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Download Full Text (21.7 MB)
Download Introductory Pages and Index (345 KB)
Download Chapter 1. Early Years (1.1 MB)
Download Chapter 2. From Mission Statement to El Salvador (1012 KB)
Download Chapter 3. The Broken Heart Experience (1.5 MB)
Download Chapter 4. Keeping the Promise (1.6 MB)
Download Answering the Call (9.7 MB)
Download Chapter 5. A Grant and Its Impact (1.2 MB)
Download Chapter 6. Moving to a NEw Plateau (1.5 MB)
Download Chapter 7. Recent Service Initiatives (1.1 MB)
Download Chapter 8. Coming Full Circle (1.1 MB)
Download Appendix (169 KB)
Download Notes (1.5 MB)
Download Index (263 KB)
Description
This volume chronicles the history of service and volunteer efforts through personal recollections, newspaper accounts, personal letters, documents and 26 pages of photos that capture Sacred Heart University's commitment to community service. Answering the Call includes chapters on the early years, the El Salvador connection, the 30,000 Hours project, the start of service-learning programs, and current service initiatives in Bridgeport. The book illustrates the University's preferential treatment for the poor and captures its passionate commitment to community service
ISBN
9781888112061
Publication Date
2001
Publisher
Sacred Heart University Press
City
Fairfield CT
Keywords
Service Learning, Voluntarism
Disciplines
Civic and Community Engagement | Community-Based Learning | Higher Education Administration | Missions and World Christianity | Service Learning
Recommended Citation
Corrigan, R. L. (2001). Answering the call: The story of community service and volunteerism at Sacred Heart University. Fairfield, CT: Sacred Heart University Press.
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Learning Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, Service Learning Commons
