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Service-Learning Expectations
for Students, Faculty and Instructors, Community Partners and the Career and Community Learning Center Service-Learning Staff
Students are expected to: - Be prompt, willing, respectful and positive at the placement site.
- Complete the necessary paperwork as directed by the instructor, community organization and CCLC.
- Fulfill all agreed upon duties and responsibilities at the community agency.
- Provide feedback about the service experience and its relevance to the course material.
- Actively participate in course discussions.
- Be open to learning about cultures and lifestyles different from your own.
- Speak with the supervisor and/or instructor if uncomfortable or uncertain about what you are to do.
- Respect the confidentiality of the individuals you work with at the organization.
- Participate in the evaluation process.
- Provide copies of reflection papers or final projects to the community organization supervisor as requested.
Faculty and Instructors are expected to: - Describe
the service-learning activity and its relation to the course objectives
in the course syllabus, and facilitate activities that will prepare
students for their service-learning experience.
- Familiarize
themselves with the service sites and monitor student progress through
discussions, journal assignments, progress reports or individual
consultations.
- Have students complete all necessary paperwork for the organization and CCLC.
- Provide individual and/or group forums for students to reflect on their learning.
- Complete paperwork and attend meetings sponsored by CCLC.
Community Partners are expected to: - Orient students to the organization's mission and goals so that they can better understand their role within the agency.
- Provide work that is significant and challenging to the student.
- Provide the training, supervision, feedback and resources necessary for student success in the service-learning experience.
- Ensure a safe work environment for the student to perform service.
- Provides accessible contact person for the student, instructor and CCLC.
- Clearly
communicate tasks, responsibilities and expectations of the students,
including an understanding designated supervisor should give each
student a clear understanding of the limits of the student's authority
and responsibility, and if these limits are reached, provide
instructions on how to alert a staff person and whom to alert.
- Give
students procedures to follow on how to report uncomfortable
situations, harassment, suspected abuse, and other problems at the site.
- Provide the CCLC with initial and regularly updated position descriptions.
- Recognize
and accept their role as co-educators in the service-learning process
by engaging students in conversations that promote critical thinking
skill development.
- Maintain in good communication with CCLC and participate in meetings held by CCLC.
- Provide evaluative feedback to benefit all parties.
Service-Learning Staff in CCLC are expected to: - Provide
support and assistance with problem solving for situations that occur
as a result of University of Minnesota students working at the
community organization.
- Maintain good communication with faculty, instructors and community organizations.
- Support faculty, instructors and community organizations understand the logistical issues related to service-learning.
- Promote
the concept of "co-educators" in service-learning with faculty and
community partners to support the reciprocal nature of service-learning.
- Provide
students and faculty with information about the community organizations
associated with their service-learning course and the service-learning
process.
- Maintain a listing of current service-learning courses and faculty for organizations and students.
- Coordinate evaluation processes for service-learning partners.
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