Our country was founded on an ethic of service. The health of our democracy depends on service and community involvement. Working toward the common good is something we must all practice. Service learning enhances critical thinking skills and broadens perspectives by asking students to negotiate the meaning of an unmediated experience. Students come to see the relevance and importance of academic work in their real-live experience.
Service learning provides guidance and experience for future career choice.
Choose a service learning site if your instructor has not done so for the class already. The list of agencies can be found by clicking on departments when on the home page. Next, click on service learning which will bring you to the service learning page where you will see service learning agency directory. This is the list you want to access to research different agencies. Carefully read all the information about agencies you are interested in including minimum requirements and hours needed.