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Manuscripts must be in by March 15 for Spring Publication

BATON ROUGE – A March 15, 2012 deadline has been set for manuscripts to be considered for publication in the inaugural edition of the Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education (JSLHE).  The University of Çàɬֱ²¥ System launched this subscription-free online publication in the fall to encourage academic research about service-learning.  The international, peer-reviewed journal can be accessed at www.ulsystem.edu/JSLHE.

/news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/220;Many people confuse service-learning with volunteerism, but in reality there is a strong academic component involved with service-learning.  College and university students are taking what they learn in the classroom and applying it in real-world situations while volunteering in their communities.  This new journal is a way for practitioners and scholars to share successful methodologies and pedagogical approaches not just in our system but throughout academia,/news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/221; said Çàɬֱ²¥System President Randy Moffett.

JSLHE is an outgrowth of collaboration between all nine universities in the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ System and managed by the Çàɬֱ²¥System’s Service-Learning Council.  David Yarbrough, Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies and Dean of Community Service at the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ at Lafayette, serves as the journal’s Executive Editor.

/news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/220;The interest we have received from across the country since the launch of the journal has been overwhelming.  There is certainly a need for more academic publishing outlets that showcase the value and rigor of service-learning,/news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/221; said Yarbrough.  /news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/220;With several manuscripts currently under review and more expected, I anticipate a rich and diverse inaugural edition this spring./news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/221;

Four section editors have been appointed to assist Yarbrough.  They are Morris Coats, Professor of Economics at Nicholls State University; Steven Gruesbeck, Instructor of Psychology and Director of Service-Learning at Northwestern State University; Sandra Hill, Head of the Department of English at the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ at Monroe; and Jackie Tisdell, Assistant Vice President of Communications at the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ System.

Members of the JSLHE Review Board are diverse in academic disciplines and institutional representation.  They are:

• Rory Bedford, Director of Service-Learning at Grambling State University;
• Michael Buckles, Head of the Department of Performing Arts and Associate Professor of Music at McNeese State University;
• Nancy Darland, Professor of Nursing at Çàɬֱ²¥ Tech University;
• Tena Golding, Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence and Professor of Mathematics at Southeastern Çàɬֱ²¥ University,
• Marybeth Lima, Director of the Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership at Çàɬֱ²¥ State University;
• Mike McCullough, Director of the Institute for Civic Engagement at the University of Tennessee at Martin;
• Kenneth Reardon, Director of the Graduate Program in City and Regional Planning at the University of Memphis;
• Stuart Stewart, Executive Director of Çàɬֱ²¥ Campus Compact;
• Shirley Theriot, Director of the Center for Community Service Learning at the University of Texas at Arlington; and
• Shannon O’Brien Wilder, Director of the Office of Service-Learning at the University of Georgia.

The online journal is being housed by Simon Fraser University through the Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal Systems.  This is to ensure a streamlined submission, review, and publishing process with sustainability.

/news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/220;It is our hope that the Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education becomes not just a place to publish, but also a place to learn what is working and lead to prolific experiential learning in higher education,/news-and-events/deadline-set-for-submissions-to-the-journal-of-service-learning-in-higher-education/221; said Yarbrough.

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ABOUT THE Çàɬֱ²¥SYSTEM: The University of Çàɬֱ²¥ System is the largest higher education system in Çàɬֱ²¥ enrolling about 94,000 students at Grambling State University, Çàɬֱ²¥ Tech University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Çàɬֱ²¥ University, the University of Çàɬֱ²¥Â  at Lafayette, the University of Çàɬֱ²¥ at Monroe, and the University of New Orleans.