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Community Involvement

 

Independent college students and alumni are more involved in community service and volunteer activities than students and alumni from public universities.

Fact 1 - Community Service
More than half of independent college and university graduates surveyed participated in volunteer and community service activities, a greater proportion than public university alumni (54 percent vs. 45 percent).


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Fact 2 - Voting
Seventy-three percent of the young people attending all independent colleges and universities voted in the 2000 election, compared with 36 percent of all 18 – 24 year old citizens.


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Related Materials

These materials reference the themes and topics addressed in the above facts and data, serving as a helpful resource on how presidents and others are making the case for independent higher education.

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Speeches and Addresses


Douglas C. Bennett, Earlham College - January 18, 2006

Jack P. Calareso, Ohio Dominican University - September 1, 2005

Gerald W. Gibson, Maryville College - September 1, 2005

G.T. Smith, Bethany College (WV) - September 16, 2004

Donna M. Carroll, Dominican University - September 9, 2004

Steven R. Timmermans, Trinity Christian College - September 3, 2004

Dennis Rittenmeyer, Calumet College of St. Joseph - August 25, 2004

Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College - August 25, 2004

Jerry Cain, Judson College - August 25, 2004

Axel Steuer, Illinois College - August 23, 2004

Georgetown College 2002
- Richard Ekman, CIC, May 11, 2002

Thomas Morris, Emory & Henry College - August 29, 2002

Michael Spath, University of Saint Francis - August 28, 2002

Phillip Stone, Bridgewater College - August 27, 2002

Susan Bernini, College Misericordia - August 23, 2002

JoAnne Podis, Ursuline College - August 18, 2002

Earl Brooks, II, Tri-State University - August 14, 2002

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Media Activity


From Have to Have Not
-Lawrence Schall, President, Oglethorpe University (GA), Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2006

Small Colleges Offer Wealth of Choices
-Op-ed by Scott D. Miller, President, Wesley College (DE), Delware State News, April 4, 2005

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