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If you are considering starting a service learning class, feel free to contact us. Please be aware that it is necessary to have a site agreement with the collaborating agency in place before placing students in the field.
In 2009, the Dominguez Hills Academic Senate and Academic Affairs approved a formal definition of Service Learning: A 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."
For more information check out our Service Learning Handbook [PDF].
That's an easy one! Students take what they learn in the classroom and use it for the benefit of the community, followed up by a reflection activity to “lock in” the learning.
Some faculty mistakenly think that a service learning class is more work. Actually, as the students are taking responsibility for their learning, it can be less work for the instructor rather than more.
Feel free to make an appointment to discuss how we can help you design a fun and easy service learning project that will benefit your students as well as the community.
Contact SLICE at (310) 243-2438. We will go over the procedures step by step.
A class will only appear on S4 as a service learning course if the course has been given the Service Learning Attribute. To request that your class be given or coded as a Service Learning course, please submit a Service Learning Designation Request Form.
First, we have to make sure your class has the service learning attribute in PeopleSoft. You can request for your class to be attributed as a service learning course by completing the Service Learning Designation Request Form.
Log in to S4 and click on your requested site, then place your student. Instruction for placing students
The SLICE office conducts a screening process for interested community partners. Our office will initiate a service learning agreement that will be signed by the site and university (P-Class) office. Once both parties have signed the agreement, the organization becomes an approved site. The process for developing a new partnership can take up to seven weeks, depending on PCLASS workload and screening outcome.
Faculty members sometimes develop a partnership for their specific class and may not want to give other faculty access to that partnership. Our office can ensure that partnership is only accessible to specific faculty, per their request.