Important Links and Resources
Online Student Service Learning Orientation
Student Documentation and Waiver Form
Service Learning Project SURVEY
Service Learning Resources
2011 - 2012 Active Community Partners List
What is Service-Learning?
Service Learning is service-based experiential application of knowledge in real-world situations in which the service benefits the community. Service-learning projects are a component of a credit-bearing class, aligned with specific academic learning objectives, and associated with a grade. This unique method of education connects a student�s personal, career, and civic interests to learning in the classroom.
Service-learning is education in action (John Glenn).
Goals and Benefits of Service-Learning
The goals of Service Learning are multi-faceted: to enhance academic comprehension through hands-on application of knowledge, skills and abilities in an experiential learning environment; to contribute to the community by addressing and meeting community need through research and service; to develop effective servant leaders through holistic leadership development; to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to the learning process; and to foster reciprocal relationships between the student, faculty, educational institution and the community partner.
There are numerous benefits of Service Learning. Service learning improves academic performance; increases student retention; enhances student learning through application of knowledge / skills / abilities; develops effective servant leaders; meets community need; reaffirms students� career goals by expanding career knowledge, opportunity and work experience; strengthens personal character and sense of social responsibility; and motivates students to further engage in the college community; and increased sustainability in the community.
Service Learning Awards and Recognitions
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Community Engagement Classification.
President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Founding member of Campus to Community Coalition of Texas (formally Texas Campus Compact).
Collin College�s Service-Learning program also received the Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges Collaboration Award, the nation�s highest honor for service-learning programs in community colleges. National Campus Compact has recognized Collin College�s Service-Learning program as a model of exemplary civic engagement practices.The Service-Learning program also received the national Bellwether Award in collaboration with the Learning Communities program.
Documenting Service Learning
To document your academic service hours, download the Service Learning Student Documentation Packet, complete and submit to your professor or to the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement.
More Information
For more information on service-learning, you may go to the following links.
- Campus to Community Coalition of Texas. C3 Texas specializes in designing high impact service learning and civic engagement practices for higher education campuses.
- National Service Learning Clearinghouse
- Campus Compact
