"The end of all education should surely be service to others." — Cesar E. Chavez

"Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities." - National Service Learning Clearinghouse

Linfield's Office of Community Engagement & Service provides:

• Service-learning course development assistance, community partner consultation, and classroom presentations
• Faculty development workshops on service-learning and community-campus partnerships
• Sample documents including sample syllabi, campus-community partnership agreements, and student service-learning contracts
• Reflection activities and evaluations
• Drop-in hours for students seeking community service learning partners: Monday & Thursday, 1:30-4:00pm, and by appointment

Where do I start?

• Read more about service-learning and its benefits here
• Check out the faculty resources here.
• Contact Alexis Powell to set up a meeting to discuss how service-learning in your course