Students who do not plan to work in the service sector may consider community service a nice diversion, without recognizing its connection to their future work. Service-learning that is tied to students professional aspirations can help them see the importance of being socially aware not just in school, but in their future workplace. Students in a construction technology class at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, (IUPUI) learned citizenship skills in the process of restoring a 100-year-old farmhouse for use by a low-income family. Students conducted walk-throughs of the neighborhood, photographed local architecture, talked with neighbors, and worked with the area s community development corporation. At the completion of the course, they had done the job of professional contracters, while filling the role of responsible citizens.
