"When thoughtfully integrated,

SERVICE and LEARNING are each ENHANCED and both TRANSFORMED."

Benefits of Service-Learning   

Successful Service-Learning projects:

·   Enhance students' learning by joining theory with experience and thought with action.

·   Fill unmet needs in the community through direct service which is meaningful and necessary.

·   Enable students to see the relevance of the academic subject to the real world.

·   Promote self-esteem and self-confidence.

·   Develop an environment of collegial participation among students, faculty, and the community.

·   Increase civic engagement and citizenship skills.

·   Assist agencies to better serve their clients and benefit from the infusion of enthusiastic volunteers.

·   Expose students to society's inadequacies and injustices and empower students to remedy them.

·   Develop a richer context for student learning.

·   Provide cross-cultural experiences for students.

·   Serve as a tool for retention of students.

·   Give students a greater responsibility for their learning.