CBL News
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December 06
| Verizon Grant to Support “Let’s Get Ready” Program
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The College will use a grant from Verizon to join Let’s Get Ready (LGR), a nonprofit organization that guides low-income high school students through the process of applying to college.
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July 01
| Community Based Learning Summer Institute Recap
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The Summer Institute began as an idea regarding reciprocity—faculty, students and community partners all “win” by having a course that fulfills the needs and academic desires of each party.
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April 28
| Dismantling the Ivory Tower: Academic Development Day Considers Public Scholarship and Pedagogies
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Organized by the Office of Community-Based Learning under the auspices of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Academic Development Day brought together more than 100 Stonehill faculty members.
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February 26
| Stonehill Receives National Recognition for Community Service
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For the fourth straight year, Stonehill College has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
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November 10
| Stonehill Featured in Report by National Survey of Student Engagement
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The 2009 report from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), "Assessment for Improvement: Tracking Student Engagement Over Time" lists Stonehill as one of many colleges and universities across the country dedicated to providing students with enhanced academic opportunities.
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October 22
| Making a Difference
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Many members of the Stonehill community are among the millions of Americans who will be participating in "Make A Difference Day" this Saturday. Corey Dolgon, the director of the Office of Community-Based Learning gives three examples of how Stonehill makes a difference everyday in our community.
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October 14
| Summit Article on Office of Community-Based Learning
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The Office of Community-Based Learning (OCBL) stands by its motto, "The World is our Classroom; Its Problems Our Curriculum," as it seeks out issues, such as housing foreclosure. It partners with local organizations, such as BIC, to integrate these issues into Stonehill students' course work.
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October 08
| Stonehill Featured in Washington Monthly’s List of Socially Responsible Colleges
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Stonehill has been listed among 253 liberal arts schools in Washington Monthly’s rankings of colleges based on their contributions to the public good.
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August 17
| Stonehill Welcomes New Director of Community-Based Learning
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Corey Dolgon, a sociologist and community organizer, joins the administration and faculty as director of the College’s new Office of Community-Based Learning.
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December 05
| Davis Grant To Establish Office of Community-Based Learning
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The Davis Educational Foundation has awarded the College a $238,959 grant, which will be used to establish a formal community-based learning program.