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President's Letter to Faculty, Staff, Students, Parents, Alumni and Friends
Sidney Ribeau

Spirituality at State: Private Journeys and Public Visions
Carney Strange

But Is It Service? Problems of Participatory Democracy and Justice in a Service Learning Class
Elizabeth C. Vozzola and Kenneth Long

Ethics in Practice: A Case Study in Leadership
Jay Barber

Do Environments Matter? A Comparative Analysis of the Impression of Different Types of Colleges and Universities on Character
George Kuh

A Good-Willed Cookbook: Recipes for Ethical Problem Solving and Education
Billa Puka

On Making Moral Citizens
Victor L. Worsfold

Civic and Moral Virtues: Teaching by Practicing Hospitality
John B. Bennett

Fusing Competence and Character: Celebrating Postmodern Expressions in Higher Education
Frank A. Fear, Chris Gerulski, Lisa Latinen, and Doreen Woodward

President's Address to Brown University Community
Ruth J. Simmons

The Indigenous Worldview as a Prerequisite for Effective Civic Learning in Higher Education
Don T. Jacobs

Moral and Civic Learning
Tom Ehrlich

Strategies for Involving the Faculty in Civic Renewal
Barry Checkoway

The President as Ethical Role Model:Instituting an Ethic of Leadership at Fisk University in the 1950s
Marybeth Gasman

Civil Leadership in the Academy
Paul D. Ewald

On Call: An Institutional Initiative to Explore Students' Understandings of and Responses to Vocation
Jennifer G. Haworth, Kerry McCruden, and Lucien Roy

Character Education in Preservice Education: One Institution's Response
June Marshall

Universities and the Decline of Civic Responsibility
Derek Bok

Transforming College Curriculum Toward Moral Learning and Civic Responsibility
Marcia Mentkowski

Moral Leadership: Ancient Lessons for Modern Times
Hershey H. Friedman

The Effects of Membership in Residential Learning Communities
Meredith Curtin

Negotiating Ethical Dilemmas In The Classroom From A Cross-Literary and Multicultural Context
Louis B. Gallien

Does Allah Matter at Your Alma Mater? Religiously-Affiliated Colleges, Social Transformation and Violent Inter-Cultural Conflict
David Rowe

Social Values of Indian and United States Female University Students: Implications for Exchange Programs
Maria E. Canabal

Gender Differences in Moral Reasoning and University Student Views on Juvenile Justice
Joseph L. Murray, Abra N. Feurestien, and Don C. Adams C. Adams

We Are What We Study
John B. Bennett and Elizabeth A. Dreyer

Whassup? A Glimpse Into the Attitudes and Beliefs of the Millennial Generation
Melissa H. Sandfort and Jennifer G. Haworth

Autonomy and Decency in 21st-Century Liberal Education
Victor L. Worsfold

Comments on Worsfold's "Autonomy and Decency
R. W. Carstens

Perceptions of Work Ethic Among College Seniors: A Comparative Study
Patricia N. Pierson and Geraldine H. Holmes

Ethics, Morals and Meanings in Life: A Freshman Seminar
James Clack

Whose Values Anyway?
Anne Colby

Replacing the Social Contract with the Covenant
John B. Bennett

Values in Education
Thalia Arawi

One Year Later: Exploring the Larger Questions of Learning and Life after September 11
John Dalton

Internal Journeys of College Presidents: Diary Reflections About Leadership and Values
Stephen J. Nelson

A Social Outcast: The Social Construction and Deconstruction of Religion in the Curriculum
Jenny J. Lee

Internal Journeys of College Presidents: Diary Reflections about Leadership and Values: Part II
Stephen J. Nelson

Fusing the Moral and the Intellectual: Behavioral Guidelines at Regional Liberal Arts Colleges
Brent D. Cejda and Lee S. Duemer

Keeping It Real: Hip-Hop Culture and the Framing of Values for Contemporary African-American Students
Louis B. Gallien

A Case for Discussion: Ethics in University-Community Outreach Efforts
Sharon M. Meagher

Decade In Review: The Importance of Religion in Shaping the Sexual Attitude of College Students in the 1990s
Sara R. Stevens, Sandra L. Caron, and Phillip Pratt

Internal Journeys of College Presidents: Diary Reflections about Leadership and Values: Part III
Stephen J. Nelson

Advancing a Broad Notion of Public Engagement: The Limitations of Contemporary Service Learning
Lori Vogelgesang and Robert Rhoads

Killing the Mook and Midriff
James T. Broadbear

Internal Journeys of College Presidents: Diary Reflections about Leadership and Values: Part V
Stephen J. Nelson

Do Our Students Want Values Programs?
Kieran Mathieson and Mukesh Bhargava

The DePaul Values Project and the DeVI: Assessing Students' Perceptions of a Private University's Core Mission and Values
Joseph W. Filkins and Joseph R. Ferrari

