The University's take on Service Learning

A major purpose of a liberal education is to prepare students for citizenship. We do this in part by linking student engagement with classroom experiences. A liberal education is one that helps students cultivate an attitude - intellectual and social -that is at once playful and responsible. It is playful in its willingness to play with ideas, to imagine different worlds, and to resist habits of thought; responsible in its fundamental worldly connections

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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

Our Mission and Values

To foster partnerships between communities and educational institutions that build on each other's strengths and develop their roles as change agents for improving health professions education, civic responsibility and the overall health of communities.

Mission

The University Community Service Center fosters the development of civic-minded students by providing substantive community service opportunities through community partnerships based on mutual trust and respect.