Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1994

Publication Title

Community College Journal

First Page

14

Last Page

19

Abstract

Today's college student is changing. As America's social problems continue to grow exponentially, more and more students are seeking solutions to those problems through community service. A graduate journalism class examining the rise of student community service referred to it as "a quiet phenomenon taking place on campuses across the country--a surge in volunteerism among a generation of Americans dismissed for their self-interest, apathy, and nihilism" (Shapiro, 1994, p. 85). President Bill Clinton's inaugural address called upon Americans to demonstrate concern for one another when he said, "By fate, the fortunate and the unfortunate could have been each other." With his administration's commitment to national service, the vision of a student volunteer corps working to enrich society-while decreasing its student loan indebtedness- is becoming a reality.

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