BELLINGHAM - Washington Campus Compact (WACC) has announced new recipients of nearly $400,000 in funding for the "Learn and Serve" program in Washington and Idaho, as part of its Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant from the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS).
Grant recipients will implement programs to promote service-learning, convene educators, and coordinate service-learning opportunities.
"With this new round of funding, the selected colleges and universities can continue their college-based service programs," said WACC Executive Director Jennifer Dorr. "Funding from Learn and Serve allows higher education to address critical community issues through service-learning."
Learn and Serve America, a program of the CNCS, provides support to schools, higher education institutions and community-based organizations that engage students, their teachers and others in service-learning. The CNCS is the nation's largest grantor supporting service and volunteering.
Established in 1992 and hosted at Western Washington University, Washington Campus Compact and its membership of 35 two- and four-year colleges and universities are committed to providing meaningful experiences for students to become active, engaged leaders in their communities, furthering the civic and public purposes of higher education and strengthening communities. WACC is an affiliate state office of Campus Compact, a national organization comprised of more than 1,100 higher education institutions committed to the civic and public purposes of higher education.
The colleges and universities selected for funding are:
- Boise State University
- Cascadia Community College
- Clark College
- Edmonds Community College
- Everett Community College
- The Evergreen State College
- Gonzaga University
- Lewis-Clark State College
- Olympic College
- Seattle University
- Shoreline Community College
- Washington State University
- Western Washington University
- Central Washington University
- Heritage University
- University of Idaho
- Washington State University, Vancouver
For more information on the Learn and Serve Program or the Washington Campus Compact, contact Brian Heinrich at (360) 650-4147, or e-mail brian.heinrich@wwu.edu.
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