New book on SL and learning communities

Dear SL colleagues,

Service-Learning and Learning Communities:  Tools for Integration and
Assessment

Authors: Lynn Leavitt, Director, Center for Service and Leadership, and
Karen Kashmanian Oates, Professor of Biochemistry, both of George Mason
University

This book offers ideas and practices on service-learning and learning
communities, including resources and advice on starting and sustaining
programs, tips for effective assessment, and tools for campus planning.
Check www.aacu.org/publications for more information on this and other
AAC&U publications.  (2003/72pp/$15)

For more information or to place an order, visit www.aacu.org or call
800.297.3775.

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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit organization that
promotes health through partnerships between communities and educational
institutions.  Check out our website at www.ccph.info

Mark your calendar for CCPH's 7th annual conference - April 26-29, 2003 in
San Diego, CA. The conference will feature a symposium jointly planned and
sponsored by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office
of University Partnerships and the Community Outreach Partnership Centers
program. This will present an unprecedented opportunity for advancing
community-campus partnerships that truly span the campus and contribute to
public problem-solving and healthier communities.

CCPH is the Higher Education Senior Program Advisor for the Learn and
Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Visit the Clearinghouse at http://www.servicelearning.org
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