Service Learning
Benefits
What are the Benefits of Service Learning?
Student Benefits:
- Promotes value of diversity.
- Presents an opportunity to explore majors and careers.
- Offers students opportunity to be civically engaged.
Faculty Benefits:
- Enhances student learning.
- Establishes relationship with community.
- Puts into practice course concepts and integrity.
- Helps to build classroom community.
Community Benefits:
- Provides meaningful services to our community.
- Builds community awareness.
- Creates opportunities for community agencies to participate in student learning.
College Benefits:
- Advances mission of college.
- Positively impacts retention.
- Enhances community relations.
- Serves as a recruitment tool
