SL Orientation - fall 2023.ppt

1. Center for Community Engagement
& Service-Learning (CCESL)
Trinity Hall 203
serve@hws.edu (315) 781-3825
www.hws.edu/centers/service/
SERVICE-LEARNING
ORIENTATION

2. Through HWS Compass students are encourage
to explore the many facets of service to society.
A three-tiered program, COMPASS provides
experiences:
 Community Service (short term)
 Civic Engagement (longer term)
 Civic Leadership (longer term +)
 Leading to a life of Engaged Citizenship.

3. QUESTIONS? Email kflowers@hws.edu
PowerPoint on
CCESL for info on
programs beyond SL
2nd floor
Follow us
online…
HWSserves
Compass Times e-newsletter

4. 1. Volunteering
2. Service-Learning
3. Internships
4. Community Based Internships

5. “…a teaching and learning approach that integrates
community service with academic study to enrich
learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen
communities.” ~National Commission on Service-Learning www.servicelearning.org
WHAT IS SERVICE-LEARNING?

6.  Promotes learning through
active participation
 Provides structured time for
students to reflect
 Extends learning beyond
the classroom
SERVICE-LEARNING…

7. Learn more about Geneva!
• Success for Geneva’s Children – 2021 updates
information
• Geneva 2030 – part of a national ‘cradle to
career’ initiative with many partners.
• History of Geneva
“We don’t see things as they
are, we see them as we are.”
~Anais Nin

8. Some demographics of Geneva

9. Median Household Income
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16. What am I interested in and
what can I do?
What factors do I need to
consider?
• Time
• Transportation
• Skills I hope to
practice/acquire?
Options:
• See list from your
professor
• Next steps…

17. Create a folder
for your SL
Class in
Webmail +
Create a
repeating
appointment on
your calendar

18. SERVICE-LEARNING CONTRACT

19. Keep track of
your hours –
minimum of 20 is
expected (which
might be more if
you are a tutor!)
OR
On-line form –
managed by
professor and SL
colleague

20. The Service-Learning Colleague will be responsible for communication
between the community partner(s), The Center for Community Engagement
and Service-Learning (CCESL), and the faculty member. The Colleague’s
ability to serve as a liaison is key to ensuring students have a successful
service-learning experience.
 Service-Learning Colleagues:
 Support them in making connections with their site partners
 Discuss their service-learning experience
 Encourage them to talk directly to the professor about their experience
 Discuss any issues they might be having and how they can be handled
 Assist them in making their experience more meaningful
 Assist with paperwork distribution and collection:
 Service-learning contract
 Service-learning hours – and HWS Engage Facilitation
 Send your resume to kflowers@hws.edu for information and consideration
SERVICE-LEARNING COLLEAGUE

21. FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY
PARTNERS
We often receive
glowing feedback
about you!
But sometimes…

24. Save the
dates!

25. “Reading (or serving) without reflecting is
like eating without digesting.”
Edmund Burke