Creating Synergy between Learning and Service: A University Responds to the Needs of Students and Community

Autor/inn/en	Bierly, Greg; Rogers, Nancy Brattain; Snider, Kevin
Titel	Creating Synergy between Learning and Service: A University Responds to the Needs of Students and Community
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 10 (2005) 3, S.69-81 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Student Needs; Higher Education; Community Involvement; National Surveys; Learner Engagement; Student Surveys; College Freshmen; College Seniors; Experiential Learning; Undergraduate Students; Citizen Participation; Leadership; Teaching Methods; Indiana; National Survey of Student Engagement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerbefragung; Studienanfänger; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Führung; Führungsposition; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	A convergence of internal and external factors has challenged the institutional identity of Indiana State University and presented an opportunity for strategic evolution toward a campus better able to address student learning and serve the needs of the community and region. External drivers, such as fiscal shortfalls, declining population, and a re-envisioning of the roles of state institutions by the legislature, have compelled ISU to examine the academic and demographic composition of its enrollment base and to refocus its mission. Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement suggested that, despite long-standing perceptions of student academic preparation held by faculty and administrators, and supported by entrance data, ISU undergraduates were not adequately challenged within the existing system. In this article, we discuss how ISU decided to address student needs and constraints imposed by the state through a concerted program of experiential learning and community engagement. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://www.jheoe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01