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Resources included in
this directory are devoted to one or more of these interests: student
organization and leadership, civic engagement, higher education, liberal arts
curriculum.
National
Student Organizations
Higher
Education and Professional Associations
Combined
Resource and Organization Listings
NATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Hillel Foundation www.hillel.org
The largest Jewish campus organization in the
world, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life provides
opportunities for Jewish students at more than 500 colleges and universities to
explore and celebrate their Jewish identity through its global network of
regional centers, campus Foundations and Hillel student organizations. Hillel
is working to provoke a renaissance of Jewish life.
Intercollegiate Studies
Institute
www.isi.org
The
Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) is a non-profit, non-partisan,
tax-exempt educational organization whose purpose is to convey to successive
generations of college youth a better understanding of the values and
institutions that sustain a free and virtuous society. Founded in 1953, ISI
works "to educate for liberty" — to identify the best and the
brightest college students and to nurture in these future leaders the American
ideal of ordered liberty. To accomplish this goal, ISI seeks to enhance the
rising generation's knowledge of our nation's founding principles — limited
government, individual liberty, personal responsibility, the rule of law,
market economy, and moral norms.
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship www.intervarsity.org
InterVarsity Christian
Fellowship/USA® is an evangelical campus mission serving more than 35,000 students and faculty on more than
560 college and university campuses nationwide. Incorporated in 1941, InterVarsity has a rich tradition of campus witness,
thoughtful discipleship,
and a concern for world missions.
Muslim Students Association www.msa-natl.org
Established in January 1963, the Muslim Students
Association of the
National
Catholic Student Coalition (NCSC). www.catholicstudent.org
The National Catholic Student
Coalition (NCSC), as the representative voice of Catholic collegians, provides
students with the necessary resources, network, and partners in order to aid in
the formation of faith-filled Catholics.. . . .The
NCSC is A
Voice for Catholic students on campuses across the U.S. . . . .a Resource in the form of annual
conferences, regional events and the new, on-line resource bank [and] a Partner with national and international
associations whose missions are aligned with our own… which includes: Catholic Campus Ministry
Association (CCMA), Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs
(CMICA)/Pax Romana,
International Movement of
Catholic Students (IMCS), International
Young Catholic Students (IYCS), National Association of Diocesan Directors of Campus
Ministry (NADDCM), United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
National Interfraternity Conference. www.nicindy.org
The North-American Interfraternity Conference
(formerly known as the National Interfraternity
Conference) has a long and storied history. Today, the NIC has 69 member
organizations with approximately 5,500 chapters located on 800+ campuses in the
National Panhellenic Conference. www.npcwomen.org
The National Panhellenic
Conference provides support and guidance for its 26 member inter/national
sororities/women’s fraternities and serves as the national voice on
contemporary issues of sorority life. Founded in 1902, NPC is one of the oldest
and largest women’s membership organizations representing more than 3.9 million
women at 655 college/university campuses and 4,500 local alumnae chapters in
the
Students for
Academic Freedom. www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org
The
Students for Academic Freedom
Information Center is a clearing house and communications center for a
national coalition of student organizations whose goal is to end the political abuse
of the university and to restore integrity to the academic mission as a
disinterested pursuit of knowledge.
Young
Democrats of America www.action.yda.org
Among its purposes: 1. To encourage young people
to become involved in the Democratic process, 2. To recruit young people into
the Democratic Party by presenting the ideas and beliefs of the Party in an
open and public manner in forums around
HIGHER
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Council on Education (ACE) (www.acenet.edu)
The major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives..
American Historical Association www.historians.org
As
the largest historical society in the
American Political Science Association www.apsanet.org
The American Political Science Association, is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics.
American Sociological Association (ASA) www.asanet.org
ASA is dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good; an association of over 14,000 members.
Association of American State Colleges and Universities www.aascu.org
The American Association of
State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), The New York Times, and the Center for
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank based in
Washington, DC, have joined with eight AASCU campuses to design a project to
use the materials of CSIS on AASCU campuses. The goal of this initiative is to
increase the number of undergraduates who are knowledgeable about global issues
so that they can act wisely as thoughtful, engaged citizens. The work began in
a two-day seminar at CSIS headquarters in
Association of American
University Professors www.aaup.org
The AAUP's purpose is to advance
academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional
values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's
contribution to the common good.
Association
of Catholic Colleges and Universities www.accunet.org
The
purpose of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, founded in 1899,
is to promote and strengthen the mission and character of Catholic higher
education in the
The American Association of
Civic
Engagement in Action Series. The New York Times, and the Center for
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank based in
Papers of William Welsh,
first NSA President, 1948-49. Economic Club of Detroit issue with NSA. The Wallpaper.
