Pictures from the Center!

We have a lot of fun in the Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research! Pictured here is our undergraduate and graduate student staff during Fall Training Week 2009. Everyone pose with your Buddy!

The College Headed and Mighty Proud (C.H.A.M.P.) program provides fourth grade students at six local elementary schools an inside look at what college is all about. Service-Learning students visit classrooms weekly for an hour for 10 weeks with an interactive and dynamic curriculum to motivate children to start thinking about higher education. The C.H.A.M.P. program includes a campus tour (pictured at right) and graduation ceremony - complete with Pomp and Circumstance - hosted by Azusa Pacific University.

The Servant Leadership Award is given each year to recognize undergraduates who have modeled a Christ-like leadership style in the community, within APU, internationally, and through academics. Three of this year's winners are pictured at left.

Service-Learning students in Art 310: Fundamental Art Experiences prepared a project for children and families that visited the APU campus for History Day L.A., part of a national program that encourages students to prepare posters, exhibits, papers, websites, performances, and documentary presentations on a historical theme. Undergraduate students shared about the innovation of the poitillism technique while helping guests shape tissue paper balls to replicate Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.

The beautiful finished product now hangs in an art gallery at Azusa Pacific University.

Service-Learning Professor Diana Rudulph Shares Her Experience

This video can also be viewed on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH9ZLrJfd10

Professor Diana Rudulph shares her story of being a service-learning professor at Azusa Pacific University, including the impact of experiential education on a student's learning experience.

Visit the Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research website at www.apu.edu/caslr.

Service-Learning Resource Sheet Handout

Service-Learning Resources:

Eyler, J., Giles D., & Schmeide A. (1996). A practitioner's guide to reflection in service-learning: Student voices and reflections. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University.

Eyler, Giles, and Schmeide present a number of successful reflection activities for a variety of learning styles.

Furco, A., & Billig, S. H. (2002). Service-learning: The essence of the pedagogy. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Leading service-learning scholars contribute their knowledge regarding the three major themes of service-learning theoretical issues, the impact of service-learning partnerships, and service-learning research and assessment. The authors address K-12, teacher education, and higher education programs.

Jacoby, B., & Associates (2009). Civic engagement in higher education: Concepts and practices. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

This volume highlights the importance of integrating civic engagement into the very fabric of higher education and provides practical suggestions and examples for professionals who seek to prepare the current generation of college students for a diverse and dynamic world.

Rimmerman, C.A. (2009). Service-learning and the liberal arts: How and why it works. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Rimmerman’s contributors respond to common critiques of service-learning and outline how the pedagogy significantly contributes to a student’s liberal arts education. Specific case studies are presented as well as critical analysis describing why and how specific projects were successful.

Zlotkowski, E., Longo, N.V., & Williams, J.R., eds. (2006). Students as colleagues: Expanding the circle of service-learning leadership. Providence, RI: Campus Compact.

Specific service-learning program descriptions and models shared in this work demonstrate the impact of undergraduate leadership on student and community development. A chapter written by Azusa Pacific University Center for Academic Service-Learning & Research staff members is included in this highly acclaimed volume.


Other resources:

Campus Compact
Campus Compact is a national coalition that “promotes public and community service that develops students’ citizenship skills, helps campuses forge effective community partnerships, and provides resources and training for faculty seeking to integrate civic and community-based learning into the curriculum.” More than 1,100 colleges and universities are Campus Compact members, encompassing approximately 6 million students.

http://www.compact.org/

Learn and Serve America’s National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
This comprehensive website provides lesson plans and project ideas, a searchable library database, research support resources, social networking opportunities, and more.

http://www.servicelearning.org/

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
The MJCLS is the leading professional periodical for higher education service-learning researchers and professionals. The peer-review journal is currently published twice a year.

ACSD Presentation PowerPoint Link!

Thank you for your interest in our Equipping and Empowering Student Professionals through Service-Learning presentation! To save e-mail inbox space for all of you, we have uploaded the PowerPoint file to Slide Share and you can find the link below. Please feel free to leave comments or send any questions our way - we always appreciate feedback!

Enjoy!

~Meagan Smith and Aaron Bennett

http://www.slideshare.net/mhsmith/empower-students-through-servicelearning