Browse Projects
These proposed or completed projects exemplify good, student-led service learning project design. As you read them, you will see how other students work with community partners, design projects, use data for decisions, reflect on their experience and integrate the activity with their academic programs. Use these examples to help craft your own service learning project -- led by you.
| Project Title: | Project Status: | College or University: | State: | Student Name: | Advisor Name: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic Toy Drive for Pediatric patients in our Community hospital | Proposal | SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY WEATHERFORD | Oklahoma | COLLINS | |
| Park Avenue Community Stewards (PACS) Project | Proposal | Union College | New York | Cybil Tribie | |
| Vitals For Ottawa County | Proposal | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | Oklahoma | Sarah Smith | Alicia Weatherby |
| Bonner Program Development | Proposal | Stetson | Florida | Amanda Reece | |
| Granola Girls | Completed | Otterbein College | Ohio | Danielle Fabian | |
| Art for Kids at ADA | Proposal | Davidson College | North Carolina | Mary Moore Lowenfield | Stacey Riemer |
| Polio Plus-Rotary Match | Proposal | Oklahoma State University (Graduate Student) | Oklahoma | Helen Barela | Dr. Bob Darcy |
| Tybee Teen Cuisine: Cook great food, great fun and great friend's everyday! | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Haley Hill | Dr. Patricia Coberly |
| Building Opportunities to Serve for Youth | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Social Work Practice II & Social Work Club | |
| Run for Fun! | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Andrea Schardin | Stacy.Smallfield |
| Hope Haven in Guatemala | Proposal | University of South Dakota | Please Select | Jessica Krout | |
| Sharing the Dream Fair Trade Education Project | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Kelsey Collier-Wise | |
| Hope Haven in Guatemala | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Jessica Krout | Lana R. Svien |
| Take Action | Proposal | University of South Dakota | Please Select | Ashley Lilleholm | |
| Teddy Bear Fair | Ongoing | University of South Dakota | Please Select | Tamela Kisner | |
| Rive for Riches | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Nicole Albers | |
| Clay County Military/Veteran/Family Speech and Hearing Fair | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | LeighAnn Dunn | |
| Head Start Nutrition Project | Proposal | The University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Malene A. Little | Amanda Emerson |
| Cement Vol. Fire Department Support | Proposal | Cameron University | Oklahoma | Justin Miller | |
| Vermillion All-Ages Music Shows | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Micah | |
| Adopt-A-Room at the Northlands Rescue Mission | Proposal | Univeristy of North Dakota | North Dakota | Michael Jundt | Robin David |
| Refugee Mental Health | Proposal | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | Sierra Kraft | Robin David |
| Volusia County Bus Transportation: Benches and Shelters for Weary Travelers | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Victoria J. Bell (Tori) | Dr. Anne Hallum |
| Life Empowerment Towards Success (L.E.T.S. do it) | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Elsie Kraft-Richmond | |
| Y.E.S.A | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Florencia Abelenda | Dr. John Schorr |
| Stetson Street Law Project | Proposal | Stetson University College of Law | Florida | Noah Kores | Roberta Flowers |
| Slavery and Abolition: Then and Now | Proposal | Loyola University Chicago | Illinois | morgan smith | |
| Rural Homeless Research Group | Proposal | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | craig aaron meiers | Dr. Andrew Quinn |
| Hunger No More | Completed | Oklahoma State University Main Campus | Oklahoma | Cory Steward | |
| Improving Women's Health in Farming Communities | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Aliana M. Payret | Diane Everett |
| Polar Plunge | Proposal | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | BrieAnna Siefken | Sally Pyle |
| Stetson Street Law Project | Proposal | Stetson University College of Law | Florida | Noah Kores | Roberta Flowers |
| Community Violence Intervention Center (CVIC) | Proposal | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | Tasha Spawn | Dr. Marcia Mikulak |
| CIPA-New Orleans Professional Partnership | Proposal | Cornell University | New York | Justin Villere | David Lewis |
| Math Raps | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Margaret Maldonado | |
| Research, Innovative Programs, and Collaborative Administrative Efforts to Increase Student Engagement in Rogers Park Chicago | Proposal | Loyola University Chicago | Illinois | Erin Stanley | |
| Promote 360 Community Outreach Initiative | Proposal | Northwestern University | Illinois | Maddie Orenstein | Natalie Furlett |
| Cortland Homer Afterschool Mentorship Program: CHAMP | Proposal | SUNY Cortland | New York | Emily Leitt | |
