Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 1990

Publication Title

Campus Activities Programming

First Page

44

Last Page

48

Abstract

"A thousand points of light ... Lifetime national service ... Be part of the solution ... The volunteer initiative ... Corporate volunteerism ... " These and other slogans have become popularized during the past few years as the "Me Generation" is being replaced by the "We Generation." Yes, volunteerism is once more in vogue, but the issues of the '80s and '90s arc different from those of the '60s. Vietnam and civil rights versus illiteracy and homelessness. Today's issues are less personal for today's typical college students. Very few of them have personally experienced illiteracy or having been homeless. But by engaging in service teaming, many students are touching and living with these and other important issues they study in class.

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