Benefits of Academic Service Learning and Community Challenge
Community Benefits
- Provides substantial human resources to meet education, human, safety, and environmental needs of local communities.
- Allows the energy and enthusiasm of college students to contribute to meeting your goals.
- Fosters an ethic of service and civic participation in students who will be tomorrow's volunteers and civic leaders.
- Creates potential for additional partnerships and collaboration with the campus
Student Benefits
- Enriches student learning of course material and "brings books to life and life to books."
- Engages students in active learning that demonstrates the relevance and importance of academic work for their life experience and career choices.
- Increases awareness of current societal issues as they relate to academic areas of interest.
- Broadens perspectives of diversity issues and enhances critical thinking skills.
- Improves interpersonal skills that are increasingly viewed as important skills in achieving success in professional and personal areas.
- Develops civic responsibility through active community involvement.
- Increases relevance of academic skills through hands-on use of those skills and knowledge.
- Accommodates different learning styles.
- Increases sense of self-efficacy, analytical skills, and social development.
- Provides valuable and competitive career guidance and experience.
- Facilitates opportunities for meaningful involvement with the local community.
For more information about incorporating academic service-learning into your community organization, contact the Student Involvement Service-Learning & Volunteer Services Team at 472-2454.
