Through community service and thoughtful reflection, students will help develop communities in central and east O'ahu, and empower themselves. As students, staff and faculty explore sl in the curiculum, they will discover a multiplicity of community service concepts, values and practices useful in developing a civic democracy with civil diversity. It reflects both our desire to provide educational services throughout the system, and our attempts to develop a spirit of shared attitudes and goals. Sl components - Faculty identify course competencies that are better achieved thru sl. Students serve on average 2 hours per week for 10-12 weeks and share written reflections with their instructor every two weeks.
Students develop research papers based on their service.
Sl housed in Instructional Services Office. Principles - student need to take responsibility for their learning. They need to be more strongly connected to the community. They need to see themselves as human resources that can make a difference. Service-learning will survive and thrive when the faculty drive.