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Lockwood, Park; Wohl, Royal E.; Ure, Kathy – College Student Journal, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the successful implementation of a multidisciplinary wellness program in a university setting utilizing student workers and university resources. Methods: The WU Moves Community Wellness Program (WUM) was developed to provide health and wellness services to low-income individuals. Since wellness…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Community Programs, Wellness, Health Promotion
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Sanmiguel, Elizabeth R.; Reyes, Alexandra; Burns, Dwight; Huber, Tonya – Multicultural Education, 2019
Driven by the motto of civic engagement and local to global citizenship,Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is a campus that emphasizes building a friendly community in which students and faculty engage in building strong personal and professional relationships that will lead them toward a more globally aware, socially just, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Service Learning, Volunteers, Learner Engagement
Fountain, Alyssa Rulf; Velez, Melissa; Gamse, Beth – Abt Associates, 2018
The vast majority of American students are neither prepared nor sufficiently engaged to become science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-literate citizens or innovative STEM professionals (National Research Council, 2007; Carnegie Corporation and the Institute for Advanced Study, 2009; National Science Board [NSB], 2010; President's…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Achievement Gap, Volunteers, Apprenticeships
Wisconsin Public Television, Madison. – 1995
This guide to implementing a school volunteer program was developed for the 1995 Wisconsin Volunteer-A-Thon project, which was intended to encourage individuals, schools, organizations, and corporations to volunteer time to youth and education. Part 1 contains a timeline for the implementation of the project, a description of how to participate,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Intergenerational Programs
Looby, Karen; Pazera, Carol; Gossman, Ginger; Garland, Marshall W. – Online Submission, 2009
Austin Partners in Education, a nonprofit organization, helps the community and AISD classrooms work together to ensure academic excellence and personal success for students. Academic outcomes, student engagement, and other variables for school year 2008-2009 were examined in this report.
Descriptors: School Districts, Partnerships in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Success
Fort Worth Independent School District, TX. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1986
To reduce school isolation from the broader community, increase public awareness of school offerings, and provide students with opportunities to interact with the business community, the Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District decided to participate in the Adopt-A-School program. Using a question-answer format, this report evaluates the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Program Evaluation
Gottlieb, Karla, Ed.; Robinson, Gail, Ed. – 2002
This curriculum guide discusses civic responsibility, how it is tied to service learning, how faculty can integrate concepts and exercises in a practical way, and how faculty can assess the development of civic responsibility in their students. Civic responsibility is defined here as active participation in the public life of a community, in an…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Citizenship Responsibility, College Curriculum, Community Colleges