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College Students as Off-Campus Doers
College Students as Off-Campus Doers
The Monitor's View
Christian Science Monitor
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
One leader in this public-service movement is the University of Pennsylvania. It has embraced its West Philadelphia neighbors by setting up dozens of courses for students to work in the community, using knowledge from a range of disciplines, such as nutrition. But the most visible evidence of this trend came after hurricane Katrina, when some 200,000 students used their college breaks to help rebuild the Gulf Coast.