<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/education/features/aces-launch/index.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>10/27/2017 11:39:57 AM</pubDate><title>New UH Institute Combines Real-World Learning and Community Engagement</title><subtitle/><description>Across the University of Houston, students are learning while also serving the community. Teaching majors from the College of Education volunteer as reading tutors at local public schools, for example, while Honors College students help high schoolers prepare for the SAT. A new UH institute, celebrated at a formal launch ceremony Friday, aims to expand such real-world learning experiences for students and to improve the quality of life in greater Houston. Called the Advancing Community Engagement and Service Institute, it serves as the hub of service learning at UH</description><author/><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><categories/></item>