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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? A Community Partner Perspective
How becoming a Service Learning Partner was a beneficial experience for themselves and their students.
Principles of Good Community-Campus Partnerships
Principles of Good Community-Campus Partnerships
(From Campus-Community Partnerships for Health)
- Shared Mission and Goals: Partners agree on the mission, values, goals, and measurable outcomes for the partnership.
- Mutual Trust and Respect: The relationship is characterized by trust, respect, genuineness, and commitment between partners.
- Strengths and Improvements: The partnership builds on identified strengths and assets while addressing areas that need improvement.
- Balanced Power Dynamics: The partnership balances power among partners and enables shared resources.
- Open Communication: There is clear, open, and accessible communication, prioritizing the need to listen, develop a common language, and validate the meaning of terms.
- Established Roles and Norms: Roles, norms, and processes for the partnership are established with input and agreement from all partners.
- Ongoing Feedback: There is continuous feedback among all stakeholders to improve the partnership and its outcomes.
- Shared Credit: Partners share credit for the partnership’s accomplishments.
- Evolving Partnerships: Partnerships take time to develop and evolve.
Service Learning Partnerships:
If you would like to post a service learning placement, please visit our Career Link page and follow the same steps as employers. Look for the specific menu item for “service learning placement.” Providing details about the responsibilities and the location of your organization will help you find the right students.
Transition to Community Engaged Learning
We are excited to announce that we are transitioning from Service Learning (SL) to Community Engaged Learning (CEL). This shift aims to deepen the integration of academic coursework with community needs, emphasizing meaningful engagement and sustainable partnerships that benefit both our university and the community. Clink this link to learn more about Community Engaged Learning.
New Service Learning Partners
Interested in becoming a Service Learning Partner?
If you would like to become a Service Learning Partner, or post a new placement opportunity, please reach out to our team.
Transition to Community Engaged Learning
We are excited to announce that we are transitioning from Service Learning (SL) to Community Engaged Learning (CEL). This shift aims to deepen the integration of academic coursework with community needs, emphasizing meaningful engagement and sustainable partnerships that benefit both our university and the community. If you have any questions about this transition or would like to learn more about how you can get involved, please reach out to our team!
Connect with Us
For more information or assistance, please contact: Nora Bashir, Community Engaged Learning Program Manager
Click here to view Nora's contact information