Records of the National
Catholic Youth Conference, National Federation of Catholic College Students,
National Newman Club Federation, Joint Committee for Student Action, internal
church and Vatican memoranda on IUS and NSA. The Tower.
Holds the Woodstock
Archives and papers of J.C. Murray on
The
The principal national
archive of NSA International Commission records from 1946-1968: docuemts,
publications, photos and audio NSA and its relations abroad and during the cold
war. Also holdings for the American Council on Education, 1918 and the Asia
Foundation, 1951-1968.
Institute of International Education http://www.iie.org/
IIE Annual Reports, IIE
Bulletins and docuemts related to student and faculty exchange and to student
travel from 1919 and in the years
directly following World War II..
Kautz Family YMCA Archives,
Records of the Student
YMCA. Committee on Friendly Relations Among Foreign Students, 1910-60s.(Leter
name change to International Student Service, 1962.
Library of Congress,
Limited direct
collection of NSA publications.The papers
of Ruby Hurley, NAACP Youth Director through 1950 contain extensive
records of the Young Adult Council, World Assembly of Youth and NSA
correspondence. Collections on the National Interfraternity Conference and
Pan\hellenic Conference.
National Archives,
State Departmnent
files.1946 World Student Congress in
Union Theological Seminary,
National Intercollegiate
Christian Council: The Intercollegian on
film 1878-1961. In print, 1960-67. Dept. of Student Work, Board of Education,
Papers of NSA’s fourth President, Allard K.
Lowenstein; UNC President and member NSA Advisory Council. Frank Graham.
.Pre-World War II
national student organizations. Preparations for 1946 World Student Congress.
Ameircan Preparatory Committee announcements. Jim Smith correspondence and
documents.
Wisconsin Historical Society.
The principal national
archive of NSA publications, documents and photo collections from its founding
through 1978 and its merger with the National Student Lobby to become the USSA;
maintains USSA archives to date. NA in its founding years, college affiliation
records, domestic programs, national student congressed, national executive
committee, advisory council and regional organizations.
Records of the World’s
Student Christian Federation, Student Christiam Movent work by state.
Internaitonal Student Service and. World War I and II. National Student Council
of the YMCA and YWCA. National Intercollegiate Council.
Andrew Mellon Foundation www.mellon.org
The
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation currently makes grants in six core program areas: ,
Higher Education and
Scholarship , Scholarly Communications ,
Research in Information Technology,
Museums and Art Conservation, Performing Arts , Conservation and the Environment Within each of its core programs, the
Foundation concentrates most of its grant making in a few areas. Institutions
and programs receiving support are often leaders in fields of Foundation
activity, but they may also be promising newcomers, or in a position to
demonstrate new ways of overcoming obstacles to achieve program goals.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation www.gatesfoundation.org –
Preparing
All Students for College, Career, and Life.
Through its partnerships in communities
across the
Carnegie Corporation of New York www.carnegie.org
The overarching goal of the
Strengthening U.S. Democracy (SUSD) Program is to increase civic participation
in the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching www.carnegiefoundation.org
The
improvement of teaching and learning is central to all of the Foundation’s
work. As we bring together researchers, teachers, policymakers and members of
organizations with common interests in education, we work to invent new
knowledge and to develop tools and ideas that allow us to foster positive
change and enhanced learning in our nation’s colleges and schools. The
Foundation seeks to be both an inspiration and catalyst as we work on issues of
teaching and learning across regions, disciplines and levels of the education
system.
Eugene M. Lang
Foundation http://projectpericles.org
Sponsor of Project Pericles. The basic policies of
Project Pericles are the framework within which each institution fulfills its
commitment to Periclean objectives. These policies
are designed to cultivate a learning environment that integrates issues of
civic and social responsibility into the academic and co-curricular experiences
of students, while respecting the character, resources, and traditions of each
institution.
The
Everett Program serves two goals. First, it encourages students' future
involvement in public service by acquainting them with the challenges and rewards
of public interest work. Second, it provides the public interest community,
which too often operates on limited resources, with the dedication, energy, and
idealism that our interns bring to their work. With these goals in mind, Henry
and Edith Everett established their Everett Public Service Internship Program
in 1989. Since then, two thousand students from communities across the country
have discovered the immense satisfaction of contributing to society, while
acquiring significant knowledge, experience, and career development
opportunities.
