Service Learning
UMass Dartmouth is actively preparing students to be fully engaged global citizens in the 21st century: http://www.umassd.edu/about/community.cfm.
"Service-learning means a method under which students learn and develop through thoughtfully organized service that: is conducted in and meets the needs of a community and is coordinated with an institution of higher education, and with the community; helps foster civic responsibility; is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students enrolled; and includes structured time for students to reflect on the service experience."
--American Association for Higher Education (AAHE): Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines (adapted from the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993)
To advance the service-learning effort on the campus, Student Affairs has established an Office of Civic Engagement and Service Learning in the Student Affairs Office. The office can assist faculty who are interested in getting help to identify and make contact with community partners for student service-learning assignments.
Resources on Service Learning
Internal Links
- CTE Resource Center
- Service Learning Basics, 2005
- Faculty Task Force Recommendations, 2006
- Davis Grant Application 2007
- Office of Service Engagement and Service Learning
