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Dept. of Service Learning Goals
The Department of Service Learning is here to support faculty in the following ways:
- One-on-one consultation on syllabus design
- Customized community partner matching
- Service Learning workshops
- Mixers: semi-structured networking with approved community partners
- Processing required contracts and insurance for new community partners
- Classroom presentations to aid students in completing their placement forms in the database (request a classroom presentation)
Faculty Resources
- Getting Started with Service Learning
Getting Started with Service Learning
Not sure where to begin? This guide is a great place to start. Have more questions? Email us as servicelearning@csusm.edu.
- Service Learning Faculty Handbook
Service Learning Faculty Handbook
Short guide with handy tips and tricks.
- Service Learning Designation Request form
Service Learning Designation Request form
Decided to add a service learning component to your course? Use this form to ensure it can be listed appropriately in Peoplesoft and uploaded into the S4 database so your students can complete their placement paperwork.
- Service Learning Reflection Activities
Service Learning Reflection Activities
If you know you know - reflection is a key component to service learning, without it, it's not service learning, but rather volunteering or community service. Check out these sample reflection activities, and if you're still stumped on how to incorporate reflection into your course, email us as servicelearning@csusm.edu.
- Spring 2023 Service Learning Opportunities
Spring 2023 Service Learning Opportunities
The database may be overwhelming - to your and your students. Check out our pre-curated lists of long-time and star community partners.
- Requesting a New Community Partner
Requesting a New Community Partner
Reciprocal partnership where community partners are co-educators are 2 additional focal points of service learning. Read how to add a new community partner into the database, to ensure that we are meeting our University's Risk Management Policies.
- Risk Management in Experiential Learning at CSUSM
Risk Management in Experiential Learning at CSUSM
Confused as to why there seems to be so much paperwork just to have a student complete their service learning hours with a site? Review this document and feel free to reach out to servicelearning@csusm.edu if you have remaining questions.
- Database Faculty User Guide
The S4 database can be a headache at times, but it can also be a useful tool for your course!
The Service Learning and Internship Placement Database will allow you to:
- Narrow the sites associated with your course. When your students log in, they will only see the sites you determine. If you do nothing, students will default to seeing all Service Learning designated sites in the database.
- Monitor which students have successfully made a placement at a site.
- Email all students in your class with updates or reminders about Service Learning assignments.
Check out this guide and feel free to reach out if you have further questions.
- Service Learning Placement Process Video and Instructions
Service Learning Placement Process Video and Instructions
Share one or both of these resources with your students -- by emailing or adding to your Canva course page. Students still have questions about completing their placement forms? Have them email servicelearning@csusm.edu, we are happy to assist!
- Student Time Sheet
The Service Learning Department does not track student service learning hours. If you would like a template timesheet to share with you students so they can turn it in at the end of the semester, feel free to use this one!
Virtual Service Learning Resources
Note - many of our community partners have returned to fully in person, and need in person support from your students! However, in some circumstances, remote options may be the only feasible way a student can complete thier service learning hours. View the guides below for more information, and feel free to reach out with any questions.
Upcoming Events
If you are interested in participating, please view the application for the Summer Faculty Institute.