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Yoder, Stephen A. – Honors in Practice, 2013
On Thursday, April 27, 2011, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Alabama struck in the form of ferocious tornadoes touching down in various parts of the state. The dollar amount of the property damage was in the billions. Lives were lost and thousands of survivors' lives were seriously and in many cases forever disrupted. A few…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Service Learning, Natural Disasters, Undergraduate Students
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Lucy-Bouler, Thomas; Lucy-Bouler, Tink – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Universities struggle with how to get students more involved and active in the university and community. Providing projects that just collect cans or raise money for a cause, while admirable, are not teaching the students how to be active, how to conduct projects, and give them connections to the community. This paper will describe service…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Program Effectiveness, Student Participation, Academic Achievement
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Gleason, Jim; Boykin, Karen; Johnson, Pauline; Bowen, Larry; Whitaker, Kevin W.; Micu, Celina; Raju, Dheeraj; Slappey, Carter – Advances in Engineering Education, 2010
In an effort to reduce the engineering student withdrawal rate due to mathematics, The University of Alabama developed a unique, informal, interactive, and interdisciplinary five-week summer residence program called the Engineering Math Advancement Program (E-MAP). The program aims to increase retention by preparing students to be successful in…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Engineering Education, Mathematics Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach