§ 12626 — Definitions

In this division: (1) The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation. (2) The term “campus director”, with respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus under section 12615(d) of this title. (3) The term “Corps” means the National Civilian Community Corps required under section 12615 of this title as part of the National Civilian Community Corps Program. (4) The term “Corps campus” means the facility or central location established as the operational headquarters and boarding place for particular Corps units. (5) The term “Corps members” means persons receiving training and participating in projects under the National Civilian Community Corps Program. (6) The term “Director” means the Director of the National Civilian Community Corps. (7) The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of title 20. (8) The term “Program” means the National Civilian Community Corps Program established pursuant to section 12612 of this title. (9) The term “service-learning”, with respect to Corps members, means a method— (A) under which Corps members learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual community needs; (B) that provides structured time for a Corps member to think, talk, or write about what the Corps member did and saw during an actual service activity; (C) that provides Corps members with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real life situations in their own communities; and (D) that helps to foster the development of a sense of caring for others, good citizenship, and civic responsibility. (10) The term “unit” means a unit of the Corps referred to in section 12615(c) of this title.