Service-Learning & Civic Engagement
Service-Learning Scholar Program
Program
Students meeting the requirements outlined below will be honored at graduation with a cord, recognition at the University Commencement program, recognition at their College Convocation program, and a transcript notation. Students and faculty involved will also be honored at a reception or banquet held in the spring semester.
Requirements
- 12 semester credit hours of service learning coursework
- Overall GPA of 3.0
- 400 hours of community service and/or service-learning work
- Service-Learning Capstone Project
- Recommended 40-50 hours
- Related to academic major
- SLCP hours will count toward 400 hour total
- SLCP overseen by a capstone committee consisting of:
- Faculty advisor in stUdent's major (selected by student)
- Faculty member
- Student Service Leader
- Service & Learning Center Staff
- SLCP summary (two copies of a written summary on acid free bond paper to be archived at the Sherratt Library). Summary will be a minimum of seven pages and include an overview of how the project was developed, community need, how the project addressed the need. The summary will also include a reflective component addressing what was learned. The reflective component may take a form appropriate to the SLCP and the student's area of academic study, i.e. prose, photography, interpretive dance, theatre, etc.
Benefits
- Provides valuable experience and networking opportunities for employment, graduate or professional school
- Personal enrichment
- Makes learning "real," connects theory to practice
- Publication, conference opportunities
- Prestigious recognition at graduation
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