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Student Impact on a College Town: a Look at Volunteering (Impact on…
Student Impact on a College Town:
a Look at Volunteering
College Town
Local economy relies on student numbers
Local organizations
Churches
Businesses
Non-profits
Local politics are swayed by liberal students and faculty
Diversity is increased by student population
College
Community Service
Required service hours (
Beehr 2010
)
Types of service (
Moore 2014
) (
Paull 2015
)
Statistics on service hours
Mission / Goals (
Taylor 2007
)
Embedded community service in curriculum
Volunteering (
Garver 2009
)
Civic engagement (
Okun 2016
)
Service Learning
Faculty Research (
Van Goethem 2014
)
Impact on College Students
Resume builder
"Real world" experience (
Khasanzyanova 2017
)
Appreciation for local culture
Exposed to more diversity
Pro-social behavior as an adult (
Bowman 2010
)
Skill building / practice (
Bacter 2016
)
Health benefits (
Lederer 2015
)
Impact on Local Community
Drain on city resources
Local politics
Local Activism
Liberal ideas
Strain on non-profits' time
Loud parties / drunk students (
Finlay 2012
)
Literature Map
Why do students volunteer?
How can Universities increase student volunteering? (
Garver 2009
)
Terms and Definitions (
Paull 2015
)
Self motivation (
Bacter 2016
)
Types of Volunteering:
Required volunteering (
Beehr 2010
)
Pressured volunteering (
Okun 2016
)
Religious influence (
Moore 2014
)
Impact on Students
Impact on Health (
Lederer 2015
)
Useful skills for professional world
(
Khasanzyanova 2017
)
Pro-social behavior as an adult
(
Bowman 2010
)
Less alcohol consumption in college
(
Finlay 2012
)
Low quality programs (
Van Goethem 2014
)
Impact on College Town
??
Impact on Society
Pro social behavior as an Adult (
Bowman 2010
)
Search Terms:
College town
University town
Town and gown
College students
Undergraduates
University students
Undergrad students
Volunteering
Engagement
Civic engagement
Community Service
Community involvement
Volunteerism
Service learning
Faculty research
Types of volunteering/service
Impact
Effect
Strain/drain on organization
Community organizations
Benefit to community
Non-profits
Churches
Decentralized volunteering efforts at JMU
Embedded community service in curriculum
Main Research Question:
There is a lot of research on the impact of volunteering on the student, but what are the effects on a college town?
Other Questions:
What are the effects of student volunteers on a college town?
How many hours does it take for a student to feel engaged in the community?
How are volunteering hours tracked at JMU?
Are there different effects based on the number of hours a student volunteers?
Is there a correlation between positive and negative effects on local organizations and the number of volunteer hours?
Is there a principal factor in negative effects on a college town?