Service Learning Program
At 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Service Learning offers a connection between STEM focused academics, and engagement based experiences in the surrounding communities.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø students complete a community service activity or project for courses that include a service related component, or a faculty monitored senior project/independent study class. Projects are designed to offer practical experience in a social service setting that reinforces academic and career goals.
Faculty
Benefits of Service-Learning For Faculty
- provides increased student contact while contributing to student development; enhancing the connection between faculty and students
- extends campus resources into the community and reinforces the value of the scholarship of engagement.
- supports 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 2030 Vision:
- 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, the state’s public polytechnic research university, is committed to excellence and global impact through: Engagement—applying our expertise to build partnerships, serve our community, and benefit society as a whole.
- initiates community building projects and prepare students for civic responsibility locally and globally.
- invigoration of teaching methods
- enhance opportunities for research and publication.
- connects the community with curriculum, becoming more aware of current societal issues as they relate to academic areas of interest.