The goal of the Gary Horowitz Service Learning Program is to foster an environment of social responsibility and community engagement, and to prepare students for their roles as citizens of the ...

Incorporating community service and volunteer work into a monthly schedule is common among students and adults. There are many positives to volunteering besides the intrinsic motivation to be happy ...

The names of the students mentioned have been changed for this story. In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students ...

How universities can ensure they have a positive impact on local communities Empowering students through co-creation and reflective experiential learning When teaching courses that bring together ...

The Salisbury Zoo is hosting a service-learning day on Saturday, Nov. 22. Community members are invited to the zoo to help ...

Higher Learning: Gauging value of colleges’ community service programs can be tough A UCLA student puts a band-aid on a second-grader during UCLA’s annual Volunteer Day at Leo Politi Elementary School ...

Service and learning are deliberately and explicitly tied to the learning objectives of the course. The goal is to have students gain direct experience with problems or issues they are studying in ...

Students involved with service learning can reflect on their experiences to gain a deeper understanding of course content and a broader appreciation of the discipline, improving critical thinking ...

Relevant service with a community partner: the community placement is related to course content, and vice versa. Community-campus partnerships that are mutually beneficial. Students engage in ...