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What is Service Learning?
Service learning engages multiple communities in scholarly inquiry, creative activity, and the application of knowledge. With service learning, all participants engage in scholarly inquiry, gain professional development opportunities through experiential learning, and are better prepared to engage with their communities.
Why Service Learning?
Key Benefits of Service Learning
As a service learning student, you will have the opportunity to serve diverse communities while gaining real-world experiences, career insights, and meaningful opportunities for personal and professional development.
Students who enroll in service-learning courses will:
- Engage directly with communities
- Apply classroom learning to real-world situations
- Gain valuable hands-on experience
- Build skills that both employers and graduate schools expect
- Earn a special transcript notation for classes
Collaboration:
In service learning, you will participate in collaborative work that is often challenging to replicate in a traditional classroom setting. You will work alongside multiple stakeholders, utilizing a diverse set of skills and talents to develop creative solutions to complex problems.
Leadership:
Engaging in service learning courses demonstrates initiative and a strong commitment to upholding your personal values. You will develop essential skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and decision-making based on these values.
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:
Service learning enhances your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, empowering you to make informed decisions in real-world contexts. You will analyze course content, leverage personal observations and reflections, and engage with various project stakeholders to achieve tangible outcomes.
Service Learning Student Success Stories
Stay tuned for inspiring stories from students who have successfully engaged in service learning projects and made a difference in their communities and how service learning has impacted their own educational journey!
Find a Service Learning Course
Find a Service Learning Course!
Specific classes in the course catalog are identified as having a Service-Learning component. Students can search for service-learning courses in the online class schedule. Select the semester for which you would like to register. Select Advanced Search and in the Attribute field start typing Service Learning, which will auto-populate the option. Once Service Learning is selected, the courses with the designation will be listed.
Connect with Us
For more information or assistance, please contact: Nora Bashir, Community Engaged Learning Program Manager
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