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| LSU is one of the nation’s best colleges for fostering social responsibility and public service, according to The Princeton Review and Campus Compact. LSU is one of 81 institutions in 33 states that The Princeton Review commends and features in its forthcoming book, “Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement,” available June 21 from Random House Inc. Among other criteria, LSU was selected for its admission practices and scholarships rewarding community service; its support for service-learning programs, student activism and student voice in school governance; and the level of social engagement of its student body. LSU’s Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership, or CCELL, and the Center for Student Leadership and Involvement, or CSLI, in particular, are committed to providing opportunities and programs for students to be active participants in the LSU and Baton Rouge communities. CCELL Director Jan Shoemaker reports that with 2,400 students engaged in service-learning each year and more than 340 registered student organizations, the university expects dedicated involvement from its students. As units within the Division of Student Life and Academic Services, CCELL and CSLI strive to promote LSU’s commitment to community. “Recognition as a ‘college with a conscience’ provides an additional incentive to continue LSU’s worthy initiatives,” said Associate Dean of Students K. C. White. LSU will be featured in a two-page profile providing detailed information about its civic engagement and service-learning programs on campus. The book also includes a section on research institutions with service-learning programs, along with the profiles of 15 students selected nationwide who share their perceptions of their civic engagement activities. The Princeton Review partnered with Campus Compact, a national organization committed to supporting the civic purposes of higher education, to develop “Colleges with a Conscience” and to choose the schools featured in the book. The book’s editors also invited dozens of organizations with expertise in campus community service and student engagement to nominate colleges for inclusion. The Princeton Review and Campus Compact winnowed a list of 100 colleges and universities from a pool of more than 900. From this short list, the editors collected extensive data about each school’s service programs and policies, surveying their students, faculty and staff. LSU and the other schools chosen for “Colleges with a Conscience” represent a diverse range by geographic region, campus size, setting (urban/rural), and type (public/private). -30- |
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