There are over 12,000 students at the University of South Carolina, so it would seem to be a difficult task to introduce them to service-learning. Yet through the University 101 Service Program, which enrolls 2,500 first-year students, 80% of every entering class participates in service. Every student enrolled in the course must perform at least ten hours of service, which is connected into class discussion, papers, and oral presentations. In this way, a large segment of the student population connects service to their coursework from day one.
From Service Matters 1998: Engaging Higher Education In the Renewal of America s Communities and American Democracy
Website: http://www.sc.edu/univ101/