Rekindling Meaning in Undergraduate Education: Institutional Culture and Character Development
Susan M. Awbrey

The Centrality of Student Development in the Life of Faculty at Church and Faith Related Colleges and Universities
Larry A. Braskamp and Robin G. Remich

College Student Humanitarian Values
Michael Hollway

Cultivating Empathy and Empowerment Among Cultural Others: Values Education and Study Abroad
Karen Rodriguez

Can We Bring Spirituality Back to Campus? Higher Education's Re-Engagement with Values and Spirituality
Liesa Stamm

Affective Development in College Students: Strategies that Promote Ethical Decision-Making and Compassionate Choice
Gina L. Frieden and James Pawelski

Elements of Moral Maturity
Kieran Mathieson

Teaching Philanthropy in the History of Higher Education: Values and the Public Good
Andrea Walton

Educating for Dissent as a Civic Responsibility
Geraldine Perreault

The Promise of Positive Psychology for the Assessment of Character
James O. Pawelski,

Character Development in College Sport
Neil Laughlin

Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education, Introduction
Arthur Chickering

When the Medium is The Message Promoting Ethical Action Through Democratic Dialogue
Bruce L. Mallory and Nancy L. Thomas

Spirituality and the Vitality of Academic Life
John Bennet

Integrating the Aims of Brigham Young University into Its Distance Education Programs: A Case Study
Scott L. Howell, Ellen Allred, Dwight Laws, and Travis Jordan

Character Development as an Outcome of the Ohio Northern University Educational Experience
Christy Cole

Policy Issues: Legislative and Institutional
Arthur Chickering

Curricular Content
Arthur Chickering

Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education
Arthur Chickering

Bridging Community Service and Life's Great Questions: Thoughts on Co-Teaching a Service-Learning Course
Kelly Denton-Borhaug and Susan S. Stocker

Understanding Students' Religious and Spiritual Pursuits: A Case Study at New York University
Jenny J. Lee, Aurora Matzkin, and Sara Arthur

The Internet and College Students' Motivation to Vote
Amy E. White and Kimi King

The Role of Faculty in College Students' Spirituality
Jennifer A. Lindholm

Civic Education Among College Students: A Case Study
Emmanuel Oritsejafor and James S. Guseh

An Examination of the Role of Race and Autonomy Level in the Moral Orientation of Male Greek Students
Darrell C. Ray

College Students' Conceptions of Vocation and the Role of the Higher Education Mentoring Community
Rodger Narloch

Transcendence in the Public Schools: The Teacher as Moral Model
Solomon Abebe and Wanda Davis

Differential Assessment and Development of Character
Alan Arroyo and George Selig

Communicating for Character: Designing Community Values Statements
Denise L. Hight and Diane L. Cooper

Perceptions of Consensual Amorous Relationship Polices (CARPs)
Eileen Sullivan

Fostering Holistic Student Development: Perspectives of Chief Academic Officers
Larry Braskamp

Character as Ethical Democracy: Definitions and Measures
James O. Pawelski

A Case Study: Student Political Civic Leadership Development In a Higher Education Coordinating Board
Helen Janc

Maximizing Outcomes of Volunteer Programs Through a Functional Approach to Motivation
Robert A. Hynes and Andrea I. Nykiel

Is Civic Responsibility a Purpose for Leadership Development Programs
Jan M. Lloyd

Leadership for Recovering Spirit
Liesa Stamm

Communitarianism: Implications for Addressing College Student Values
Arthur W. Carter

Teaching Future Teachers about Vocation: Lessons from Mr. Hatch and Miss Rumphius
Victoria S. Wilke

Education in Praxis: The Case Of Stetson University's Microcredit Initiatives
Ranjini L. Thaver

Consistent Moral Formation in a Reformed Christian College
Claudia Beversluis, Jane Hendriksma, and Shirley Roels

The Cobleskill Creed, Guiding Principles Supporting Community and Character
Steven M. Ackerknecht

Faculty Perceptions of Plagiarism
Jean Liddell and Valerie Fong

A Collegiate Dilemma: The Lack of Formal Training in Ethics for Professors
Jacqueline Klein

Value Conflict: Student Development and The Costs and Benefits of Entrepreneurial Partnerships in Higher Education
Melissa Ousley

Democratic Education and Public Universities in America
Terrell L. Strayhorn

Offering Roots and Wings: How Can a Values-Centered Education Help?
Scott D. Miller

What Does it Mean to be an Adult?: A Qualitative Study of College Students' Perceptions and Coping Processes
Dr. Frederick G. Lopez, Stephanie Chervinko, Thad Strom, Janet Kinney, and Mary Bradley

