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News

Feminist Civic Engagement: A Complex Choreography
AAC&U's Winter 2010 issue of On Campus with Women reviews the history and progress of feminism in higher education and its possible role as a champion for civic engagement within these institutions. Full Text

Heifer International Challenges Drury Students to Live in Poverty Conditions
Heifer International challenges members of Drury's Global Civic Engagement Project to "live in conditions equivalent to those of poor citizens in the developing world." This and other activities of Drury's GCEC are partially funded by a Leadership Coalition Grant. Full Text

St. Lawrence University Featured in AAC&U News
St. Lawrence University, part of BTtoP's Demonstration Project, was featured in the January/February 2009 issue of AAC&U News. St. Lawrence is one of BTtoP's two "Intensive Sites." Full Text

BTtoP Cost Study: College and University Expenditures in Addressing Patterns of Student Disengagement
The most recent BTtoP Cost Study identified and itemized specific direct and indirect costs related to resources, personnel, and programming employed by colleges and universities to address the various symptoms of student disengagement. In addition to presenting the findings of the Cost Study, this report also provides suggestions for institutions interested in furthering the development and dissemination of campus commitment for the promotion of engaged learning, civic development, and student mental health and well-being efforts. To view the detailed report, please see the BTtoP Research web page.

The Deeper Problem: Student DisEngagment
Donald W. Harward's Op-Ed "The Deeper Problem and A Promising Element of a Solution" is placed in "Views" in the April 15, 2008 issue of www.insidehighered.com. Harward highlights two of BTtoP's Intensive Site grantees, St. Lawrence and Georgetown University.

BTtoP Cost-Study: College and University Expenditures in Addressing Patterns of Student Disengagement
A total , one-time grant of $70,000 has been awarded to conduct this study during the time period commencing November 1, 2007 and concluding August 29, 2008. The cost-study will be implemented by Dr. Lynn E. Swaner and Dr. Ashley P. Finley, co-principal investigators for the study (hereafter referred to as the "co-PIs"). The purpose of the study is to identify costs related to resources, personnel, and programming employed by colleges and universities to address the various symptoms of student disengagement, and then conduct a comparative study of such costs and related trends over a five-year period among a limited sample of colleges and universities

BTtoP feature in Summer issue of AAC&U's Peer Review

The Summer 2007 issue of AAC&U's Peer Review is dedicated to the Bringing Theory to Practice (BTtoP) project. This issue provides a brief project overview, showing how it seeks to advance engaged student learning and determine how it might improve the quality of students' education, development, health, and commitment to civic engagement. Several campuses are featured as examples that offer specific forms of engaged learning and how they are contributing to students' health and well-being. Follow this link for more information

Press Release

In BTtoP's latest round of grant funding (2007-2010), six major awards were made to institutions nationwide for a total of $860,000. BTtoP Announces New Grants

AAC&U News: Perspectives

BTtoP Project Director Donald W. Harward shares his perspective on the Virginia Tech tragedy

BTtoP feature in Winter issue of AAC&U's Liberal Education

The Winter 2007 issue addresses the Bringing Theory to Practice project, and includes several articles arguing that engaged student learning can serve to improve the quality of students' education, development, health, and commitment to civic engagement. See Liberal Education for articles by BTtoP Project Director Donald W. Harward, Charles Engelhard Foundation trustee Sally E. Pingree, and BTtoP Advisory Board member Rebecca Herzig. Follow this link for more information.

Announcements

Request for Proposals: Grant Funding

For projects during 2007-2010 that will enable colleges and universities to build capacity for institutionalizing forms of engaged learning and to understand their relation to outcomes affecting the well-being and civic development of students. For more information, visit Programs | Bringing Theory to Practice | About RFP

For More Information

Contact Jennifer O'Brien at 202.884.0815 or at obrien@aacu.org