Creating an Ethical School, Providing Leadership and
Training, Engaging Students, Learning to Serve, and
Measuring What Matters. Additional information is available
by e-mail at <cepforum@character.org>.

S-L Clearinghouse Moves West (Continued)

nNSEEConference in Florida in October 2001
The National Society for Experiential Education's annual

meeting is scheduled for October 24-27, 2001 in
Kissemmee, Florida. Its theme is, "Experiential Education:
Imagine the Possibilities." This conference will focus on the
themes of 1) experiential education as a pedagogy, 2)
service-learning and civic awareness, and 3) internships,
cooperative education and career development. For more
information, contact (703) 933-0017 or visit the website at
< http://www.nsee.org/confs.html>.

Those with questions about the new Clearinghouse, should
contact:Susan Hillyard at: (866) 245-SERV (7378) or
<nslc@etr.org>.

Please make note of the following new contact information
for the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, which
became effective 8/23/01:

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse/ETR Associates

Mailing
Address:

Shipping
Address:

Phone:

Post Office Box 1830
Santa Cruz, CA 95061

4 Carbonero Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066

(866) 245-SERV (7378)
(831) 438-4060

(831) 430-9471
<nslc@etr.org>
< http://www.servicelearning.org/>

nService-Learning Institute for Spanish and
Portuguese Teachers

Building Community: Service-Learning Institute for
Community-High School-College-University Partnerships
in Spanish and Portuguese is the topic of a conference to be
held September 21- 22, 2001at Santa Clara University,
Santa Clara, California. Complete program information
(including schedule, registration, and hotel) is available at
< http://www.scu.edu/academic/departments/modlang/
conference/>. Please contact Josef Hellebrandt at Santa
Clara University, 408-554-4881 or <jhellebrandt
@scu.edu> for more information.

Fax:
Email:
URL:

nCommunitiesEngaged in Enhancing Learning
through Service (CEELS)Investigates Community
Involvement andShares AssessmentResources

Whatdoes it take to mobilize the community in support of
student learning through service?A project of the Minne-
sota Commission on National and Community Service has
engaged two volunteer centers, a school-to-work coopera-
tive, a city, a local chapter of volunteer directors, and a
large child-serving agency in an effort to investigate this
issue. The three-year effort focuses upon boosting agency
involvementin assessing student performance and learning
in the community.Besides supporting basic partnerships,
agencies will also get the chance to see specific methods
and tools for giving formal feedback to students.

nWebResources for Service-Learning Educators
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has introduced a new virtual

community for anyone interested or involved in developing
leadership capacity for social change. LeadershipOnlineis a
clearinghouse of leadership information as well as a place
to meetand exchange ideas. Visit this new virtual commu-
nity at < http://www.leadershiponlinewkkf.org> for an
opportunity to connectwith others interested in leadership
news, events, and publications.

The Children's Partnership has posted a new online
resource with state-by-state data and information tools
addressing the digital age.The Young Americans and the
Digital Future Campaign's “Toolkit for Action” is designed
to help policy makers, business and civic leaders address
the digital divide and other digital age issues affecting
youth. Its focus is on decision-making within states and
local communities. See it at < http://www.child
renspartnership.org/youngamericans/>.For more informa-
tion, email: <frontdoor@childrenspartnership.org>.

A guide to performance-based assessment in service-
learning (K-12) in available on the Web: < http://
cfl.state.mn.us/servicelearning/resources.html>.Additional
materials from CEELS are expected and will be posted as
they become available. The projectis supported with a
Learn and Serve grant from the Corporation for National
Service. More information may be obtained from Cairn &
Associates,(612) 722-5806, (612) 722-6062 fax, or email:
<cairn@umn.edu>.

Knowledge Network is a resource hubfor general educa-
tion, teaching and learning, civic responsibility, campus
leadership and more. It is designed to provide information
on promising practices in undergraduate education.
Resources will include model and innovative programs,
projects, and courses; theoretical frameworks and practical
strategies; research and related organizations in the field of
higher education. For more, see: < http://www.aacu-
edu.org/KnowNet/index.html>.

nCharacter Education Conference toMeet in
October 2001 in Denver,Colorado
"Character Education: The Other Side of the Report Card"

is the theme of the Eighth National Forum of the Character
Education Partnership meeting at the Denver Marriott Tech
Center, Denver, Colorado, October 18 - 20, 2001.

Designed for K-12educators, community leaders and
parents, policy makers atall levels, and university scholars,
the conference themes include: Advocating for Character,

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