This structural question presents a great opportunity to look at ways to
integrate the academic and affairs sides. The Carlson Center at the
University of Washington is a unit of Undergraduate Education (academic)
and reports to the dean, but we work closely with folks on the affairs
side, for example, financial aid, career center, etc. In general, I doubt
students think of their college experience in terms of the
academic/affairs polarity; their holistic perception can give all of us
direction. Kim Johnson Bogart
On Fri, 31 Jan 1997 brucespector@juno.com wrote:
> As Victoria Keller and Col. State, we at Trinity College of Vermont have
> a Community Service-Learning program that includes a broad continuum of
> programs, from "volunteerism" to integrated service-learning in many
> courses, and we report to Student Life (formal program began in 1987). I
> would appreciate copies of replies to Victoria concerning how else to do
> it, specificially so as to increase what are good - but could be much
> stronger - connections to academic affairs.
>
> Bruce Darwin Spector
> Director, Community Service-Learning & Leadership
> Trinity College of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. 05401
> (802) 658-0337, ext. 331
> BruceSpector@juno.com
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Jan 97 11:45:35 -0700 "Victoria Keller"
> <VKeller@vines.ColoState.EDU> writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >Greetings Service/Higher ed colleagues:
> >
> >I am writing with a request for information re: campus governance of
> >projects
> >that are integrating service into curriculum.
> >The Office of Community Services at Colorado State University has
> >reported to
> >the Division of Student Affairs since 1975. We offer students, faculty
> >and
> >community members projects all along the continuum of service - from
> >traditional volunteerism, extra-curricular service-learning to service
> >
> >integrated into academic study.
> >
> >We are currently considering the merit(s) of developing dual reporting
> >lines
> >to both Student and Academic Affairs or of breaking off our project
> >that
> >links service with academic study to a home within Academic Affairs.
> >In particular, we would like to learn what others have experienced as
> >the
> >pro's and cons of reporting to Academic Affairs - particularly if your
> >campus
> >also offers a well developed extra-curricular Service Center.
> >If you have both academic and extra-curricular service "Centers", how
> >do they
> >communicate, coordinate, collaborate?
> >
> >Thank you in advance for any information you are able to provide.
> >Please
> >feel free to contact me by e-mail or phone.
> >
> >Best Wishes,
> >
> >Victoria Keller
> >Director
> >Office of Community Services
> >Colorado State University
> >vkeller@vines.colostate.edu
> >(970)491-0444
> >
>