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CSU Stanislaus promotes service learning as a valued part of a student’s educational process that deepens the academic experience and expands social awareness. Launched in 2000, the Office of Service Learning has made remarkable progress in supporting the faculty’s development of service learning opportunities. As a result, now over 500 students have participated in service learning courses. During the 2002-2003 academic year alone, 33 undergraduate courses spanning numerous disciplines contained a service learning component. Some of the departments that have integrated service into their curriculum are: Accounting and Finance, Anthropology/Geography, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Liberal Studies, Teacher Education, Theatre, Philosophy, and Politics and Public Administration. |
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What is Service Learning? |
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Service learning is a teaching method that promotes student learning through active participation in meaningful and planned service experiences in the community that are directly related to course content. Through reflective activities, students enhance their understanding of course content, general knowledge, sense of responsibility, self-awareness, and commitment to the community. |
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