Designate a service-learning supervisor to serve as the liaison with Boise State Service-Learning Program, the faculty, and the service-learning students.
Provide service-learning project descriptions to the Boise State Service-Learning Program by published deadline.
Schedule orientation dates and times by published deadline; send to Boise State Service-Learning Program.
Orient service-learning students to the agency’s rules, policies, procedures, methods and operations, community issue, and population served.
Sign student time sheets regularly throughout the semester.
Check-in with the service-learning students at regular intervals (recommended: beginning, middle and end of semester AT THE MINIMUM).
Notify the faculty partner immediately, preferably by phone, on any cause of dissatisfaction or of misconduct on the part of the service-learning student.
Maintain good communication with service-learning student, Boise State Service-Learning Program and faculty (return calls/emails within 2 business days).
Fill out the online evaluation for each student at the end of the semester.
Offer suggestions and ideas for improvement in Boise State Service-Learning Program procedures and opportunities.
BSU Service-Learning Staff will:
Recruit, support, and facilitate faculty, service-learning students, and agency partnerships
Find, screen, and orient agencies whose needs match class learning objectives
Provide orientations, trainings, and roundtables about the Service-Learning Program
Facilitate student placement through classroom visits and agency referral lists, upon request
Provide contracts and forms that clarify responsibilities and increase accountability
Support and troubleshoot with service-learning students, agencies, and faculty
Maintain regular contact with agency partners, faculty, and students (at beginning, middle, and end of semester). Email upcoming opportunities and information
Seek and respond to feedback from agency partners, students, and faculty
Faculty Partner will:
Set learning objectives for the service experience that relate to course objectives
Identify community issues or service that relates to the class
Contact screened agencies to clarify course goals and service expectations
Adapt syllabus, class assignments, lecture examples, and class discussion to include links between course theory and service experience. Structure and schedule reflection assignments or activities
Discuss the Service-Learning expectations and requirements, agency orientation dates, deadlines for starting service, and evaluation guidelines with students.
Use written agreements, time logs, evaluation instruments (recommended by the Boise State Service-Learning Program)
Maintain regular contact with agency partners (recommended: beginning, middle, and end of semester)
Evaluate student service-learning student’s’ experience (Boise State Service-Learning Program staff can assist)
Student/Service-Learners will:
Maintain personal health insurance or Boise State student health insurance, along with liability insurance if a personal vehicle is used
Attend agency orientation at scheduled time
Sign agreement with agency partner
Start service by the fifth week of the semester, or as specified in the course syllabus
Track hours using hour log sheet ,or another method specified in the course syllabus
Maintain regular communication with agency partner regarding service hours and activities (recommended beginning, middle and end of semester AT THE MINIMUM).
Respect rules, regulations, and confidentiality standards of agency
Participate in reflection activities and assignments
Complete required amount of service hours and/or service project