Academic Service Learning4CR Campus/Community Consortium of the Capital Region

Lauren Johnson

Who am I

Siena College Grad 2009Econ BA Poli Sci MinorWhy I chose VISTA?

What Isn’t Service Learning?

What is Service Learning?

Collaboration

Project

Community

Service

Academic

Learning

For Example

When: Mary from Siena cleans up trash near the Kromma Kill Creek on the weekend

It is: A service to the community

When: Students remove trash from the creekAnalyze what they foundShare the ResultsOffer suggestions on how to reduce

trashReflect on their experience It’s

S E R V I C E L E A R N I N G ! ! !

Service LearningCommunity Service as a VehicleFulfilling a community needReal Life Situations

IncreasesEnhancesTeachesEmpowersInvites

Reaction of a Professor

"Service-Learning has allowed me to inject the "real world" directly into the learning experiences that students have in my classes--the positive effect that I see on the quality and level of classroom discourse, student skills for critical thinking, and motivation for advanced study are truly remarkable!"--David Dubois, Professor, Department of Psychology

Reaction of a Student

"I assisted in organization and strategic planning and worked with local artists, board members and staff. [My experience] was wonderful! I was given a lot of responsibility and very positive feedback."--Student in Public Administration serving at Missouri Theater Center for the Arts

Reaction of a Community Partner

“The SUNY volunteers benefited our program by providing quality time with the children in our program as mentors.”

-Children’s Respite Services, Catholic Charities

Community Voice

Student Engagement

Faculty Commitmen

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Social Responsibilit

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4CR

My Role

Build CapacitySustainability ExpandCreate SupportIncrease

FundingUniversalize

Current/Future ProjectsPBSL Training

August 27th-28th

St. Agnes Cemetery

Logging faculty courses

Logging community partner needs

Match MakerV.I.R.E. Grant

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

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