Working alongside social service professionals in one or more ongoing projects in the British Isles, students are placed in hospitals, hostels, day care centers, group homes, or shelters. Students must arrange credit with their home campuses. CIEE itself sponsors a number of short-term service opportunities in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. All projects have a learning component. Transitions Abroad often publishes information about volunteering opportunities.
Students serve at a community training center for adults with disabilities.
Students from outside UNCC are accepted into the program. Service Learning In Africa is sponsored by SUNY College of Technology at Canton and SUNY Potsdam. The seven-week summer program assigns students to various countries in West Africa and East Africa. Course work is also involved, with students earning 3-7 credit hours. Students participate in group-oriented cultural exchange and community development projects, which typically involve physical labor using indigenous resources.