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SUU Community Engagement Center
417 W. 200 S.
435-865-8335
Dr. Earl Mulderink Director
Pam Branin Associate Director
Veronica Cazares Administrative Assistant
Gabrielle Strand AmeriCorps Program Specialist
Pat Palmer AmeriCorps VISTA
Service Learning Scholar
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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