This box contains an alphabetic arrangement from A to N (followed by chronological arrangement) of newsletters with information on service-learning and programs involving student experiential education. Some popular titles include , , and .

This box continues the alphabetic arrangement from N to Z (followed by chronological arrangement) of the newsletters about service-learning and student experiential education. A prominent title in this box is .

This box is arranged alphabetically by the title of the periodical and then chronologically. Many of the periodicals pertain to the subjects of student volunteers and service-learning. The main title is .

This box contains published articles and publications about the educational field with regards to experiential learning. Materials are mainly book chapters and periodicals with a few articles from newspapers and magazines. Some of the periodicals include , , , , and . Some book chapters are from , , and .

This box begins the chronological file for all remaining materials in this collection. Included are folders for correspondences; essays; reports; notes from meetings and research; as well as teaching aids and other associated documents. The undated materials contain information on the service-learning programs with internship policies and procedures, as well as documents on community partnerships. As with the whole of the collection, there is an underlying goal of educating and developing both the student and the public for self-directed learning processes to occur in order to aid all of humanity, both those assisting and those assisted.

Some of the materials include proposals and developments of educational institutes that foster internship programs through the Southern Regional Education Board (5:33-39). The Atlanta Service-Learning Conference was held in 1969, the first conference of its kind (5:45-46, 5:48). The interest in making educational facilities in North Carolina the first to have the vision to broaden curriculum which would include service-learning, began in the early 1970’s (5:56-73).

The 1970’s were a busy time for experiential and service-learning initiatives. The whole wheel of service-learning was emerging from goal setting to experimenting and reviewing and finally doing, all dependent on the learner. The SFEE (The Society for Field Experience Education) held its founding conference in 1972 (6:4). The Southern Regional Education Board gives its report on student learning through community involvement during the same year (6:5). The need, use, and evaluation of internships in the community are highlighted through various documents in this box (6:6-7, 6:12-13, 6:17-18). Proposals and reports are sprinkled throughout the box as well (6:24-25, 6:35-36). Sigmon’s teachings in public health are also found in this box (6:36-39, 6:54-57, 6:70).

During the 1980’s Sigmon continued his up-hill climb of promoting the field of service and learning. He was still part of the public health community and produced many articles for the Wake County Medical Center, as well as did research for them (7:4, 7:15-17, 7:48). His many notes both for class and research appear throughout the collection, producing many forms and guidelines to aid the student in their learning experiences (7:10, 7:20, 7:73, 7:25, 7:39, 7:46). Many case studies and student experiences are reported on (7:51, 7:57-59) both in class and at conferences. In 1991 the NSIEE (National Society for Internships and Experiential Education) held its 20th anniversary celebration, as shown in folders 7:61-62.

The collection continues with the same subjects being highlighted: service-learning, internships, community involvement, and experiential education. In 1995, the CIC (Council of Independent Colleges) Consortia started a program called “Serving to Learn, Learning to Serve In Promoting School Success”, which involved ten schools in higher education that served elementary schools of the community. This resulted in much correspondence, reporting, and evaluations of the success of the program (8:1-2, 8:4-8, 8:45). A network of institutes of higher learning interested in promoting experiential learning followed and became more encompassing in the 1990’s (8:15-17, 8:20-21). When the internet became dominant in the 1990’s, survey reports and the like came through that mode (8:28-29, 8:40-41). Materials from a 1997 conference for Episcopalian church-based institutes of higher education that involved service-learning is included (8:30, 8:32.5-33.5).

This box continues with more evaluation of the CIC program (9:1-6) and surveys for the college student to assess their newly acquired skills and outlooks (9:8-10). The NSEE also started a community partnership development in the 1990’s, with Sigmon as a consultant. In 1999 the society came out with a report of the lessons learned from this collaboration (9:14). As with the entire collection, this box is filled with essays and notes on experiential learning, the teaching and evaluating of service-learning initiatives (9:15, 9:17, 9:19-20). More email correspondence containing results of experiences and the feelings developed are also included (9:13, 9:21). Documents from a 2000 program on service and social change at California State University, Monterey Bay, is included (9:24). In 2003-2004 there are files documenting results from partnerships between interested students and their communities (9:45). The entire collection is proof that Sigmon succeeded in starting and promoting (especially in North Carolina) the concept of service-learning and partnerships with those in need of aid to the betterment of all concerned.