Civic Service: What Difference Does it Make?

James L. Perry is associate dean and chancellor’s professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has also held faculty appointments at the University of California, Irvine; the Chinese University of Hong Kong; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and Indiana University, Bloomington. He received M.PA. and Ph.D. degrees from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Perry has twice served in federal agencies, most recently in the Corporation for National and Community Service. He is vice chair of the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism and consultant for the Points of Light Foundation.,
Ann Marie Thomson is adjunct assistant professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University. Her research focuses on civic service, policy implementation through interorganizational networks, and the nonprofit and voluntary sector (U.S. and international). She received a B.A. in international relations from North Park University in 1978, an associate degree in nursing, with registered nurse licensure in 1982, a master’s in public affairs in 1992, and a Ph.D. in public policy in 2001. She is a member of the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism.