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Annjanette M. Weaver – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Alternative Breaks are service trips that occur at colleges and universities all around the United States, but little is known of their long-term impact on the participants. This study explored how alumni of Alternative Break programs were civically engaged in their communities post-graduation. The survey instrument, modeled on the Life After…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Alumni, Alumni Associations, Service Learning
Sherma, Ashley; Sorensen, Tyson J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2020
Despite the potential benefits of utilizing volunteers in SBAE programs, volunteer utilization among SBAE teachers has received little attention in the literature in recent years, especially on a national level. A national random sample of SBAE teachers were surveyed to determine current behaviors and perceptions as well as predictors of volunteer…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Agricultural Education, Predictor Variables, Teacher Attitudes
Nilsen, Ryan; Hutson, Bryant; Blanchard, Lynn; Siems, Monica; Hirt, Laurel; Mitchell, Tania – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2020
This paper presents a comparative case study of the alumni of two multi-term civic learning programs that combine academic service-learning with a series of other student experiences such as the creation of online portfolios and capstone experiences over at least four semesters of an undergraduate education. Findings of this study suggest that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Alumni, Service Learning
Moely, Barbara E.; Ilustre, Vincent – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2019
How is required public service during college related to later civic behavior? This article reports findings from a survey of 359 alumni, conducted two years after they completed their undergraduate studies at Tulane University. The alumni held positive views of the substantial public service requirement they had completed before graduating and…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Study, Alumni, Required Courses
Richard, Dan; Keen, Cheryl; Hatcher, Julie A.; Pease, Heather A. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2016
The current study explores the relationship between participation in college service-learning (SL) experiences, in both academic courses and co-curricular programs, and post-college civic engagement. Using data from a purposeful sample of 1,066 alumni from 30 campuses who participated in the 20th Anniversary Bonner Scholars Study, we explored the…
Descriptors: College Students, Service Learning, Alumni, Program Effectiveness
Moskovitz, Cary – Advances in Engineering Education, 2017
This paper reports on a 3-year study utilizing a novel approach to providing students in an introductory engineering course with feedback on drafts of course writing projects. In the Volunteer Expert Reader (VER) approach, students are matched with university alumni or employees who have the background to give feedback from the perspective of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Introductory Courses, Feedback (Response)
Moskovitz, Cary – Across the Disciplines, 2014
This paper reports on a novel approach to providing undergraduates with feedback on STEM writing assignments via an otherwise untapped educational resource: university alumni and employees who normally play no role in the institution's educational mission. In the Volunteer Expert Reader (VER) approach, students are paired with volunteers whose…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Volunteers, Undergraduate Students, Feedback (Response)
Epstein, Diana – RAND Corporation, 2009
Since 1993, over 500,000 people have served in AmeriCorps national service programs. This dissertation evaluates the long-term impacts of AmeriCorps service on participants, particularly in the areas of civic engagement, future volunteerism, appreciation of diversity, and a number of other job and life skills. It fills a gap by using both…
Descriptors: Alumni, Service Learning, Program Effectiveness, Participant Satisfaction
Currents, 1989
Four articles report ideas for improving fund-raising techniques, beginning new initiatives, and maintaining donation momentum. They are: "At Centre Stage" (Shawn Lyons); "By Hook or By Crook" (Sherwood C. Haskins, Jr.); "Small Miracles" (C. Jeffery Wahlstrom); and "The Price of Participation" (Margaret A.…
Descriptors: Accounting, Alumni, Change Strategies, Competition