities to Report Stem-Cell Use

A proposal in the Michigan State Senate would require universities that conduct embryonic-stem-cell research to report to the state each year how many such cells they have received, created, stored, and used for research, the Detroit Free Press reported. The provision was inserted into a budget bill for higher education that the full Senate has not yet considered.

Obama Donates Share of Nobel Prize Cash to College-Oriented Charities

President Obama will donate his $1.4-million award from winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to a range of nonprofit organizations, including several that offer college scholarships, the White House announced today. The president is dividing the prize money among 10 charities, six of which are college-oriented.

British Universities Urged to Pursue U.S. Stimulus Money, for 'a Piece of the Action'

Britain's higher-education minister has urged the country's universities to make up for cuts in government support in part by applying for federal dollars from the United States, the Financial Times reported. David Lammy, the minister of state for higher education and intellectual property, told university leaders on Thursday that the American

U. of Southern California Names Provost as Next President

C.L. Max Nikias, provost of the University of Southern California, will become the Los Angeles college's next president, officials announced today. Mr. Nikias, who will take office in August, had been seen as a favorite to replace the exceedingly popular Steven B. Sample, who has transformed the university in his nearly two decades as president. Mr. Nikias will

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Rhode Island Campus Compact Welcomes New AmeriCorps*VISTA Leaders

RICC is please to announce that Lizzie Lydon and Kristin Read have joined the staff as of July 2009 as its new AmeriCorps*VISTA Leaders. Both Lizzie and Kristin completed a previous year of service as AmeriCorps*VISTA members in the RICC program last year. Lizzie Lydon, a Providence College alumni, served at PC last year. Kristin Read, a Wheelock College alumni, served at Roger Williams University last year. Lizzie will be based at the RICC office full-time and Kristin will be be the campus-based VISTA Leader splitting her time at RICC and Roger Williams University. Welcome to Lizzie and Kristin!

Partnerships for Success: College and PK-12 Activities and Opportunities Across Rhode Island

In January of 2007, Governor Carcieri's State of the State address highlighted the need for Improvement in public education. The governor requested the assistance of the state's higher eleven higher education instutitions in this endeavor. A two-part survey was sent to representatives at all eleven postsecondary institutions. The survey collected information about the overall scope of each institution's partnerships with PK-12 schools and districts, and also asked the institutions to identify the five partnerships that had the greatest impact, were the most innovative and were the most replicable. In April a preliminary report was presented to the Governor and community members, with a final report presented to the Governor's PK-16 Counil in June 2008. To view the final report or for more information visit www.ripartnerships.org.

RICC and Member Campuses in the News

RICC AmeriCorps*VISTA in the News
Public service becomes a prized option during recession - Providence Journal, Aug. 21, 2009

Scholarships for Service Recovery Program in the News
Stimulus Funds Put College Students to Work - Providence Journal, July 22, 2009