The Artful Partnership:
Advancement and Community Service Learning

As a vehicle for enhancing students' sense of civic responsibility and part of a national effort made by higher education institutions to re-examine public purposes, community service learning (CSL) has emerged on nearly every college campus during the past decade. Through CSL and other engagement activities, universities cultivate stronger partnerships with their local communities that not only enhance student learning, but also in many cases have a profound impact on pressing social needs. And yet, as compelling as these stories of student and community engagement can be, they often go untold - to our donors, to policy makers, and to the public at large.

In this section, you will find resources related to the Artful Partnership Forum held at San Jose State University on October 6, 2005, and general information about connecting advancement and community service learning:

The Artful Partnership Invitation (.pdf)
Provides overview and goals of the one-day Forum held in October 2005.

• Agenda of the Forum (.pdf)
• Participant List (.pdf)

Resources

• Post Forum Campus Successes: Learn about specific efforts your colleagues are embarking on in this area.
• Understanding Advancement: Find out how advancement priorities are identified and how community service learning can connect with those priorities.
• Student Service Scholarships: Highlights national examples.

The Artful Partnership Forum was co-Sponsored by: California Campus Compact & CSU Chancellor's Office on Community Service Learning

This material is based upon work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Learn and Serve Grant Numbers 03LHHCA003 and 03LHHCA004. Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Corporation or Learn and Serve America.