School Specialty. Planning & Student Development

Help students prepare to be productive and meaningful members of society by initiating and strengthening civic engagement programs on your campus.

Watch our free webinar, titled "Students Who Engage: Service-Learning and Community-Service Programs on Campus," which took place Feb. 16, 2011. When you complete the form to watch the webinar, you'll receive an email with a link to download a sample of our civic engagement supplement—FREE!

The need for civic engagement initiatives to be part of higher education curriculum is a growing topic. Watch this free webinar to learn:

• The reasons why these programs are critical for student success
• Tactics for launching new initiatives on your campus
• How to strengthen current curriculum and programs around these topics

In this webinar, Scott C. Silverman, Ed.D explains how helping students develop skills and experience in service-learning and community-service opportunities does much more than build their future resumes. Students improve their academic performance, develop a deeper relationship with their school and peers, and learn valuable social interaction talents.

SCOTT SILVERMAN is the Coordinator of Orientation Programs in the office of Student Life at the University of California, Riverside—his alma mater. His professional career began as a peer mentor and teaching assistant for environmental science and first-year seminar courses at UC Riverside, where he earned a BS and MS in Environmental Science. Throughout his tenure as a student, he was a heavily involved student leader and activist, having roles in multiple student organizations, student government, peer mentoring, and community activities, including non-profit work. While completing his MS, he worked as a graduate assistant supporting student organizations. He also ran a campus-based community non-profit that provided support services and educational programming to college students at UC Riverside. He then transitioned into his current position.

In 2007, Scott earned an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Southern California. His doctoral research about Facebook and other online social networks, was chosen for the Outstanding Research Award by the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) in 2008. Scott continues to be involved in NODA, serving on planning committees, on the Board of Directors and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of College Orientation and Transition.

*Space is limited for this webinar. If the event is already full when you register, we will send you the recorded presentation.

**By registering for this free, educational webinar, you give us permission to contact you for follow-up feedback about the event.