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Service-Learning for Students

Service-learning at the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac offers students the opportunity to enrich their learning, while at the same time making a stronger community.

Benefits:

  • For a list of courses that have been offered in the past, please see the Course/Project List.

  • Students become their own knowledge managers, while at the same time providing a service to their communities

  • Through service, students become active in meeting challenges in their communities, and taking responsibility and becoming effective citizens

  • Increases students’ awareness and sense of connection to their communities and its needs

  • Offers students real-life skills that enhances career prospects
    (Information adapted from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Benefits: Service-Learning. 20 June 2006
    http://www.uwplatt.edu/cup/learning/benefits.html)

How do I get involved?

  • Enroll in a service-learning course. For a list of courses that have been offered as service-learning, please see Course/Project List

  • If you think a course could help meet a community need, ask your professor to consider including a service-learning component.

Finding a service-learning placement:

Search online by zip code www.1-800-volunteer.org

Use Volunteer Center of FDL County

650 N. Main St.

Fond du Lac, WI 54935

(920) 926-1414

Helpful hints to find a service-learning placement:

1) Think about your interests and/or hobbies.
2) What type of service agencies are you interested in?
3) What are the learning objectives of your course? What is the service requirement of the course?
4) What service agencies may match your interests? Do the service agencies match the learning objectives of your course?
5) Consider the type of agency. Does it require a short term and/or long term commitment? Will you have the skills to complete the needs of the agency?
6) Contact a local volunteer center. Bring with you answers to the questions above.

» Reflection Tips (PDF)


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