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Through Whose Eyes -
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
from Culturally Diverse Perspectives

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Elizabeth Larson-Keagy, PhD
Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges

Introduction
Our Communities' Colleges: Cultivating Civic Roots in a Diverse Democracy
Robert Franco, PhD


New Mexico - Service-Learning in Rural and Tribal Lands

In the Beginning... GEMS: Year One
The GEMS Road: Crossing the Cultural Divide
John Guffey, Frank Shepard, Juanita Tom

GEMS: Year Two
New Mexico GEMS: A Partnership in Progress
Frank Shepard, Jay Jackson, and John Guffy


Arizona - Service-Learning and Civic Engagement in an Urban Environment

In the Beginning... GEMS: Year One
Project Citizen: A Model for Teaching Civic Engagement
Jonelle Moore and Duane Oakes

GEMS: Year Two
Knowledge for Civic Life
Duane Oakes, Dawn Russell, Erika Wren, and Jonelle Moore


Florida - Service-Learning in an Urban Environment

In the Beginning... GEMS: Year One
Bridging the Digital Divide
Luciano Ramos

Bridging the Digital Divide: Beyond the Challenge of Access
Andrea Moore

Service-Learning at Mattie Koonce Learning and Technology Center
Reggie Lucien

GEMS: Year Two
Bridging Digital and Cultural Barriers in a Florida Community
Luciano Ramos, Reggie Lucien, and Andrea Moore


Hawaii - Service-Learning with Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

In the Beginning... GEMS: Year One
Out to Sea but Connecting
Lorna Hershinow

Bridging K-16, A Hawaiian Mentoring Initiative for Fostering Improved Academic Success through Literacy and Critical Literacy
Frank Mattos

GEMS: Year Two
"Ua Kui Kahou I Ke Kai" We Are All Connected by the Ocean
Frank Mattos, Lorna Hershinow, Anne Kuroda, Betty Santos


Service-Learning in Three U.S. Territories

Guam:
The "Ayuda" Way: Service-Learning Experience
at Guam Community College

Ray Somera, Jamie Mason, and Barbara Bouchard-Miller

US Virgin Islands:
Improving Educational Outcomes through Community Service:
An Overview of Service-Learning at
University of the Virgin Islands within the GEMS Project

Judith V. Rogers

Northern Marianas Islands:
Making a Difference:
Teacher Preparation for a Diverse Community

Melody Actouka and Danny Wyatt


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