The Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities is a premiere college guidebook that provides useful resources for the college-bound community to research schools that promote hands-on learning experiences, which are pertinent to success after college. Some of the leading colleges/universities selected for inclusion in this guidebook include:

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) - In 2007 IUPUI was selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of the Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities, a compilation of the nation's top service-learning programs published by Student Horizons, Inc. IUPUI was recognized as a “school with an excellent service-learning program” and the Sam H. Jones Community Service Scholarship Program was highlighted as an outstanding program.

Sacred Heart University (SHU) - The 2008-2009 edition of the Guide to Service Learning: Colleges and Universities includes Sacred Heart University for the first time among the nation's top schools promoting volunteerism connected with academic coursework. Sacred Heart University's Office of Volunteer Programs plays host to an abundance of community programs, and the students participate widely in all the programs that are available.

Suffolk University - The University has received an Excellence In Service Learning Seal. Fewer than 300 colleges and university throughout North America have an Excellence In Service-Learning Seal distinction. The guide profiles Suffolk University and its S.O.U.L.S. (Suffolk's Organization for Uplifting Lives through Service) Community Service and Service Learning Center.

Humboldt State University (HSU) - It was selected for inclusion in Beyond the Books, a Guide to Service-Learning Colleges & Universities because of its track record of integrating community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. In addition, HSU has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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