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§ 12561a. Campuses of Service
(a) In general
(b) Applications for nomination
(1) In general
(2) Contents
At a minimum, the application shall include information specifying—
(A)
(i) the number of undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate service-learning courses offered at such institution for the most recent full academic year preceding the fiscal year for which designation is sought; and
(ii) the number and percentage of undergraduate students and, if applicable, the number and percentage of graduate students at such institution who were enrolled in the corresponding courses described in clause (i), for such preceding academic year;
(B) the percentage of undergraduate students engaging in and, if applicable, the percentage of graduate students engaging in activities providing community services, as defined in section 441(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)),1
1 See References in Text note below.
during such preceding academic year, the quality of such activities, and the average amount of time spent, per student, engaged in such activities;(C) for such preceding academic year, the percentage of Federal work-study funds made available to the institution under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 1 that is used to compensate students employed in providing community services, as so defined, and a description of the efforts the institution undertakes to make available to students opportunities to provide such community services and be compensated through such work-study funds;
(D) at the discretion of the institution, information demonstrating the degree to which recent graduates of the institution, and all graduates of the institution, have obtained full-time public service employment in the nonprofit sector or government, with a private nonprofit organization or a Federal, State, or local public agency; and
(E) any programs the institution has in place to encourage or assist graduates of the institution to pursue careers in public service in the nonprofit sector or government.
(c) Nominations and designation
(1) Nomination
(A) In general
A State Commission that receives applications from institutions of higher education under subsection (b) may nominate, for designation under subsection (a), not more than 3 such institutions of higher education, consisting of—
(i) not more than one 4-year public institution of higher education;
(ii) not more than one 4-year private institution of higher education; and
(iii) not more than one 2-year institution of higher education.
(B) Submission
(2) Designation
(d) Awards
(1) In general
(2) Plan
(3) Allocation
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 118A, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1203, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1477.)