| Tybee Teen Cuisine: Cook great food, great fun and great friend's everyday! | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | haley hill | |
| Noma | Proposal | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Nebraska | Angel | Lynnette Leonard |
| HIV/AIDS Education and Community Outreach | Proposal | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Nebraska | Amy C. Malone | Shireen S. Rajaram |
| MXMF Community Garden Project | Proposal | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Nebraska | JoAnna LeFlore | Barbara Hewins-Maroney |
| Service Learning | Ongoing | University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Miranda Outon | |
| Generating Computer Graphics to Promote Auto-Stereoscopic Display Units and Growth of Upstate Industry | Proposal | SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | New York | Kyle Krause | Mary Boyer |
| Cortland County Election Project | Proposal | SUNY Cortland | New York | Maria Schiavone | Christopher Latimer |
| Project HEAL: Developing Nutrition Rehabilitation Programs in Rural Ghana | Proposal | University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Emma Lawrence | Virginia Carson |
| Microfinance in Malawi | Proposal | Trinity Christian College | Illinois | Brenda Roethel | Steven Timmermans |
| Tybee Teen Cuisine: Cook great food, great fun and great friend's everyday! | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Haley Hill | Dr. Patricia Coberly |
| Math Rap | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Margaret Maldonado | |
| Education Raps! | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Margaret Maldonado | |
| Using Computer Technology to Encourage Education and Development In Uganda | Proposal | University of San Diego | California | James Frkovich | Dr. James Michael Williams |
| Healthy Heels Nutrition | Proposal | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Amanda Velazquez | Amanda Holliday |
| Banco Mariposa | Proposal | College of Saint Benedict | Minnesota | Ashleigh Leitch, Anna Schumacher, Tiffany De Leon | Patricia Bolanos |
| Malawi Appropriate Technology - Rural Sector | Proposal | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | California | Lori Atwater | Dr. Sema Alptekin |
| Scholars' Latino Initiative | Proposal | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Allie Hayes | Liliana Paredes |
| Parras, Mexico 2008 - DIF Adobe Senior Center | Proposal | Humboldt State University | California | Tonya | Lonny Grafman |
| Engineering Outreach through Robotics in Inner City Education | Proposal | University of Dayton | Ohio | Douglas W. Smith | Dr. Margaret Pinnell |
| Solar powered refrigerator and community applications | Proposal | Humboldt State University | California | Richard Warsaw | Lonny Grafman |
| Water Development: The Key to Sustainable Agriculture in Malawi, Africa | Completed | California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo | California | Bridget Hill | Diane Long |
| Art for Artists | Completed | Macalester College | Minnesota | Liz McCreary | Daniel Trudeau |
| Viento Frio Aqueduct Preliminary Design Report | Proposal | Michigan Technological University | Michigan | Nelson Kenneth Alger | Kurt Paterson |
| Engineering in Urban Education: Robotics Outreach and Intersession Camp at Kiser PK-8 School | Proposal | University of Dayton | Ohio | Douglas W. Smith | Dr. Margaret Pinnell |
| Wheelchair Accessible Greenhouse for Kopper Top Life Learning Center | Proposal | Elon University | North Carolina | Jenna McNair | Janet MacFall |
| No Youth Vote Left Behind | Proposal | Macalester College | Minnesota | Thom Boik | Patrick Schmidt |
| Mentorship Program for Adopted Vietnamese Youth | Proposal | Macalester College | Minnesota | Kristina Doan | Patrick Schmidt |
| Health and Wellness Enrichment Program | Proposal | Elon University | North Carolina | Elizabeth Duffield | Jeff Stein |
| Hubbard Street Mural Project | Proposal | Northeastern Illinois University | Illinois | Katie Marie Puenner | |
| Native American Mentors | Proposal | SDSU | South Dakota | Katharine Rae | Hande Briddick |
| WCS needs a playground | Proposal | South Dakota State University | South Dakota | Lacy Northrup | Cheryl Sieverson |
| Solar Charging Station - Jacob's Ladder | Proposal | Penn State University | Pennsylvania | Eric Sauder | Thomas Colledge |
| Exploring Diversity: Cultural Learning for Children | Proposal | Wagner College | New York | Stephanie Arnhold | Dr. Rhoda Frumkin |
| Adopt-a-Grandparent Oswego State University | Ongoing | State University of New York at Oswego | New York | Rebecca LaBarge | |
| Energy Demonstration Home | Ongoing | University of Rochester | New York | Elaina | |
| Community Development | Proposal | Siena College | New York | Elizabeth Leibell | |
| 1891 Fredonia Opera House Community Makeover | Proposal | SUNY Fredonia | New York | Rebecca Warner | Ann Carden |
| Catalysts for Intellectual Capital - Career Partnership (CIC-CP) | Proposal | State University of New York at Binghamton | New York | Kathryn Fletcher | Diane Crews |
