Transcript Hunter College Service

Hunter College
Service-Learning Center
Amanda D’Annucci
Catherine Zinnel
Grace Zinnel
Need: Service-Learning
Service-learning combines service
objectives and learning objectives with
the intent that the activity change both
the recipient and the provider of the
service.
 This change is accomplished through
structured service opportunities that
link service to self-reflection and selfdiscovery.
 Participants ultimately acquire values,
skills, and knowledge.
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Research: Service-Learning Centers
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The Center for Community Research
and Engagement at Seton Hall
University
 Director
Saul Petersen, IVE Fellow
The Swearer Center for Public Service
at Brown University
 Boston Connects at Boston College
 The International Partnership for
Service-Learning and Leadership
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Goal: Establish Service-Learning Center
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Empower students to identify and meet
community needs
Structure service opportunities by linking
service opportunities to learning goals in
any academic area
Enable students to pursue service
opportunities by awarding credit and stipend
Benefit both students and the community
Short-Term Goals:
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Identified educators who
will incorporate servicelearning into existing
courses
 Identified departments
who will to grant
independent study credit
 Identified prospective
community groups and
Created Request for
Proposals (RFP)
Long-Term Goals:
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Institutionalize service-learning by
establishing a college-wide credit receipt
procedure and supportive program.
 House the college-wide program within the
Office of Student Services or the
Undergraduate Student Government.
 Create and fund a stipend receipt procedure
to subsidize service-learning activities
Timetable:
Spring 2008: Identified interested
students, educators, and community
groups.
 Fall 2008: Execute credit-bearing
demonstration program; Target
administrators and department chairs.
 Spring 2008: Institutionalize creditbearing program; Apply for funding.
 Fall 2009: Execute credit-bearing and
stipend-bearing programs.
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Thank You