Providence, RI — Campus Compact has made available a vital new resource for colleges and universities seeking ways to expand their community service Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs. Earn, Learn, and Serve: Getting the Most from Community Service Federal Work-Study is available online at www.compact.org/initiatives/federal-work-study/.

This online publication answers compelling questions such as: What constitutes community service under Department of Education regulations? How can community service/service-learning staff partner with their peers in other departments to create effective programs? How have campuses with successful community service FWS programs put these programs in place? What tools are available to help make this process easier? Why should campuses increase community service FWS, and how can they do so without incurring huge administrative and other costs?

“This is the most comprehensive resource available to guide campuses through the tricky waters of federal regulations and interdepartmental barriers in order to create effective programs,” notes Campus Compact president Maureen F. Curley. “With the U.S. Department of Education showing signs of tightening enforcement of FWS regulations, this publication is both timely and valuable.”

Edited by FWS expert Erin Bowley, Earn, Learn, and Serve offers a detailed discussion of the regulations guiding FWS, principles of good practice, a guide to partnering with Financial Aid, and dozens of campus models that span institutional type, size, and geography. Also included are a commentary from Robert Davidson of the Corporation for National and Community Service that offers common concerns and solutions; a developmental matrix to assist in planning and creating FWS programs; and a host of hands-on tools for managing programs, including handbooks, application and evaluation forms, time sheets, and reflection tools.

Earn, Learn and Serve: Getting the Most from Community Service Federal Work-Study was funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service through a grant from Learn and Serve America.

Campus Compact

An independent, nonprofit association under the umbrella of Brown University, Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1,000 college and university presidents—representing some 6 million students—who are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education. As the only national association dedicated to this mission, Campus Compact is a leader in building civic engagement into campus and academic life. For more information, visit /.