Service Learning

Benefits

What are the Benefits of Service Learning?

Student Benefits:

  • Promotes value of diversity.
  • Presents an opportunity to explore majors and careers.
  • Offers students opportunity to be civically engaged.

Faculty Benefits:

  • Enhances student learning.
  • Establishes relationship with community.
  • Puts into practice course concepts and integrity.
  • Helps to build classroom community.

Community Benefits:

  • Provides meaningful services to our community.
  • Builds community awareness.
  • Creates opportunities for community agencies to participate in student learning.

College Benefits:

  • Advances mission of college.
  • Positively impacts retention.
  • Enhances community relations.
  • Serves as a recruitment tool