Vermont Campus Compact

Student Resources

Vermont Campus Compact Resources

VCC Student Manual - A Guide for Students Creating Engaged Campuses
Find information about Vermont Campus Compact, and how you can be involved on your campus.
Subscribe to the Vermont Student Leadership Network list serv by sending an email to John Coutley.
AmeriCorps EdAward Paperwork

National Campus Compact Resources

Student Resources at National Campus Compact
The New Student Politics (pdf)
A report from the 2001 Wingspread Summit on Student Civic Engagement which describes student political and civic engagement as defined by students at the Summit.
Earn, Learn, and Serve: Getting the Most From Community Service Federal Work-Study is Campus Compact's free on-line publication includes a helpful chapter on "Partnering With Financial Aid" with language from the regulations governing the program.
Models of Community Service FWS Programs from Colleges and Universities Across the United States See examples of the various ways institutions interpret the community service regulation by reading more in Campus Compact's on-line publication, featuring sixteen campus models.

Resources From Member Institutions

Student Leader Reflection Guide - from Johnson State College
On Ethics and Alternative Breaks: Commitments for High-Quality Alternative Break Experiences - Johnson State College
Designing Student Leader Training - Johnson State College

Organizations

The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25.
Community Partner Listserv This electronic discussion group focuses on issues specific to the community partner perspective when engaged in community-higher education partnerships. The listserv aims to support conversations emerging among community partners engaged in community-higher education partnerships who are seeking to achieve sustainable and systemic change through their work.
The Corporation for National and Community Service provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through three programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America.
The Graduation Pledge Alliance The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility states, "I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work." Students define for themselves what it means to be socially and environmentally responsible.
Idealist on Campus offers resources, events, educational tools, networking opportunities, and other programs that support students and campuses in strengthening communities through service, activism, and civic engagement.
Idealist offers downloadable workshops, originally known as the Civic Engagement Curriculum, developed by C.O.O.L. (Campus Outreach Opportunity League) in partnership with The Bonner Foundation. These workshops are free for public use. Topics include: Leadership; Relationships & Community; Diversity; and Group Infrastructure.
Offered in 14 countries, International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership programs unite academic study and volunteer service, giving students a fully integrated study abroad experience.
Learning In Deed. This site is a tool for becoming informed about and involved in service-learning.
The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities.
For more than two decades, National Youth Leadership Council has led a movement linking youths, educators, and communities to redefine the role of young people in society.
True Hero awards money for service projects through an electronic voting contest.

Reports and Studies

The Career and Community Learning Center (CCLC) at University of Minnesotra offers students, community partners, faculty and staff a range of information and resources about service-learning and community involvement.
Port Huron Statement of the Students for a Democratic Society, 1962 (pdf)
The Handbook Produced Annually by the Department of Education for Student Aid Professionals clarifies the federal regulations governing Federal Work-Study.Chapter 2, page 35 of the Handbook, states: "To be considered employed in a community service job for FWS purposes, an FWS student does not have to provide a 'direct' service. The student must provide services that are designed to improve the quality of life for community residents or to solve particular problems related to those residents' needs. A school may use its discretion to determine what jobs provide service to the community, within the guidelines provided by the statute, regulations, and this Handbook."