For the second year in a row, Portland State University's Community-Based Learning curriculum is among the best in the nation. According to U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2004," Portland State University was ranked among the top institutions nationally in the categories of service learning, learning communities, and senior capstone. These categories are reflective of PSU's vision, values, and mission, and are at the heart of our curriculum.
Service Learning
Description of service learning: "In service-learning programs, volunteering in the community is an instructional strategy—a requirement of a student's coursework. The service informs what happens in class, and vice versa." (U.S. News)
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Top Rankings
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Alverno College |
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Augsberg College |
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Bentley College |
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Berea College |
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Brown University |
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Elon University |
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Georgetown University |
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Indiana U.-Purdue U.-Indianapolis |
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Pitzer College |
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY |
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Providence College |
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Santa Clara University |
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Stanford University |
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Trinity College |
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
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University of Notre Dame |
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University of Pennsylvania |
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University of Utah |
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Vanderbilt University |
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Warren Wilson College |
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Learning Communities
Description of learning communities: "Students typically take two or more linked courses as a group and get to know one another and their professors especially well. The idea is to keep the discussions going after class ends." (U.S. News)
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Top Rankings
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Alverno College |
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Bowling Green State University |
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Duke University |
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Elon University |
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Evergreen State College |
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Georgia State University |
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Indiana U.-Purdue U.-Indianapolis |
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Iowa State University |
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY |
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Samford University |
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Santa Clara University |
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St. Lawrence University |
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Syracuse University |
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Temple University |
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University of Maryland-College Park |
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
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University of Missouri-Columbia |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Vanderbilt University |
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Wagner College |
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Yale University |
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Senior Capstone
Description of senior capstone: "Whether they're called a senior capstone or some other name, these culminating experiences ask students nearing the end of their college years to create a project of some sort that integrates and synthesizes what they've learned. The project might be a thesis, or a performance, or an exhibit of artwork." (U.S. News)
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Top Rankings
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Carleton College |
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College of Wooster |
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Harvard University |
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Michigan State University |
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY |
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Princeton University |
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Reed College |
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Swathmore College |
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Truman State University |
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