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Connect with Faculty

It is suggested that agencies and faculty connect before the Service-Learning students start their service work.  Here are some tips to help facilitate that conversation.

Discuss class goals:

faculty and community partners at SL in Action Poster session mixer

Faculty and Community Partners connect at the SL in Action Poster Session Mixer

  • Discuss course goals
  • Desired learning outcomes (do students need to be exposed to a population, task, or issue?)
  • Students’ capacities (what skills & knowledge can they contribute to a project?)
  • Number of students available
  • Scope of project or number of expected service hours
  • Course deadlines that might relate to agencies
  • Agency visits to the classroom, faculty visits to the site
  • Methods for evaluating student service

Discuss agency goals:

  • Agency needs
  • Potential projects and specific tasks
  • Parameters for service projects (desired outcome, timeline, location, and evaluation)
  • Supervision, training requirements, onsite orientations, any safety issues
  • Method/frequency of exchanging feedback between faculty and agency