Benefits of Service-Learning

What Can Students Gain from Service-Learning?

• Leads to a greater understanding of concepts and skills studied in the classroom.
• Provides hands-on experience.
• Provides a forum for deeper vocational identity, spiritual worldview, and leadership development.
• Leads to a rich commitment to life-long service.
• Offers opportunities to apply understanding of civic engagement responsibilities.
• Leads to a deeper commitment to justice and reconciliation.

What Can Faculty Gain from Service-Learning?

• Provides students with greater understanding of their subject.
• Leads to personal satisfaction in knowing that students are making a difference in their communities.
• Offers a renewed challenge in understanding and applying subject matter.
• Provides academic credentials in applying a unique, respected, and valued pedagogy.
• Provides research, grant, and publication opportunities.
  
  

What Can Community Partners Gain from Service-Learning?

• Creates greater awareness of community needs.
• Provides potential long-term volunteers.
• Expands opportunities for educational partnerships.
• Provides access to campus resources.