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Community Engagement And Career Development: Two Sides Of One Coin, Tori Burkhart, Kaitlin Long, Tamara Bauer
Community Engagement And Career Development: Two Sides Of One Coin, Tori Burkhart, Kaitlin Long, Tamara Bauer
Center for Engagement and Community Development
The Snyder Leadership Legacy Fellowship is a leadership and professional development program for students in their final year at Kansas State. One component of the Fellowship is that students serve as volunteer coaches for Manhattan Parks and Rec youth sports teams in the fall. Engaging with and mentoring youth gives students the opportunity to not only seek growth in the youth they serve, but also develop their own leadership skills. Students learn how to build a cohesive team throughout the fall by establishing positive relationships with the youth, communicating effectively, and sharing life lessons youth can use outside of their …
Overcoming Institutional Barriers To Service Learning, Talia Smith, Annie Zou, Grace Nelson, Ali Al-Ghaithi
Overcoming Institutional Barriers To Service Learning, Talia Smith, Annie Zou, Grace Nelson, Ali Al-Ghaithi
Center for Engagement and Community Development
Partnerships between universities and community organizations contribute to sustainable community development by creating networks of resources that may not otherwise exist among university faculty, students and community members. Service learning serves as a vessel for connecting and strengthening these resources; however, barriers within universities limit effective practice. University faculty members often cite time constraints, coordination challenges, and lack of support as deterrents to the incorporation of service learning projects in their courses. To overcome such barriers, universities can implement institutional structures and programs that facilitate community-engaged learning. A case study of the Service Learning Academy (SLA) at the University of …
Engaged Service Learning Shapes Students’ Individual Identities, Fostering Community Stewardship, Grace Nelson, Ali Al-Ghaithi, Haley Jessen
Engaged Service Learning Shapes Students’ Individual Identities, Fostering Community Stewardship, Grace Nelson, Ali Al-Ghaithi, Haley Jessen
Center for Engagement and Community Development
Service learning creates a space for transformative learning to occur, employing a framework that unites practice and theory with reflection. Service learning that gives students a sense of responsibility for outcomes and is perceived as significant enhances student efficacy. This integrative work meaningfully connects students to a deeper understanding of academia, the community, and personal identity. The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has a Service Learning Academy (SLA) that facilitates service learning projects. We analyzed qualitative responses of open-ended questions collected from a post-survey given to UNO students enrolled in a service learning course in the spring or fall …