Institutionalizing service-learning on higher-education campuses can be an uphill battle without student support. Portland State University has integrated student leadership and student voice into its service-learning programs by developing partnerships with university administration, forming a team of student leaders, providing support for students and faculty collaborating on service-learning courses, and offering courses that involve student-initiated service-learning. Excerpted from The Resource Connection newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 1.
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