Ford Foundation www.fordfound.org
The Ford
Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our
goals are to: Strengthen democratic values, Reduce poverty and injustice,
Promote international cooperation and Advance human achievement. This has been
our purpose for more than half a century. The Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom
program works globally to advance achievement in the arts, education and
scholarship and to advance a positive understanding of sexuality. It also seeks
to promote the media and religion as forces for democracy in a range of
cultural contexts. This body of work, which is carried out by 28 program staff
members in two units in
Kettering
Foundation www.kettering.org
The Kettering Foundation works on strategies
to strengthen democracy. The primary focus of
Lumina Foundation for Education www.luminafoundation.org
An Indianapolis-based, private, independent foundation, strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access and success in education beyond high school. Through grants for research, innovation, communication, and evaluation, as well as policy education and leadership development, Lumina Foundation addresses issues that affect access and educational attainment among all students, particularly underserved student groups, including adult learners. The Foundation bases its mission on the belief that postsecondary education remains one of the most beneficial investments that individuals can make in themselves and that society can make in its people.
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation www.bradleyfdn.org
The Bradley brothers were committed to preserving and defending the tradition of free representative government and private enterprise that has enabled the American nation and, in a larger sense, the entire Western world to flourish intellectually and economically. The Bradleys believed that the good society is a free society. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is likewise devoted to strengthening American democratic capitalism and the institutions, principles, and values that sustain and nurture it. Its programs support limited, competent government; a dynamic marketplace for economic, intellectual, and cultural activity; and a vigorous defense, at home and abroad, of American ideas and institutions. In addition, recognizing that responsible self-government depends on enlightened citizens and informed public opinion, the Foundation supports scholarly studies and academic achievement.”
Pew Charitable Trusts www.pewtrusts.org
Pew has three overarching areas of interest: Improving
public policy. We study and promote nonpartisan policy solutions for
pressing and emerging problems affecting the American public and the global
community. Informing the public. The
The Spencer
Foundation www.spencer.org
The Spencer Foundation was established in 1962 by Lyle M. Spencer.
The Foundation is intended to investigate ways in which education, broadly
conceived, can be improved around the world. From the first, the Foundation has
been dedicated to the belief that research is necessary to the improvement in
education. The Foundation is thus committed to supporting high-quality
investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening
and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and
training programs and related activities. Beginning in February 2006, the
Research Grants program began accepting applications that fit within one or
more of four areas of inquiry: The Relation between Education and Social
Opportunity , Organizational Learning in Schools, School Systems, and Higher
Education Institutions; , Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources; and,
, Purposes and Values of Education.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation www.wkkf.org
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Grants are made in the four areas of: Health, Food Systems and Rural Development, Youth and Education, and Philanthropy and Volunteerism. All programming in these four interest areas is tailored to meet the needs of each geographic region. Following is a brief description of the Foundation's interests in each region.
Civic Engagement in recent years has become the focus of a number of significant intiatives in higher education. Here is a summary list of some of the major ones:
American Democracy Project www.ascu.prg/[programs/adp -
Collaborative network of 199 public colleges and universities, sponsored by AASCU in collaboration with the New York Times.
Campus Compact www.compact.org –
Coalition of more than 950 colleges sponsoring local development and service learning initiatives. Sponsors Raise Your Voice program and Action for Change. Funded by Pew Charitable Trusts.
CIRCLE www.civicyouth.org –
Center for
Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Focus on
voter participation and civic education. Funded by Pew
Charitable Trusts and Carnegie Corporation of
Corporation for National Community Service www.nationalservice.org –
Federally funded programs that sponsors Americorps.
Project Pericles www.projectpericles.org –
Funds comprehensive programs of education and participation. Now in ten colleges.
The Civic Engagement Imperative- www.aacu-edu.org/meetings/civic_engagement -
A partnership between AACU and Campus Compact. Sponsors conferences and research and Diversity Web.
Other foundations and initiatives – Civic engagement initiates and frameworks for funding are sponsored by other foundations such as W.K. Kellogg and Bradley.
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RESOURCE AND ORGANIZATION LISTINGS
New York Times. www.nytimes.com/ref/college/collegespecial2/coll_aascu_civicresources.htm
Civic engagement
organizations and programs.
Student
Action for Change www.actionforchange.org
A program of
Campus Compact (www.campus.org) , a coalition of
more than 1,100 college and university presidents — representing some 6 million
students — who are committed to fulfilling the public purposes of higher
education. As the only national association dedicated to this mission, Campus
Compact is a leader in building civic engagement into campus and academic life.
IHS
Liberty Guide www.libertyguide.com
LibertyGuide.com is sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies
(www.theihs.org) a unique organization
that fosters research and education in the classical liberal tradition of free
markets, individual rights, and the rule of law. HIS Campus Network at