What support is available to faculty who are interested in service-learning?
The Director of Community Action and Service-Learning can... - Serve as a liaison between faculty and community partners
- Handle the logistics of the service component including
- Transportation
- Budgets
- Attendance
- Training
- Risk management/liability issues
- Share ideas and strategies for course construction and possible community partners
- Present to classes on service-learning and participant expectations
- Assessment and evaluation of both community partners and students
- Assistance with grants and funding opportunities
- Provide resources to help with the reflection component of the course
- Help lead the reflection component of the course
- Work with local media to promote positive publicity
What other resources are available?
The Office of Community Action & Service-Learning has a plethora of support services:
A library with both general course construction materials as well as discipline specific resources
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website with support materials, liability forms, as well as links to other resources
Access to on-line resources. Westminster is a member of
Campus Compact Grant and conference presentation opportunities
Access to example syllabi for your discipline