How much is the grant that UMass Dartmouth recently received for a service learning initiative?”
UMass Dartmouth’s Center for Civic Engagement has won a $471,000 Learn and Serve America grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The grant, one of 36 awarded around the country, will support a statewide UMass effort entitled, “Building on the Promise: Strengthening Our University/Community Ties,” that will engage 1,500 students from all five UMass campuses in community service projects that are embedded in their college courses. U.S. Senators John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy announced the grant today along with grants to Tufts University/Campus Compact and the Massachusetts Department of Education. It is anticipated that the UMass project will attract more than $1.4 million in federal funding over the next three years. “With this grant, we will be able to introduce more students to service-learning, a proven education method that promotes community service while enhancing students’ academic and civic skills,” said UMass President Jack M. Wilson. “Service learn
UMass Dartmouth’s Center for Civic Engagement has won a $471,000 Learn and Serve America grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The grant, one of 36 awarded around the country, will support a statewide UMass effort entitled, “Building on the Promise: Strengthening Our University/Community Ties,” that will engage 1,500 students from all five UMass campuses in community service projects that are embedded in their college courses. U.S. Senators John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy announced the grant today along with grants to Tufts University/Campus Compact and the Massachusetts Department of Education. It is anticipated that the UMass project will attract more than $1.4 million in federal funding over the next three years. “With this grant, we will be able to introduce more students to service-learning, a proven education method that promotes community service while enhancing students’ academic and civic skills,” said UMass President Jack M. Wilson. “Service learn
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth received a $471,000 grant for a service-learning initiative it will lead with the four other UMass campuses, officials announced Thursday. UMass Dartmouth plans to extend statewide a program used in Fall River and New Bedford middle schools, with a goal of engaging 1,500 students with 20 community service organizations as part of college courses. The School of Education, Public Policy and Civic Engagement led the grant-writing process and will administer the inititiative.
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