Students' Reactions to Cheating: An Examination of the Effects of Confession on Forgiveness and Emotions
Jessica A. Kirby and Phillip Johnson

Cultivating Spiritual Academics for Leadership--A Presidential Perspective
Thomas B. Coburn

"Fusions: Integrating Values in Higher Education"
Jane Govoni, Valeria Wright, and Peter Wubbenhorst

"A Survey of Ethics Courses in State College and University Curricula,"
Angela Hernquist

Trustworthy Leadership
Diana C. Walsh

"Preparing Students for Leadership in a Pluralistic World."
Diana Denton and Peter Laurence

The Multi-Faith Imperative: A new facility meeting the needs of 21st century students
Andrea L. Dowhower, Sharon Mortensen, and Davin Carr-Chellman

"Mindfulness and Moral Purpose: Exploring Connections"
Frank Fear Fear, Patricia Kenney, Rachael Loucks, Kyle McPherson, and Jaclyn VanOverbeke

"Connecting the Mind, Heart, and Hands through Intentional Community at Calvin College"
Jeff Bouman, Don DeGraaf, Mark Mulder, and Joy Van Marion

"Organizing a State-Level Conference on College Student Character,"
Blake Fry and Mya Pawlicki

"Turning Off the Cell Phones and Living in the Present"
Susie Jans-Thomas

Spirituality and Leadership
Susan R. Komives

The Fusion of Curricular and Co-Curricular Affairs at Spelman College: An Administrative Case Study
Louis B. Gallien and Zenobia Hikes

Living and Learning in Community: Blending Intentional and Learning Community on Campus
Patricia Calderwood

The Ethical Dilemmas of High-Stakes Testing and Issues for Teacher Preparation Programs
Marshalita S. Peterson

Doorways to Spirituality for Students: A Chaplain's View
Scotty McLennan

From Here to Clare: Yearnings of a Scholar-Turned-Dad
Carney Strange

Learning to Lead, Learning to Love: A Personal Journey Toward Wholeness
Shirley H. Showalter

Putting Students First: Creating a Climate of Support and Challenge
Kelly Ward, Lois Trautvetter, and Larry Braskamp

Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education: My Orientation
Arthur W. Chickering

Self-Authorship and Identity in College: An Interview with Marcia B. Baxter Magolda
Pamela C. Crosby

"Build Your Own Beliefs I & II": Two Programs Designed to Help Students Understand Spirituality, Define Their Beliefs, and Introduce Spiritual Practice1
David Norenberg, Kathleen Buckley, and Heidi Dwyer

Exploring Frankl's Purpose in Life with College Students1
William R. Molasso

Finding Wholeness: Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose in College
Don Johnson

How Campuses Can Create Engaged Citizens: The Student View
Stephanie Raill and Elizabeth Hollander

Integrating Meaning and Purpose: The Student-Centered College Classroom
Carol Bliss

Life Choices: The Search for Meaning
Deborah L. Ford, John C. Cavanaugh, and Hal White

A Pilgrimage to My Roots: Exploring Student Affairs and Spirituality in Ireland
Margaret Jablonski

Connecting the Mind, Heart and Hands through Intentional Community at Calvin College1
Mark Mulder, Jeff Bouman, Joy V. Marion, and Don DeGraaf

Reflections of a Spiritual Journey: Finding a New Commons for New Students
Bill Laramee

Setting the Stage for Character Development through Culturally Specific Advising Practices
Toby Jenkins and Clayton Walton

Moral and Spiritual Inquiry in the Academic Classroom
Scotty McLennan

Living Lives of Integrity and Truth: A Featured Lecture for the 2006 Institute on College Student Values
Rebecca S. Chopp

Moral and Spiritual Inquiry in the Academic Classroom: A Featured Lecture for the 2006 Institute on College Student Values
Scott McLennan

Creating and Assessing Student Spirituality Initiatives in Higher Education
Jon C. Dalton, David Eberhardt, and Pamela C. Crosby

Say Something Spiritual: Speaking the Truth in a Culture Committed to Diversity
Samuel Wells and Craig Kocher

Darwinian Spirituality
George Allan

Engaged Vincentian Leadership: The Values and Competencies That Inspire Leaders to Serve in the Footsteps of St. Vincent De Paul
Marco Tavanti

Educating Principled Citizens: A Small Private College Advances Its Long-Standing Mission Via Lessons Learned From a New Values Initiative at a Large Public University
Eileen Sullivan and Brandy Cunningham

Methods of Theological Reflection in the Summer Service Learning Program: Integrating Spirituality and Civic Engagement
Andrea Smith Shappell

Attending to Spirituality in Issues of Science and Religion: Challenges and Triumphs
Donald L. Opitz

Moving Like a Starfish: Beyond a Unilinear Model of Student Transformation in Service Learning Classes
Charles R. Strain

