Box 3, Folder 17, Document 72

Box 3, Folder 17, Document 72

Kathy McGrath, Editor



By JUDY HIPPLER

College activists demand
more re’evant education and
cities desperately need man-
power and intelligence to meet
urban needs. The Atlanta Ser-

_vice-Learning Conference may

help solve both problems.

The first meeting in a six-
month series about student in-

. volvement in community prob- -

lems was held Monday and
Tuesday. The 200 persons at-
tending sludied ways for Atlan-

ta’s 50,000 college students to:

receive credit while participat-
ing in community service. :

The meeting was sponsored
by the City of Atlanta, Atlanta
Urban Corps, Economic Oppor-
tunity Atlanta (EOA) and the
Department of Health, Educa-
tion and Welfare. Also the
Peace Corps, Volunteers in Ser-
vice {to America (VISTA),
Scithern Regional Education
Board and Atianta colleges and
universilies. :

“These are troubled times,”
said Bill Allison, who will be-
come EQOA director July 16.
“Our campuses are witnessing
a revolutionary response by
young people who want to do
something about ‘the world they
live in. What happens on cam-
pus cannot be separated from
what happens in larger so-
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1 America” at lunch Mon-

y. He urged cooperation be-
‘wee. universities and govern-
cr! and private agencies to

some mutual problems.

“Hecognition that academic
‘id ‘arger communities have a

comsion interest is long over-

ne said. ‘‘Now is the time
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-bout eight years,” said
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“irector. “Most returning
cers say they learned
“nan they gave.”

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“ye in VISTA are trying to
i ne the concepts of educa-
suc, Xperience and community
-rvice,” said H. Jeffrey Binda,
© ‘utive assistapt to the
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tr educalion-action pro-
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‘Ulunfeers,”'

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: Peace Corps, VISTA,
./ochor Corps and Urban Corps
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many think,”
claimed Binda.

A member of the School of
Education's curriculum commit-
tee said Georgia State College
already gives some credit for
participation in tutorial pro-
grams. Mrs. Sara Reale said
students can tutor disadvan-
taged children three hours a
week and receive three hours
credit.

A former Tulane Univeristy
student said a new course there

with academic credit will fea-
‘ture community service.

Yet it’s not easy to ‘persuade
university administrators to
give credit.

WANT RESULTS

“Curriculum committees are
jealous of their’ courses,” said
Agnes Scott College graduate
Tara Swartsel. ‘They’re hesi-
tant to let students out of the
classroom into the field unless
they cee definite results,”

Mayor Ailen welcomed partic-
ipants Monday to the two-day
conference. Speakers included:
U.S. Commissioner of Education
James &, Allen Jr., Atlanta
deputy administrator Dan
Sweat, Atlanta) Urban Corps
direcior Sam Williams and
White House speech writer Lee
Heubner, Also, Urban Corps Nae
tional Development Offiee diree-
tor Michael Goldstein, Georgia
Tech president Arthur G, Han-

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QUESTION: HOW CAN COLLEGE COURSES BE MORE RELEVANT?
Service-Learning Participants Try to Find the Answer

200 Push for Service

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sen and Upward Bound director
Ed Dueree.

Six group* seminars — inter-
spersed with speeches focused
on service, learning, curricu-
Jum, finance, methods and pro-
grams and research.

A play presented Monday
morning illustrated the service-
learning concept. “A Broad Ap-
proach to Rapid Transit” fea-
tured characters C,
Leader, Able N. Willing, Mrs.

- Minn Ority and O. L. McDonald

from EIEIO (Environmental In-
vestigations with Economic Im-
pact Office).

Education commissioner Allen
said extending classroom theory
into government werk is a ‘‘step
toward relevant education.” At-
lanta deputy adminisirator

"Vic" .

Sweat stressed the need for stu
¢cnt involvement in communin
problems,

“Students of today can pre
vide a valuable service to ils
community,” he said, “The re



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The service-learning con
ence will continue for
_ months with periodic meetin: