Links
SERVICE LEARNING CONFERENCES
- 2010 Great Northwoods Service-Learning Conference
- 2009 Great Northwoods Service-Learning Conference
- 2008 Great Northwoods Service-Learning Conference
- 2007 Great Northwoods Service-Learning Conference
SERVICE-LEARNING LINKS
UW Colleges Service-Learning Website
http://www.uwc.edu/academics/servicelearning/
The UW Colleges have a long history of service-learning projects on campus and in the community. Service-learning fits into the mission of the Wisconsin Idea and the University’s commitment to student and civic engagement in the communities of Wisconsin. Service-learning conferences and workshops are held every year at various UWC locations to further engage students, faculty, staff, and community partners, and the Colleges are working on institutionalizing service-learning on each of the 13 campuses, in those campuses’ local communities, in various academic departments, and with as many students as possible. This website is a collection of resources for students, faculty, staff, and community partners on service-learning and community engagement.
UW- Extension Service-Learning Website
http://www.uwex.uwc.edu/service-learning/
Service-learning is a curricular approach now found in many K-12 and higher education settings. Service-learning is a way for UW – Extension faculty and staff to expand and enhance the ways they serve the people of Wisconsin. For UW-Extension faculty who are situated on college campuses, service-learning is a method of teaching that incorporates real-world experience with lessons learned in the classroom, and it has become a mainstay of the UW Colleges' curriculum. The many community partnerships already in place through UW-Extension projects provide the opportunity for new service-learning endeavors, and UW- Extension encourages collaborative efforts among UWEX faculty, UWC faculty, and community members to create new service-learning projects.
Campus Compact
http://www.compact.org/
Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents—representing some 6 million students—who are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education. Through its national network, state member institutions receive the training, resources, and advocacy they need to build strong surrounding communities and teach students the skills and values of democracy. Membership includes public, private, and two-and four-year institutions across the spectrum of higher education that share knowledge and resources with their communities, creating economic development initiatives, and supporting service and service-learning efforts in key areas such as literacy, health care, hunger, homelessness, the environment, and senior services.
Wisconsin Campus Compact
http://www.compact.org/
Wisconsin Campus Compact's (WiCC) mission is to strengthen civic engagement and service-learning partnerships between Wisconsin's postsecondary institutions and the communities they serve. In all the work that WiCC undertakes, concepts such as service, volunteerism, and activism are united with educational goals to develop university graduates who are prepared not only for a career but also for lives as informed and involved citizens at both the local and global levels. The Wisconsin Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Community-Based-Learning Project is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service and allows 35 AmeriCorps*VISTA members to serve as community-based-learning coordinators throughout Wisconsin. The project goal is to increase the capacity of local community organizations to provide services that will assist members of low-income groups to escape from poverty.
Learn and Serve America
Learn and Serve America supports and encourages service-learning throughout the United States, and this organization enables over one million students to make meaningful contributions to their community while building their academic and civic skills. By engaging America’s young people in service-learning, Learn and Serve America instills an ethic of lifelong community service. Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) supports the service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based organizations, tribal programs, and all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using service-learning techniques and methodologies.
RESOURCES AND FURTHER READING FOR SERVICE LEARNING PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES
"New Times Demand New Scholarship: Research Universities and Civic Engagement Opportunities and Challenges"—Conference 2007 Report, sponsored by UCLA Center for Community Partnerships and Campus Compact Civic Engagement PDF 4mb
"Service as a Strategy in Out of School Time: A How To Manual"—Corporation for National Service and the National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Out of School Time SL Manual PDF 1mb
"Educators Guide to Service Learning Program Evaluation"—NSLC
"Partnership Tips: Working With K-12"—Points of Light Foundation
"Idea Sheet: The Service Matrix" by John J de Montmollin, UW- Extension
"Campus Compact/AACC Campus Engagement Survey"
AACC Survey.doc or (PDF)
"Building Engaged Campuses: How Can Engaged Campuses Build Student Success in College?"—Campus Compact
"Service Statistics 2008: Highlights and Trends From Campus Compact's Annual Membership Survey"—Campus Compact