CSU Impact E-Newsletter
September 30, 2008 - This month’s issue highlights CSU student service contributions during the past decade, how community engagement efforts help students succeed, shares the viewpoints of our two presidential candidates and what they have to say about national service by college students, as well as an exciting vision by Chancellor Reed for instituting a year of service requirement.

Annual Publications
2007-2008 The Art of Planning
Our latest annual publication, The Art of Planning (.pdf), provides a riveting depiction of the CSU service-learning movement's strategic planning process during the 2006-2007 academic year. As a result of this planning process, the systemwide office is ushering in a new name, The Center for Community Engagement, along with a new mission and strategic plan.

In The News
The CSU's emphasis on community service learning has made the CSU a national leader, honored for its many contributions to California's communities. This section contains current and past news stories, as well as information on national awards that the CSU has received.

CSL Videos
Community Engagement and the CSU Mission. This section contains systemwide and campus videos that capture how community based learning is empowering communities and transforming education.

Initiative Reports
The reports in this section provide annual progress made on some of the CSU's most groundbreaking initiatives, from Institutionalizing Community Service Learning in the CSU to the California's Call to Service Initiative.