Service-Learning Information for Community Partners

Service-Learning is an educational experience that relies on students volunteering between 3 and 5 hours per week with specific learning objectives determined by the purpose of the course. MU’s Truman School of Public Affairs, College of Education, College of Business, School of Social Work, and Departments of Geography, Psychology and Sociology representative of the programs that incorporate service-learning into their curriculum.

Students learn that the community has assets within it’s organizations and from it’s citizens and that volunteering with them adds value to their education. In exchange for mentoring and guiding our young people, community agencies gain an increased capacity to serve their community members.

The Office of Service-Learning is always interested in discussing new projects and partnerships. If you would like to update your agency information with us, please log on to MU Serves. If you would like to establish a community partner relationship with MU, please call our offices at 573-882-0227.

At the beginning of each semester, the Office invites faculty, agency supervisors and graduate assistants to a training and orientation session. You can RSVP for our August 16, 2007 session by emailing servicelearning@missouri.edu. We look forward to working with you.

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