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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Actively Caring for People Movement at Virginia Tech and Beyond: Cultivating Compassion and Relationships in Residence Halls
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McCarty, Shane M.; Mullins, Taris G.; Geller, E. Scott; Shushok, Frank, Jr. – Journal of College and Character, 2013
A professor and a group of student leaders initiated the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) Movement to establish a more civil, compassionate, and inclusive culture by inspiring intentional acts of kindness. This article explores the AC4P Movement in a first-year residence hall at Virginia Tech and a second-year residence hall at University of…
Descriptors: Caring, College Students, College Faculty, Altruism
Spiritual and Moral Friendships: How Campuses Can Encourage a Search for Meaning and Purpose
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Shushok, Frank, Jr. – Journal of College and Character, 2011
Helping students understand and cultivate moral and spiritual friends is perhaps one of the most important gifts a college or university can give a student. Having meaningful relationships contributes significant energy to students' inner lives--their values, moral commitments, and self-understandings. The topic of friendship, and all that it…
Descriptors: Friendship, Moral Development, Moral Values, Spiritual Development