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 Character ClearinghouseSpecial Issue
Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Student Values
"Values to Action: Preparing College Students to be Positive Changemakers in the Global Society"
February 2012 Vol. 2, No. 3
Click below to read about the latest programs, practices, and resources relating to moral and civic development of college students. Character Clearinghouse is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at The Florida State University with funds from a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
The Character Clearinghouse editors are pleased to present special background information on keynote speakers and selected session presenters. The purpose of this issue is to provide additional information about the participants of the upcoming 2012 Dalton Institute and the research, programs, and practices in which they are involved.
Here is an inside look at the professional interests and impressive achievements of this year's keynote speakers. Read interviews with keynote speakers Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva.org and ProFounder; Elizabeth Griego, past president of NASPA and vice president for student life, University of the Pacific; Spencer Ton, assistant director of the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of the Pacific, and Jacob Okumu, Ph.D. candidate in higher education and student affairs at Ohio University, as well as a reflections piece from Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC).
Character Clearinghouse editors thank session presenters who submitted background information, session descriptions, web links, and photos so that we can provide an overview of the cutting edge programs in place today in our higher education institutions and the impressive and dynamic persons who lead them.
Read this special feature on the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of the Pacific. Spencer Ton, assistant director, is a keynote speaker at this year's Institute.
In his autobiography, Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation, Eboo Patel, 2012 Dalton Institute speaker, sets out to convince his readers that persons and programs can shape students’ lives, both positively and negatively. He presents his own personal life story, which focuses on his faith development during his childhood, college life, teaching experience, and founding of the Interfaith Youth Core, an organization that he continues to lead.
The Institute on College Student Values began in Wakulla Springs in February 1991. Read the addresses of the impressive keynote speakers in the beginning days of the Institute.
For information on program schedule and registration, go to studentvalues.fsu.edu.
Here are examples of student-led movements across the nation's campuses.
These programs examine various aspects, perspectives, education, and/or careers that focus on responsible civic involvement and activism.
These programs examine various aspects, perspectives, education, and/or careers that focus on responsible civic involvement and activism.
De Gruyter Publishers, founded in 1749, with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Beijing and Boston, has recently acquired NASPA's journal portfolio. The JCC, sponsored by NASPA, is an international journal that focuses on character development in college and ways colleges and universities influence, both intentionally and unintentionally, the moral and civic learning and behavior of their students. Watch for future changes in the popular journal's format and offerings.
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