Service learning programs, which combine practical volunteer community service experience with traditional academic study, are cost effective and meaningful alternatives to college activities programing. Such programs increase learning options, are good public relations, can involve faculty and departments, and attract a wider variety of students…

Examined what skills are gained through participation in campus activities. Found an overall moderate positive relationship between the two variables of involvement in campus activities and learning outcomes (13 of 25 learning outcomes measured). (EV)

Campus-activities programs are encouraged to make special efforts to teach student volunteers basic business skills to guide their thinking and decision-making in program administration. The program, its staff, students, institution, and associate members all benefit. A model for training and empowering students is outlined. (MSE)

Students who volunteer for student activities work gain a number of valuable skills through their participation. These skills can be turned into marketable ones that will aid student volunteers in finding paying jobs. (MLW)

A model for developing a spirit of volunteerism and social responsibility among students on a college campus is outlined. The model incorporates five phases of student development that accompany community service participation. Suggestions are made for implementing such a model effectively within the student affairs function. (MSE)

Suggestions are made for developing and nurturing a spirit of partnership in campus-activities programming staffs, including partnerships among students, with the advisor, with faculty, with other campus departments and services, and with National Association for Campus Activities associate members. Specific techniques are outlined for each group.…

Involvement on campus varies from involvement in student organization leadership positions to paid paraprofessional positions that also reflect strong leadership expectations. A minimum amount of student development knowledge is essential for advisers for a successful functioning and ethical interaction with students. (MLW)

A discussion of college liability for its students' injuries during participation in community service projects includes an overview of relevant law, concerns about waivers of liability, the role of insurance, and practical administrative tips for assessing and decreasing liability. (MSE)

As student populations change, so do the students who volunteer for cocurricular activities. The challenges for campus activities organizers include recruiting older students and providing adequate rewards for volunteering. Students can be attracted by emphasizing the job-related aspects of volunteer jobs or offering course credit. (MSE)

Based on the idea that college student involvement in campus activities enhances student development, the University of Rhode Island has established a research project that gathers information on student cocurricular background and interests and monitors student participation in campus organizations and its correlation to student confidence and…

Ways in which colleges can involve their students in voluntary community service programs are outlined, and development of campus service programs is discussed. The program at East Tennessee State University is offered as illustration. A list of community service resource organizations, with addresses, is included. (MSE)

In examining the role of student affairs programming and cocurricular involvement as it relates specifically to black students, two perspectives on student development are used to investigate developmental opportunities: Arthur Chickering's developmental vectors and Alexander Astin's student involvement theory. Time management and providing for…

The University of South Carolina/Columbia responded to the concerns of a small group of students by establishing a permanent office of waste reduction and recycling. Students, faculty, and staff worked together to obtain a grant and matching funds to create a recycling system that reduces waste disposal costs substantially and uses existing campus…