Event Title
Expanding the Service Learning Scholars Program
Start Date
10-11-2016 1:45 PM
End Date
10-11-2016 2:30 PM
Description
Too often, students continue to be inundated with lectures, tests and papers without any “real world” experiences. Service learning combines community engagement with at least one learning objective. Murray State University, borrowing from an existing program at the University of Utah, created a Service Learning Scholars program in which students may be designated an SL Scholar upon graduation by taking a certain number of SL designated classes and maintaining a specific grade point average. Since, the SL classes have grown exponentially and are highly sought after by students; a great recruiting tool as well as being valuable for students and the community.
Expanding the Service Learning Scholars Program
Too often, students continue to be inundated with lectures, tests and papers without any “real world” experiences. Service learning combines community engagement with at least one learning objective. Murray State University, borrowing from an existing program at the University of Utah, created a Service Learning Scholars program in which students may be designated an SL Scholar upon graduation by taking a certain number of SL designated classes and maintaining a specific grade point average. Since, the SL classes have grown exponentially and are highly sought after by students; a great recruiting tool as well as being valuable for students and the community.