| The Park Hill Community Garden | Proposal | Wagner College | New York | David Hammill | |
| Cover Africa Ghana Service Learning Malaria Initiative | Ongoing | Cornell University | New York | John Lee | Dr. Laura C. Harrington, PhD |
| Bridging The Community Gap | Proposal | Wagner College | New York | Christopher Mustakas | Dr. Rhoda Frumkin |
| Western New York Environmental Justice Grant Writing Collaboration | Proposal | University at Buffalo | New York | Aaron Krolikowski | Dr. Joe Gardella |
| Barombi Village Water Project | Proposal | University of Dayton | Ohio | Elizabeth Kovalak | Denise G. Taylor, Ph.D. |
| Reaching out to the Kurdish Diaspora in London | Ongoing | London School of Economics | Other | Robin Miller | |
| Catalysts for Intellectual Capital - Career Partnership (CIC-CP) | Ongoing | State University of New York at Binghamton | New York | Kathryn Fletcher | Diane Crews |
| Health Awareness and Community Empowerment in El Fortín, Nicaragua | Proposal | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Wisconsin | Joseph E Muellenberg | Donald Mowry |
| Hope for Paws | Proposal | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | New York | April N Abbott | Tara Curtin |
| Food Saves return the favor | Proposal | Binghamton University | New York | Samantha | Mary Beth Willis |
| Clothes and Things for the YMCA | Proposal | Virginia Tech | Virginia | James Schempp | Regan Shelton |
| Impact Young Lives Foundation (IYL) | Proposal | University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Mark Nehrenz | Dr. Christopher B. Howard |
| Amphibian Appreciation at JOLT | Proposal | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | Christina Nicholas | Dr. Tim Patton |
| Onondaga Nation Schools | Proposal | SUNY Cortland | New York | Garrett Weaver | Dr. Lynn Anderson |
| Westside Initiative for Leadership (WIL) | Proposal | UCLA | California | Rosa D. Manzo | Pamela Bailis |
| Environment and Pest Management | Proposal | Universtiy of Witwatersrand | Other | Nyawira | Mercy Hlungwane |
| Mayo Medical School-Salvation Army EMR | Proposal | Mayo Medical School | Minnesota | Rachel Lindor | Irene Sia, M.D. |
| Cover Africa Service-Learning Project | Proposal | Cornell University | New York | Elisabeth Stern | Dr. Laura C. Harrington |
| Yasmin kafai's project | Proposal | UCLA | California | Yasmin kafai | |
| St. Mary's Grant Proposal | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Thomas Nefstead | Dr. Particia Coberly |
| Rebuilding GA | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Joseph Yamrick | |
| SOS | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic State University | Georgia | Mark Douglas | |
| BookWorm | Proposal | Armstrong Atlantic University | Georgia | Joan Flynn | Patricia Coberly |
| Urban Design DRC | Proposal | WITS | Other | Gary van Lieshout | |
| Demonstration Ram Pump | Proposal | Humboldt State University | California | Cailan Halliday | Robert Gearheart |
| Feed the Need to Read | Proposal | Georgia Southwestern State University | Georgia | Andrea Walker | Dr. Ian Brown |
| Sensory Dew Collection Systems | Proposal | The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | Steven Marshall | Tom Colledge |
| Building Tomorrow Sustainable (BST) | Proposal | University of Notre Dame | Indiana | Elijah Pearce | Alan DeFrees |
| Hope Center for Kids | Completed | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Nebraska | Lucas Stritt | Kevin Naylor |
| Community Practice Service Learning Project | Completed | University of Nebraska-Omaha | Nebraska | Michaella Loewens | Patty Carlson |
| AWARE Mentoring Program | Proposal | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Amy Clements | Bryan Cloyd |
| Cedar Crest Community Garden Project | Proposal | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Caroline Moore | Stephanie Huckestein |
| Sustainable Agriculture in Soya Production | Ongoing | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Jennifer Lamb | Dixie Watts Reaves |
| Mittens n' Things for Smith Mountain Lake | Proposal | Virginia Tech | Virginia | James Schempp | Regan V. Shelton |
| Virginia Tech Community Partnership Program | Proposal | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Emily Barry | Dr. Bryan Cloyd |
| Encouraging Excellence in English | Proposal | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Claire Little | Bryan Cloyd |
| Mashavu | Proposal | The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | Aaron Fleishman | Khanjan Mehta |
| Freshwater Heritage of Blacksburg Environmental and Community Education | Proposal | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Virginia | Robert Jacks | Dr. Michael S. Rosenzweig |
| Solar Autoclave | Ongoing | University of Dayton | Ohio | Lori Hanna | Dr. Margaret Pinnell |
| RCI Homework Help | Proposal | Georgia Southwestern State University | Georgia | Kimberly L Jones | Dr. Leisa Easom |
| 2008 in 2008! | Ongoing | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Illinois | Kyle Conlon | Suzanne Kutterer-Siburt |
| Distribution of XO laptops in Tanzania | Proposal | Penn State University | Pennsylvania | Nicole Laliberte | Khanjan Mehta |
