?Service-Learning 101 Workshop?, October 19, 12 ? 3 PM, University Union, Chesapeake III
This workshop will be facilitated by Jeffrey Howard. Howard has taught, conducted research, and published work on academic service-learning over a 30 year period and is the founder and editor of the Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning. Lunch will be provided and attendees will receive a copy of Howard?s Service-Learning Course Design Workbook. For more information please visit {http://www.towson.edu/studentaffairs/civicengagement/ServiceLearningWorkshop.asp} RSVP to {Kfaris@towson.edu} by October 14,2009.
As an additional reminder the following are continuous opportunities available through the Department of Civic Engagement:
1. Civic Engagement Service-Learning Faculty Grant- As part of the Towson University 2010 Strategic Plan, which calls for an increase in service-learning experiences for students, the Department of Civic Engagement is funding this service-learning grant opportunity. Faculty are eligible to apply for grant money to support service-learning course activities. Funds should be used to allow a professor to ?take a course to the next level? in regard to service-learning and permit the class to engage in relevant activities it would otherwise be unable to complete. Funds allow the faculty member to enhance the integration of the service project and service-learning with the course.
2. Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program- This faculty cohort provides support for TU faculty interested in creating a new service-learning course or incorporating a significant service learning component into an existing course. Interested faculty members are expected to propose a service-learning initiative that includes a case for the significance and expected impact of the project in a broader context of civic engagement and social responsibility. Applications will be evaluated on how the service-learning project seeks to advance course objectives, include meaningful student interaction with the community and address real community needs. Selected Faculty Fellows are awarded a $1,000 stipend and meet on a monthly basis to develop and then implement service-learning courses. Applications for the 2010- 2011 Faculty Fellows cohort will be available in January of 2010.
3. One-on-one service-learning consultation- faculty are encouraged to contact Kate Faris, AmeriCorps*VISTA Service-Learning Coordinator, for individualized assistance with course development, locating community partners and service-learning project logistics.
For more information please contact Kate Faris, {kfaris@towson.edu} or at 410-704-2806.
