"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

We are here to support you, the faculty member, in designing and implementing service-learning courses and pedagogies. Our staff is knowledgeable in service-learning practices and resources, and we maintain a continually expanding list of service sites in the community.

The Volunteer Central office offers faculty members assistance with logistics, opportunities for recognition, and a community of educators dedicated to civic engagement.

We also offer periodic professional development opportunities on campus for faculty with an interest in service-learning. We bring in national and regional leaders in the field. We can connect you with your Millersville colleagues who have had success with service-learning and who use community-based research to support their scholarship.

We Have a Form That Will Help us to Help You

• Service-Learning Project Description Form in Word
• Service-Learning Project Description Form in PDF

For Further Information. . .

Come meet with us to discuss implementing service-learning in your curriculum, including the development of community service placements appropriate to the academic goals and objectives of your course.  We maintain a library of books, journals, toolkits, workbooks, texts, and other materials on all aspects of service-learning.  These texts are incredible resources, expecially for the faculty member looking to create a service-learning course.  There are resources to assist you in developing a syllabus that integrates service-learning, as well as samples of syllabi from service-learning courses in many disciplines.

Community-Based Research
Information on CBR, which is a model of service-learning that involves students and faculty working with a community organization or a community itself on a research project serving the community’s needs. CBR is a great way to get students excited about research as well as pursuing your own scholarship.

Reflection
Structured reflection, which may not always be written reflection, is an integral component of service-learning. These resources discuss techniques, strategies and research on this important topic.

http://www.compact.org/disciplines/reflection/