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Ellen Mayock; Jayne Reino – Hispania, 2023
In 1996, Ernest L. Boyer's "The Scholarship of Engagement" ignited a national conversation with its call for greater dialectical exchange between "academic and civic cultures." In 2001, Washington and Lee University (W&L) Professor Ellen Mayock founded the student organization English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL),…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Faculty
McDaniel, Lynda – Appalachia, 2001
At southwest Virginia's new Appalachian School of Law, students volunteer 25 hours each semester on community service projects. Projects fall into two categories: pure service by sharing a skill or interest, and service that draws on legal skills, such as presenting legal seminars to senior citizens' groups or conducting conflict resolution…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Higher Education, Law Schools, School Community Relationship
Meisinger, Richard J., Jr. – 1981
A case study of Sullins College, which in 1975 requested that the state of Virginia investigate the feasibility of incorporating the college into the state's public higher education system, is presented. This small, private, two-year college in southwest Virginia had been struggling for several years to maintain its small enrollment. Historical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment, Financial Problems