The Service Learning Task Force at Alma College – comprised of nine full-time faculty, the director of the student volunteer program, the service-learning coordinator, one student, and one community member – was charged with infusing service-learning into undergraduate education at Alma. The task force sought to expand participation in service-learning on campus through a number of avenues, including faculty training, mini-grants for faculty to develop new service-learning courses, and events aimed at recognizing distinguished student service. One of the most successful avenues was an annual service theme around which colloquia were held and courses were designed. For instance, an environmental theme brought speakers onto campus and led to the creation of courses addressing environmental issues in five different disciplines.
From Service Matters 1998: Engaging Higher Education In the Renewal of America s Communities and American Democracy
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