GREENVILLE, S.C.—The U.S. Department of State recently highlighted Furman University and a select number of other institutions of higher education in the November 2005 issue of its electronic journal on society and values in the United States. Titled College and University Education in the United States, the journal included an article exploring the increasing number of university students engaged in community service.
Robin Yeager of the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) cited Furman’s nationally recognized service program, emphasizing that courses in disciplines such as religion, education, art, philosophy, sociology and political science incorporate service learning directly into the curriculum.
In addition to Furman’s integration of community service and academics, the journal noted that more than 800 Furman students volunteer annually through the Max and Trude Heller Collegiate Educational Service Corps. This volunteer organization provides assistance to 45 agencies in the Greenville community, serving the Meyer Center for Special Children, Girl Scouts, Salvation Army and a variety of Hispanic affairs programs.
IIP publishes five electronic journals (Economic Perspectives, U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda, U.S. Society & Values, Global Issues, and Issues of Democracy) with a new journal in one of the series appearing each month. French, Portuguese, and Spanish translations of all journals appear from two to four weeks after the English, and certain journals are translated into Arabic and Russian. Hypertext versions of the journals are also available online.
For a complete issue of the State Department’s College and University Education in the United States, visit its website.
For further information, contact Furman’s Office of News and Media Relations at 864-294-3105.
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12-19-05
