The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA--Making Connections http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:54:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143125538.html Students learn there is more to grant writing than meets the eye http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143125538.html The grant-writing class offered through the business and information technology department at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson gives business students an inside look at how grants are established, written and processed. Thu, 22 May 2008 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143125159.html College holds expo | 17 groups highlight service-learning projects http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143125159.html Libraries, prisons, sign-language camps, transportation services and after-school programs in creative thinking – all were featured in the first Service Learning Exposition sponsored by the service-learning committee at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson. Thu, 22 May 2008 12:46:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143124734.html Puppet shows teach lessons http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143124734.html Students in Sara Rutledge’s applied learning strategies for the exceptional learner responded beyond expectation to Cathy Kist and her request for participation in the Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities (PAID) youth ambassador program. Thu, 22 May 2008 12:42:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143124523.html Volunteers spruce up grounds at Haida Manor http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_143124523.html It is said that April showers bring May flowers, and that they did. The Penn’s Woods Council, Boy Scouts of America teamed up with Annette Dean (project director) and Jen Raehl of Communities in Schools (CIS) to complete a service-learning project with Cambria Heights Middle School pupils. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:40:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_115124033.html Bedford students help animals in need http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_115124033.html Through the 21st Century After-School program, area school students involved in service learning gave back to the community and gained a Furever experience. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:37:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_115123748.html A poplar plan | Somerset Conservation District to plant 1 million trees http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_115123748.html A new concept is taking root at the Somerset Conservation District. A program called “One Million Trees” is being pursued, in which 1 million hybrid poplar trees will be planted on previously strip-mined lands over a period of 10 years. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053153021.html Collegians' service projects assist them in interacting with others http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053153021.html Medical imaging students at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson are accustomed to visiting the Ebensburg Center for mentally handicapped persons as a learning requirement and a community service project. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152821.html Hands-on nature studies help students in PSSA tests http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152821.html It may be cold and snowy outside, but some Cambria County students are still experiencing nature up close and personal, right in their classrooms. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:26:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152640.html Using it again | Penn Cambria students learn benefits of recycling http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152640.html Winter often keeps students indoors and away from thoughts of the environment and nature. But, this is not the case for the Penn Cambria Intermediate (PCI) Communities in Schools of the Laurel Highlands After School Program. As part of Service Learning with Communities That Care and the Alternative Community Resource Program Family Center, fourth- and fifth-grade students at PCI recently learned about the benefits of recycling. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152456.html Workshop's focus was sustainable partnerships http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152456.html The Southern Alleghenies Learn and Serve Alliance (SALSA) sponsored a service learning workshop earlier this month to explore the development of effective and sustainable service learning partnerships. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152318.html A different way to teach http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_053152318.html Most experts on service learning agree that it is a classroom tool or methodology. In other words, service learning is a way to teach rather than a classroom distraction. Two faculty members from Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, have echoed these sentiments. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_024131417.html ROCK program rolls into schools | Helps spark interest in the sciences http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_024131417.html Service learning, a teaching method that intentionally engages a student while also fulfilling a community need, is present all across the St. Francis University curriculum. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_024131150.html Experiments create excitement http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_024131150.html I am member of the Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corps (PMSC), a branch of AmeriCorps. My job site is St. Francis University, Loretto, where I spend much of my time working with the ROCK (Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids) program. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_024130532.html Central Cambria students serve the less fortunate http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_024130532.html This fall, students who were participating in Communities In Schools’ service-learning projects completed assignments targeted toward raising awareness of poverty issues among young people. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:47:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_354124816.html Thoughts that count | Collaborating agencies help children create holiday cards http://www.clintonherald.com/tribunedemocrat/makingconnections/local_story_354124816.html The Boys and Girls Club of Somerset County has collaborated with the Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corps/AmeriCorps program and Somerset County Meals on Wheels to celebrate World Kindness Day, which was Nov. 13. Boys and Girls Club members created inspirational Thanksgiving cards that were included in the Meals on Wheels dinners that were delivered for the Thanksgiving holiday.