Center for Service Learning, Internships, & Civic Engagement
(Formerly the Office of Community Service Learning)
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To See President Obama's Proclamation on the National Day of Service go HERE
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The Office of Student Life and the Center for Service Learning came together to announce 2009-10 as
the Year of the Volunteer
To learn more go to Events.
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What We Do…
We offer assistance to faculty who plan to incorporate service learning into one or more of their courses, to students looking for internships or community engagement opportunities, and for staff who just want to get involved.
Some of our services include:
• Curriculum development
• Developing agreements with community partners
• Faculty development workshops
• Student/Intern workshops
• Handbooks
• Forms (needs assessments, evaluations, etc.)
• One-on-one technical assistance for service learning course development or conversion
• Maintaining a service learning and community engagement resource library
• Providing events for showcasing students, faculty, and staff community engagement activities and opportunities
What is Service Learning?
Service-Learning Course is "A course that incorporates at least 15 hours of course-related community service with reflection activities to enhance students' understanding of course content, self-awareness, and civic engagement." - CSU Dominguez Hills Academic Senate Executive Committee, 2003
What is Civic Engagement?
“Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes.” – Thomas Ehrlich
Civic engagement is community engagement whether it's next door or on the other side of the world.
What Does Service Learning Accomplish?
Students enhance their understanding of course content, general knowledge, sense of civic responsibility, self-awareness & commitment to the community. This balance of key components sets service-learning apart from other service-oriented approaches.
Service learning helps the university become a more vigorous partner in the search for answers to our most pressing social, civic, economic and moral problems – Boyer, 1966.
Service Learning assists the student with interpersonal development, ability to work with others, leadership and communications skills – Eyler and giels, 2001.
How Do I Find Service-Learning Opportunities?
Contact the Center for Service Learning, Internships, & Civic Engagement at (310) 243-2438.
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