| Art Miles Mural Project Uniting Students in the Midwest | Ongoing | Elmhurst College | Illinois | Meghann P Hilty | Dr. Michael Savage |
| Arts Fest | Proposal | Northwestern University | Illinois | Navita Sahai | Natalie Furlett |
| ReStore our Parks | Ongoing | Miami University | Ohio | William Clark | Laura Smith |
| Plan-It Earth | Completed | Otterbein College | Ohio | Whitney L. Prose | |
| Project Inspire | Proposal | Mount Union College | Ohio | Heather Stump | Amanda Espenschied-Reilly |
| Kid's Day Out Project at Marietta College | Completed | Marietta College | Ohio | Nicole Jackson | |
| Indoor Air Pollution-Honduras | Proposal | University of Mary Washington | Virginia | Christine Exley | Dr. Shawn Humphrey |
| Sunday School for Special Needs Children | Proposal | Georgia Southwestern | Georgia | Gayle Alston | Tom Johnson |
| Computer Programming Workshops | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Chad Clites | Rich McBride |
| Brain Camp: Science Program for Children in 1st - 5th grade | Proposal | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | Jasmine O'Brien | Dr. Van Doze |
| Interactive Theatre Sessions for At-Risk Youth | Completed | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | Britney Elise Sudmann | Janet Moen |
| Peer Assistance through Worthwhile Service (PAWS) | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Carol Larson | Kathy Piechura-Couture |
| Community Choir and Private Voice Lessons for High School Students in Need | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Mary Gossett | Craig Maddox |
| From Language to Leadership | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Florencia Abelenda | Dr. John K. Schorr |
| Experiencing Deaf Culture | Proposal | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | Amanda Kay Slominski | Eileen Gray |
| Cleaning English Coulee | Proposal | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | David A. Barta | Dr. Robert Wood |
| Community Survey | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Lilly Sadler | Ranjini Thaver |
| Language Pairing Program | Proposal | Cornell University | New York | Yu Tao Zhao | Renee C Farkas |
| DeLand Cemetery History | Proposal | Stetson University | Florida | Carolyn Themel | Dr. Kimberly Reiter |
| Beautiful Vermillion | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Chris Leonard | Dr. Mary Ring |
| Run for Fun | Completed | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Jacob Holm, Marla Gustafson, Dustin Evans, & Heather Rennerfeldt | |
| Vermillion Food Pantry | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Megan Gough | Gregory Huckabee |
| Photography for Adults with Disabilities | Proposal | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Jason Von Eschen | Lory LaPointe, Roberta Kaufman |
| Lakota Pow Wow | Proposal | The University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Willow Wright | Erin Contreras |
| VisionAbilities | Proposal | The University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Elizabeth Bock | Angela Anderson |
| Photo Adventures | Proposal | N.C. State University | North Carolina | Josh Lawson | Bradley Wilson |
| Moving GRUB Forward | Proposal | Rochester Institute of Technology | New York | Allison Ingalls | M.Ann Howard, JD |
| Cornell Translator Program | Proposal | Cornell University | New York | JunMei (June) Hu | Joyce Muchan |
| LOUD: Leadership Orientation for Urban Detroit | Completed | Wayne State University | Michigan | Alexis D'Angelo | |
| West African Cultural Awareness | Completed | Marietta College | Ohio | Meghan Griffith | |
| Adaptive Skiing | Completed | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Angie Kent | |
| Campus Recycling Program | Completed | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Liz Nabor | |
| Books for Kids | Completed | Lourdes College | Ohio | Allison Ziehm | |
| Gardening with Boomerang | Completed | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Lauren Burianek | |
| Stop Global Hunger | Completed | North Carolina State University | North Carolina | Deepti Vanguri & Brigid Belko | |
| Introduction to Music | Completed | University of South Dakota | South Dakota | Amanda Vande Zande | |
| Financial Literacy Program for the Homeless | Completed | Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | Andrew Hawkins | |
| Warming Up the Hearts of Cleveland | Completed | Ursuline College | Ohio | Katherine Polefko | |
| Low-Income Tax Filing Assistance | Completed | Schoolcraft College | Michigan | Jamie Finfrock | |
| Seeds of Hope | Completed | John Carroll University | Ohio | Doug Walton | |
| Engineers Helping Persons with Disabilities | Completed | Kettering University | Michigan | Eric Jacuzzi | |
| Nutrition Education For Seniors | Completed | Oklahoma State Univeristy | Oklahoma | Fatima Pina | |
| Growing Hope for At-Risk Youth | Completed | Otterbein College | Ohio | Chelsea Merriman | |
| Native American Heritage | Completed | University of North Dakota | North Dakota | Robert B. Rainbow |








