Benefits of Service Learning

• source of extra person power in the community
• interested in making contribution to human development
• concerned about workforce training and conscientious in service
• relatively easy to find and recruit
• a base of future citizen support
• able to draw upon expertise, interest of faculty, or institution
• encourage analysis, questions and flexibility

• mentoring of professionalism, problem solving, and skills
• humanistic acceptance of the realities of service
• expertise in making decisions and asserting ideas
• recognize value of viewing their organizations' services   from a variety of  student perspectives
• desire to assist in growth of future professionals

• ENRICH their learning
• REINFORCE concepts taught in their class
• MOTIVATE them to engage with their communities
• DEMONSTRATE theories with practical experiences
• DEVELOPMENT of their civic literacy and work skills
• BROADEN their perspectives about their communities
• CONTRIBUTE their services to underserved populations and enhance community partnerships

IMPROVED:

• motivational base of instruction and learning
• community and college relations
• student preparation for work
• student satisfaction and retention