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In this article from the new GLCA Consortium for Teaching and Learning, Crystal Benedicks of Wabash College looks at the way that students come to understand the writing process more deeply in community-engaged learning classes.

A diverse group of students from several Portland students joined together in a community problem solving initiative. Here, they share some of their experiences and the factors that helped them to succeed.

"What do students need to know from their major in order to meet their civic obligations at work and in their local and global communities?" This report from AAC&U provides an intriguing framework for a department exploring how its majors are (and aren't) exposed to the public aspects of the discipline.

A group of faculty at the 2017 GLCA Rubrics for Liberal Arts Learning provide a framework for designing and assessing civic engagement projects.

Clara Román-Odio's reflections on her project Latinos in Rural America is the article of the week at the GLCA Consortium for Teaching and Learning website.

"Transdisciplinary" work asks students to apply knowledge from diverse fields to a project in an environment which may seem tangential to their academic fields. The model in this article resonates with much that we've heard about community-engaged learning, but it also has implications for any interdisciplinary course.

"A meta-analysis of 62 studies involving 11,837 students indicated that... students participating in SL programs demonstrated significant gains in five outcome areas: attitudes toward self, attitudes toward school and learning, civic engagement, social skills, and academic performance. ... Furthermore, as predicted, there was empirical support for the position that following certain recommended practices--such as linking to curriculum, voice, community involvement, and reflection--was associated with better outcomes." (This link requires Kenyon authentication; the full citation is doi: 10.1177/105382591103400205 Journal of Experiential Education September/October 2011 vol. 34 no. 2 164-181.)

An excellent episode of the "Teaching, Learning, and Everything Else" podcast on civic engagement and service learning, reflecting on experiences at Drew University and Xavier University of Louisiana.

Lots of good thoughts in this issue of AAC&U's _Diversity & Democracy_ about different ways students can work in and with off-campus communities.

Links to 12 talks from a January 2011 MAA contributed paper session on service learning in college mathematics. A resource from this summer's faculty institute on community-based research and service learning.

Xavier University of Louisiana uses the "deliberative discussion" framework in a public speaking class to facilitate community conversations about current political issues.

Peter Rutkoff reflects on his Deweyan philosophy of teaching and the way it is enacted in community-based learning in an article for the GLCA/GLAA Consortium for Teaching and Learning.

Suggests some different broad approaches to preparing students for civic engagement--and mentions a few pitfalls to watch out for.

A bibliography on service learning in the mathematics curriculum from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. One of the resources from this summer's institute on service learning.

This chapter explores the challenges of assessing multicultural learning in a service-learning course and offers a variety of strategies for measuring student development.

A bibliography on service learning in STEM fields from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.

Powerful NPR piece about students in a southern Ohio high school taking a course about the opioid crisis.

The CIP is proud to have made a few small contributions to the Latinos in Rural America project. We hope you'll come see the resulting exhibit in Olin and Chalmers Libraries this month, or check out the electronic version of the exhibit (including a marvelous short film of the interviews).

Ric Sheffield discusses past and future projects to engage students in learning about racial and ethnic diversity in Knox County, Ohio on the GLCA/GLAA Consortium for Teaching and Learning website.