Web Sites

American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 360  Washington, D.C.  20036  Phone (202) 293-6440  http://www.aahe.org This organization supports service learning as an effective pedagogy within higher education.  AAHE publishes the “Service Learning in the Disciplines” monograph series and works to support the assessment of service learning.  Annual conferences on assessment and faculty roles and rewards feature break-out sessions on service learning.  American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Service Learning Clearinghouse  One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 410  Washington, D.C.  20036-1176  http://www.aacc.nche.edu/servicelearning AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s 1100 two-year degree granting institutions.  Their service web site contains references, workshop information, and information on AACC service projects.  Our current efforts at establishing service learning at OCC are funded in part through an AACC grant.  Break Away Box 6026, Station B  Nashville, TN 37235  http://www.alternativebreaks.com  This group’s mission is to promote service on local, regional, national, and international levels through college break-oriented programs which immerse students in very different cultures, heighten social awareness, and advocate life-long action.  Campus Compact c/o Brown University  P.O. Box 1975  Providence, RI 02912  Phone (401) 863-1119  http://www.compact.org/  A national organization of more than 550-member colleges and universities committed to helping students develop skills of civic participation through involvement in public service.  This site has a listing of syllabi by discipline.    Campus Compact National center for Community Colleges (CCNCCC) Mesa Community College Downtown Center  145 N. Centennial Way, Suite 108H  Mesa, AZ 85201  Phone (602) 461-6258  http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/compact/index.html Located within the Maricopa Community College at Mesa Community College, CCNCCC is the national resource office for community colleges interested in community service and service learning.  This organization provides information, technical assistance, publications, and sub-grants regarding the development of service learning initiatives on community college campuses.  Invisible College 6315 W. Harrison  Portland State University  P.O. Box 751  Portland, OR 97201  Phone (503) 725-3000  http://www-adm.pdx.edu/user/invol/ic.htm  This is a national group of faculty committed to integrating service into academic study.  Since 1995 the group has sponsored an annual conference, “National Gathering for Service Learning Educators,” to discuss key issues in service learning.  National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) 350 Haworth Drive, Suite 207  Raleigh, NC 27609  Phone (919) 787-3263  http://www.nsee.org This organization fosters the effective use of experience as an integral part of education.  NSEE publishes excellent resources on service learning.  Annual fall conferences provide break-out sessions on service learning for kindergarten through college educators and practitioners.  Partnership for Service Learning 815 Second Avenue, Suite 315  New York, NY 10017  Phone (212) 986-0989  http://www.ipsl.org This Partnership for Service Learning has originated, designed, and implements international and intercultural service experiences since 1982.  Service Learning Home Page http://csf.colorado.edu/sl/  This web page provides a wealth of information on service learning, including links to other organizations, information on service-learning discussion groups, a calendar of upcoming service-learning conferences and events, and a long list of sample syllabi organized by discipline.

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