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Applications NOW Available for
Faculty Service-Learning Fellowships!
Deadline to Apply: August 1, 2012
Download the application (pdf)
The Colin Powell Center provides all interested faculty with the resources and tools they need to develop and teach high-quality service-learning courses and to sustain their practice by networking with peers on a local and national level. Up to $5,000 in support available to new individual faculty members. The Center is now accepting applications for 2012–2013 Service-Learning Faculty Fellows.
The Center's goal is to provide every City College student with the opportunity to experience service-learning, and, in the process, to develop leadership skills, professional networks, and a deeper understanding of community needs and resources. Research studies demonstrate that service-learning has a significant positive impact on faculty-student interaction, student retention, and students’ overall academic experience.
Winning a Fulbright Scholarship will enable Humaira Hansrod to examine support for women's economic empowerment in Oman. 
On Wednesday, May 8, the Colin Powell Center celebrated the graduation of 26 fellows from the Colin Powell Program in Leadership and Public Service. 
On Thursday, April 26, the Colin Powell Center honored almost 50 faculty, students, and community partners at the 2012 Service-Learning Recognition Ceremony. 
Allison Palmer, one of the Center’s two New York Life leaders in residence for 2011-2012, is shaping the Colin Powell Center’s college access efforts. 
