Get Started in Service-Learning

Why participate in Service-Learning?

What's the difference between Service-Learning and Community Service?

Service-Learning Procedures & Registration

You are embarking on an opportunity to learn about your course material through service that meets community needs. You will meet one or more educational goals through this service. Your course syllabus or assignment description should identify those learning outcomes.

1) Reading your syllabus/assignment description, you should understand the following.

• What are the requirements?
• Is service-learning a mandatory part of the class?
• What type of service activity is encouraged? Are there specific community partners or sites?
• What are the “connections” that link the service and your course content?

2) Many S-L sites/partners require you to attend training sessions to participate.
Some of these trainings take place in the very beginning of the semester, so please get started ASAP.

3) Chaminade’s Online Service-Learning Registration MUST be completed by ALL S-L students by the deadline specified on the online form & waiver (for AEOP/summer courses, consult your professor for the deadline).
At the end of the online portion, you will be prompted to print out the Community Connection Agreement & Student's Assumption of Risk, Release and Waiver.

Where are you serving? What project are you doing?

• Your professor must approve of your community site/project.
• Then, ask your community site supervisor to verify your service plans by filling out this form.
• YOU must also fill in the appropriate blanks (name, signature, etc.)
• Turn it in to the Service-Learning Office (Henry Hall 117) by Tuesday, February 7, 2012. (for AEOP/summer courses, consult your professor for the deadline).

If you need information about possible projects/sites, please talk to your professor and check out the “S-L Projects” page on this website. The S-L Office can also help.

**When you turn in your waiver, MOST professors will require you to PICK UP a two-sided form to track your service:

On one side is the Student's RECORD OF PARTICIPATION. Every time you do service, your supervisor verifies your hours by signing this sheet.

On the back side is the Volunteer Site SUPERVISOR’S EVALUATION. Your supervisor will evaluate your performance, and this will be sent to your professor and the S-L Office. (This is not needed if your professor is also serving as your supervisor.)

IF YOU ARE READY TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE.

HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT FORMS, ETC.? CLICK HERE

IF YOU NEED HELP FINDING A PROJECT BASED ON YOUR AVAILABILITY, CLICK HERE.

4) Once your registration is done and you have completed any required trainings, you can begin doing your project.
Serve for the number of hours required by your instructor (10+ hrs.), OR complete your class S-L project as directed.

5)   "Like" us @ www.facebook.com/ChaminadeSL for due dates, new opportunities, last-minute schedule changes, events, real time updates, reminders and more!

6) At the end of your service, ask your community supervisor to fill out the back side of your timesheet – the Volunteer Site SUPERVISOR’S EVALUATION. (This is not needed if your professor is also serving as your supervisor.)
Give them enough time to complete and fax/mail it to the Service-Learning office (Henry Hall 117) by Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (for AEOP/summer courses, consult your professor for the deadline).

7) Complete a reflection assignment and/or participate in reflective activities.

 

Click here for a printable S-L Guide for Students.

If you have questions, please contact the S-L Office.

Mahalo for doing service-learning!