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Guide to the Center for Community Service-Learning records
USDA_2009_002  
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  • Overview of the Collection
  • Historical Note
  • Scope and Content Note
  • Arrangement
  • Preferred citation
  • Processing Information
  • Index Terms

  • Overview of the Collection

    Title: Center for Community Service-Learning records
    Date (inclusive): 1985-2008
    Collection number: USDA_2009_002
    Creator: University of San Diego, Center for Community Service-Learning
    Extent: 3 boxes (3 linear feet)
    Repository: University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections
    Copley Library
    5998 Alcalá Park
    San Diego, CA 92110
    spcoll@sandiego.edu
    Abstract: The records for the Center for Community Service-Learning document community service practices at the University of San Diego between 1985 and 2008. The majority of the records include committee meeting minutes, planning documents, reports, and publicity materials.
    Languages: English

    Historical Note

    Community-Service Learning at the University of San Diego provides opportunities for members of the USD community to serve the surrounding area and make life-long commitments to promote social change and justice. Programs sponsored by Community Service-Learning included course-based service learning projects, student run service, work study tutoring, and the Social Issues Committee which sponsored speakers, special events, and an annual conference.
    Planning for a Center for Community Service-Learning began in 1985 when the Social Issues Committee was established under the leadership of Provost Sally Furay. In the same year, USD became a founding member of Campus Compact under the leadership of President Author Hughes. A Volunteer Resources Office was then established in 1986 when Judy Rauner was hired as its director. A grant from Campus Compact in 1986 helped to advance the program. Among the early programs administered by Community Service Learning were Linda Vista Adult Literacy (begun in 1988) and Linda Vista Kids (begun in 1990). In 1990, the Student Literacy Corps was established as the first for-credit course centered on community service. Also in the 1989-1990 academic year the Social Issues Committee conducted the first Social Issues Conference. The Social Issues Committee also began sponsoring a Team Taught Courses program that encouraged faculty from different departments to teach a joint course looking at a topic from varied perspectives.
    The Associated Students were closely tied to Community Service-Learning having a Volunteer Resources Committee and a Community Service Committee. In 2002, the Associated Students community service area was renamed the Center for Awareness, Service, and Action (CASA).
    In 1994, the Volunteer Resources Office was changed to the Office for Community Service-Learning. In 2002, the Office became the Center for Community Service-Learning. In 2014, the Center was renamed the Karen and Tom Mulvaney Center for Community Awareness and Social Action (CASA) in honor of a nearly $3 million dollar gift to expand the reach and impact of the Center for Community Service-Learning.

    Scope and Content Note

    The records for the Center for Community Service-Learning document community service practices at the University of San Diego between 1985 and 2008. The bulk of these records relate to the Associated Students Volunteer Resources Committee and Community Service Committee, the Experiential Education Committee, and the Social Issues Committee. Committee materials consist of informational materials about the committee, meeting minutes, program planning materials, reports, and memos. Materials for the California Campus Compact include program summaries, surveys, and reporting material. Also included in these records are resources about the Campus Compact and general community service projects, a time-line history of the Community Service-Learning program at USD, and a video recording overview of select programs created in 1999.

    Additional Note

    Most of these materials were formerly housed in binders. There were moved to folders for preservation purposes.

    Arrangement

    The majority of this collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

    Access Information

    This collection is open for research.

    Preferred citation

    [Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Center for Community Service-Learning records, Copley Library, University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.

    Processing Information

    This collection was processed by Tessie Camina in 2009. Further processing was conducted by Ashley Toutain in 2017.

    Removed or Separated Material

    Photographs have been removed from their original location to photo storage for preservation purposes. In each instance, copies were made and remain in the original location. Video tape has been removed to an alternate location for preservation purposes.

    Related Material

    2001 Community Service-Learning "USD Service Matters" available for view in the University Archives and Special Collections.

    Index Terms

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Rauner, Judy

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Center for Community Service-Learning
    Associated Students of the University of San Diego
    University of San Diego

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    San Diego (Calif.)

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Service learning
    Campus Compact (Project)
    Minutes (Records)
    public service activities and groups