Beyond the Books
Guidebook Overview
 Beyond the Books, Student Horizons, Inc.’s
newest initiative, is overseeing and promoting the development
of the Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities. This
guide will provide a one-stop resource for the college-bound
community to research schools who excel in offering experiential
learning opportunities. It will also educate high school
counselors and administrators of America's community-based
organizations.
Only selected institutions that have demonstrated
a significant track record of integrating community service
with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility,
and strengthen communities will be included in the guidebook.
Nominate Your Institution:
While inclusion is important in this endeavor, only nominated
institutions that demonstrate a service-learning program
that is academically integrated will be included in the
guidebook.
Steps for Inclusion:
1) Submit Nomination Form
- Access nomination form online
- http://www.beyondthebooks.org/service/service.html
The
nomination form is designed to help institutions present
a factual description of the scale, scope and goals for service-learning
in the context of campus mission and learning goals for students.
2)
Review by National Advisory Board
Institutions are selected
upon review of their nomination forms by our National Advisory
Board. Selected institutions show that they integrate community
service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic
responsibility, and strengthen communities while using a
deliberate and planned approach in order to fulfill the standards
of service-learning.
Upon
selection, institutions will be listed without rankings.
They will be organized by state and then based upon the Carnegie
Classifications. Each state will include selected institutions
separated by Classification categories. This is to ensure
that like-institutions will appear in a peer nationwide listing.
Another listing will show institutions separated by types
of service-learning programs.
A vibrant profile section is
available for a one-time participation fee, that we do not
foresee having to charge for future versions. This
fee is needed in order to reach distribution and marketing
goals, including: gratis distribution to low-income secondary
schools, community-based organizations and libraries.
A complementary
website (http://www.beyondthebooks.org)
will accompany the guidebook as a resource center for students,
parents and counselors engaged in the college search and
educational process.
Contact:
For more information on the Guide to Service-Learning Colleges
and Universities, please contact Julianne Salisbury at jsalisbury@studenthorizons.com or
call 301-951-7101.
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