Joint Educational Project

JEP Newsletter

Since 1972, the Joint Educational Project has challenged traditional notions of liberal arts education by demonstrating that some of the most meaningful learning experiences can take place outside of the classroom.

Each semester, JEP publishes a newsletter which chronicles student experiences, community partnerships, faculty engagement, and the latest developments in service-learning (research, conferences, etc).

We invite you to look at our latest newsletter as well as past offerings to get a deeper, richer understanding of how the work we do brings town and gown together for mutually beneficial goals.

To sign up for future JEP newsletters, please send us an email. Let us know if you want to receive an electronic or hard-copy version.

2009 Spring

Past Newsletters (pdf):

2005 Spring

Good Neighbors Campaign Reaches Goal

Despite the troubled economy, the Trojan Family has made helping others a priority by reaching a record-breaking goal of $1.1 million for the 2008 USC Good Neighbors Campaign. The news was preceded by the USC College announcement that it had more than reached its goal of 50 percent participation in the campaign, guaranteeing a $1 million contribution to the USC Joint Educational Project (JEP) endowment by an anonymous donor. The final College participation rate was 56 percent, more than double its 2007 effort.
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USC Hailed as Nation's 'Best Neighbor'

University heads a roster of 25 academic institutions that have made a positive impact on urban communities.
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AAA - Westways Magazine - World Class - In the French Style
A mother gains insight when her daughter returns from Paris (third article)
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The Heart and Soul of Medicine
Trojan Health Volunteers put their dream of becoming doctors to the test while helping the ill and injured
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Youngsters Get Kick Out of NFL Impact
USC College and pro football encourage inner-city teens to push for success on the field, in school and in their personal lives.
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U.S. News Ranks USC's JEP Program
A new set of college rankings released this month from U.S. News & World Report featured USC on its list of Top College Academic Programs in Service Learning.
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Mentoring Those Who Made Mistakes
Arms crossed and looking contemplative, Mariela Membreno recalled the day police arrived at her high school and hauled her off to jail.
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Oliver Sicat
Oliver Sicat, the Program Assistant Coordinator at JEP in his senior year at 'SC takes his experience to the East Coast.
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Trojans Bid Farewell to Joseph Aoun
The outgoing USC College dean is honored as an administrator with high standards who brought people together across disciplines, says President Sample.
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JEP Marks 30 Years as a Pioneering Service-Learning Program
Thirty years after it was founded, the USC Joint Educational Project is being lauded as one of the best service-learning programs in the country.
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Read All About It
Volunteers make a difference in the USC Literacy Project, a program that improves the reading abilities of children in the community. The results are encouraging - 63 percent of tutored youngsters show substantial improvement.
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Public Service Guru Dick Cone Bids JEP Adieu
Dick Cone is leaving USC at the end of this month, 25 years after the Peace Corps veteran took a job with the university's Joint Educational Project.
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JEP: Peace begins right down the street at Norwood Elementary
$325,000 state grant funds Peace Games, a comprehensive violence prevention program
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The College: Joint Educational Project marks 30 years
One of the oldest service-learning programs in the nation, it will celebrate with a special reception March 1. Tammara Seabrook Anderson stays on as director after 25-year veteran Dick Cone retires (see story at end).
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Honors: USC named 'Leadership Institution' by Assoc. of American Colleges and Universities
The Association of American Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., has named USC a "Leadership Institution," recognizing it for providing stimulating educational experiences both inside and outside of the classroom.
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Time/Princeton Review
The University of Southern California has been named "College of the Year" by the 2000 edition of the Time/Princeton Review College Guide.
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Service to Learning
For 25 years, USC's Joint Educational Project has worked to connect students' academic life to the world outside the gates.
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A Bridge to the Community, JEP Celebrates Its 25th
Martin Galindo, principal of Vermont Avenue Elementary School, gets déjà vu every time he sees USC's Joint Educational Project students working with Vermont school kids.
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Dick Cone Honored for His Dedication to JEP's Educational Mission
As a teacher in the Peace Corps, Dick Cone was the kind of educator who liked to tackle a problem school in some distant country, such as Iran or Jamaica, make a quick fix, then go somewhere new, carting his wife and small kids with him.
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