![]() ![]() Have Service-Learners create a profile on Volunteer Now, where they will be directed to connect with Community Partners directly.Unless otherwise agreed upon, CS-L will solicit opportunity ideas in May/June (for the fall semester) and October/November (for the spring semester). Work with Community Partners to list service opportunities in a directory made available to JMU students, faculty, and staff (Volunteer Now platform).Community Partners engaging with our programs and students are expected to make similar commitments and agree to treat people with dignity and respect. We will hold ourselves and each other accountable to learning, advocating, and acting to develop a more just and equitable society. Actively work to expand our partnerships with socially just and inclusive organizations and stakeholders.Īdditional resources can be found on CS-L’s website. ![]() ![]() Prioritize the personal and professional growth of our team, students, colleagues, and partners as social justice and inclusion agents of change.Critically examine the roles we-as individuals, our office, and the field of Service-Learning have played in perpetuating racial inequities.We do that through facilitating direct community engagement, enhancing capacity of community organizations, and advocating for positive change. Racism undermines our efforts for a fair and just community at every level of society. Bolster JMU’s commitment to purposeful, ethical, and responsive community involvement.Ĭommitment to social justice, addressing structural inequality, and anti-racismĬS-L prepares students to create more just, equitable, and sustainable communities.Prepare students for lives of engaged citizenship and.Create transformative learning environments.Pursue more just, equitable, and sustainable futures for communities beyond the campus.Integrated with the curriculum: students have defined learning objectives that are met both through classroom instruction and practical opportunities to address community-identified capacities, root causes, and pressing needs.ĬS-L will collaborate with faculty members, students, and community members to facilitate meaningful and mutually beneficial student involvement in the community that meets the designated goals of our region.Reflective: students are expected to critically consider assumptions, challenges, successes, learning, root causes, and so forth to ensure thoughtful and ethical service and.Mutually beneficial: it addresses community-identified priorities and student learning goals.We cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships between students, faculty, and community organizations that address community-identified priorities and contribute to student learning.Ī teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful service with the community and instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Partnering with Community Service-Learningĭownload the Community Partner Agreement Our Mission ![]()
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