All the Questions: Spirituality in the University
Dennis H. Holtschneider

Community Service and Spirituality: Integrating Faith, Service, and Social Justice at Depaul University
Jon C. Dalton

Strengthening Spirituality and Civic Engagement in Higher Education
Arthur Chickering

Practices From Spiritual Direction That Deepen Civic Engagement
JoAnn Campbell

College Students, Faith and the Public Realm: The Relationship Between Religious Attitudes and Civic and Political Engagement
Molly Andolina, Ellen Meets-DeCaigny, and Karl Nass

Controversy and Community: The Effect and Affect of Student Values Expression
Larry D. Roper

Clash of Cultures
Larry Moneta

Reflections on Ethical Leadership by a New College President: Interview with Elizabeth Kiss, President of Agnes Scott College
Jon C. Dalton

Assessing Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Research: Does Formal Ethics Training Make a Difference?
Anthony R. Artino

The Impact of Neoliberalism on College Students
Daniel Saunders

NASPA Welcomes the Journal of College and Character
Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy

Reflections on "Character Development" and the Journal of College and Character
Arthur Schwartz

The Crucible of Crisis: Three Presidents Confront the Perfect Storm
Stephen J. Nelson

Religious Diversity and Cooperation on Campus
Eboo Patel

Educating for Deliberative Democracy: The Role of Public Reason and Reasoning
Nancy L. Thomas

Discussing Mary: An Academic's Experience of Faith in the Classroom
Cadence Kidwell

The Journey Toward Multi-faith Community on Campus: The Religious and Spiritual Life Program at Wellesley College
Victor Kazanjian and Peter Laurence

CAS: Encouraging Moral and Civic Learning Through Quality Programs and Services for Students
Phyllis L. Mable

Some Personal Reflections After 42 Years in Student Affairs
Arthur Sandeen

You Can't Rock the Boat if You're Rowing It: And Other Observations About Life as a Student Affairs Administrator
Gregory S. Blimling

The Practice of Community
James W. Wagner

A Second Adolescence: Two Big Questions and Where They Belong
W. Robert Connor

"Facing One Another in This Place": Using Moral Conversation to Talk About Controversial Topics in College Settings
Robert J. Nash

Intersections of Political and Moral Development
Anne Colby

The American Dream
Harry C. Boyte

The Secular Thesis Revisited: Religious Life on the Secular College Campus Today
Samuel Speers

Student Political Engagement and the Renewal of Democracy
Elizabeth Hollander and Nicholas V. Longo

Developing Global Citizens
Larry A. Braskamp

Leadership, Spirituality, and the College as a Mentoring Environment
Sharon Daloz Parks

Post-Graduation Service and Civic Outcomes for High Financial Need Students of a Multi-Campus, Co-Curricular Service-Learning College Program
Cheryl Keen and Kelly Hall

Promoting Self-Authorship to Promote Liberal Education
Marcia B. Baxter Magolda

The Contributions of Student Affairs to a Liberal Education: Three Imperative Questions
Michael D. Coomes and Maureen E. Wilson

Learning as Transformation: Resourcefulness and Renewal in Higher Education
Richard P. Keeling

The Principles of Strengths-Based Education
Shane J. Lopez and Michelle C. Louis

Character Strengths: Research and Practice
Nansook Park and Christopher Peterson

The Contributions of Student Affairs to a Liberal Education: Three Imperative Questions
Michael D. Coomes and Maureen E. Wilson

Re-inventing Student Affairs: The Search for Mission in Changing Times
Gwendolyn J. Dungy

Learning and Development: One and the Same?
Robert Rodgers

Surviving the Storm: How the Recession is Influencing College Students Today for Positive Change
Margaret J. Barr

Choosing to Hope in Challenging Times
Florence A. Hamrick

Seasons or Global Warming: Reflections on Financial Challenges in Higher Education
Susan R. Komives

Hard Truths in Dark Times: Avoiding Campus Climate Depression in a Recession
George Kuh

Hoping in Hard Times
Larry Moneta

Holding on to Higher Education's Highest Calling in Hard Times
Diana C. Walsh

Engaging Religious Diversity on Campus: The Role of Interfaith Leadership
Eboo Patel and Cassie Meyer

Reforming the Legal Profession Through Faith-Based Service Learning for Law Students: Notre Dame's "Just Communities" Project
Vincent D. Rougeau

Collegiate Dreams and Expectations Meet Hard Times
Betsy Barefoot

Finances, Family, Friends, and Faith: Sources of Concern and Hope for Today's College Women
Linda Sax

Approaches to Religious Differences
Donald A. Crosby

Addressing Religious Difference in Social Justice Education
Nancy Evans

Defining Religious Pluralism: A Response to Robert McKim
Eboo Patel and Cassie Meyer

Interfaith Interaction on Campus
Scotty McLennan