Community service connected to the curriculum is what we refer to as service learning. Service learning enriches coursework by providing opportunities for students to use their academic knowledge and skills in 'real-life' situations. |
The engaged campus is unable to separate its unique responsibility for the development of knowledge from the role of knowledge in a democratic society to form the basis for social progress and human equality. |
Using the latest Independent Sector figures for the value of volunteer work, which are based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, each of these students contributes $1,684 in service during the 32-week academic year. |