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- About the Center for Service Learning
- Service-Learning FAQs
- Service-Learning News & Events
- Alternative Break Program
- Campus Kitchen Garden Project
- Civic Place
- Service-Learning Opportunities in the Community
- Service-Learning Faculty Fellows & Liaisons
- NC ACTS! AmeriCorps Program
- North Carolina Campus Compact Student Conference 2009
- Symposium on Service Learning & Civic Engagement
- Service-Learning Forms & Resources
- Contact the Center for Service Learning
Tell me, and I will forget; show me, and I may remember; involve me, and I will understand.
– Chinese Proverb
Assessment of Service-Learning Institutionalization
– Chinese Proverb
In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.
– Marianne Williamson
Service, combined with learning, adds value to each and transforms both.
– E. Porter Honnet & S. J. Poulsen
NSSE/WCU Survey: Service Learning Fosters Enriching Educational Experiences (PDF)
Assessment of Service-Learning Institutionalization
Findings of the Self-Assessment
Center for Service Learning
Our Mission
The mission of the Center for Service Learning at Western Carolina University is to promote service learning as a special form of experiential education whereby students engage in organized activities designed to enhance their understanding of course content, meet community needs, develop career-related skills, and become responsible citizens. The Center will organize and manage a comprehensive program in collaboration with faculty, administrators, staff, students, and community partners to encourage academic excellence, promote student and faculty engagement, and foster civic responsibility.
The mission of the Center for Service Learning at Western Carolina University is to promote service learning as a special form of experiential education whereby students engage in organized activities designed to enhance their understanding of course content, meet community needs, develop career-related skills, and become responsible citizens. The Center will organize and manage a comprehensive program in collaboration with faculty, administrators, staff, students, and community partners to encourage academic excellence, promote student and faculty engagement, and foster civic responsibility.
The Center is an administrative unit of the Office for Undergraduate Studies in the Division of Academic Affairs.
Our Programs & Services
- Alternative Break Program
- Awards & Recognition
- Campus Kitchen Garden Project
- Chat Room & Discussion Board
- Civic Place (Residential Learning Community)
- Clearinghouse
- Community Service-Learning Fair
- Community Service Placements
- Consultations
- Database
- Days of Service
- Faculty Fellows Program
- Internships & Independent Studies
- Library
- Listserv
- Medford Scholars
- NC-ACTS! AmeriCorps Program
- WCU Faculty & Staff Service-Learning Publications & Presentations
- Reflection Resources & Activities
- Seminars & Workshops
- Symposium on Service Learning & Civic Engagement
- Teaching, Research, & Program Support
- Volunteer Opportunities
For more information, contact the Center for Service Learning.
