Service Learning & Community Engagement @ USC Upstate.
Show me, and I will forget. Teach me, and I will remember. Involve me, and I will learn.
Chinese proverb
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SL/CE Showcase
Come hear stories from your colleagues in a TEDx style format and celebrate SL/CE at Upstate. Join us in CLC 309 for a sandwich & salad buffet lunch @ 11:45. Sessions start run from 12:00 to 2:30. Prefer to attend virtually? We’ll stream on Bb Collaborate.Can’t make it on 4/1? Sessions will be recorded &…
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NEW Coffee & Conversation Program
To encourage the connections which enhance student retention (Song, et al, 2018), OSL/CE is happy to announce a Coffee & Conversation program for active SL/CE courses and reviewed SL/CE extracurricular activities. Get your tickets here! Best Practice Suggestion:Best SL/CE (& other assessment) literature suggests replacing a formal written reflection with a reflective conversation for a…
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Collaboratory Update – March ’22
Capturing the amazing community-engaged activities happening across campus. This month’s update includes: – Drawing winners – Call to contribute – Progress update NEWS-AT-A-GLANCE February Drawing Winners: Bridget Kirkland & Michele CovingtonMarch Drawing Winners: Hannah Terpack & Stephanie Barnhill Total Activities Captured: 116Activities Claimed & Published: 51Top Contributing Unit: El CentroTop Population Served: General PopulationTop Focus…
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SL/CE Development & Support
Upcoming & recorded professional development opportunities. An invitation to hear students’ voices at this year’s USC Upstate Research Symposium. And reminders of how OSL/CE supports officially designated SL, SE, & CE courses. SL/CE Course ShowcaseFriday, 4/1; CLC 309; Lunch @ 11:45, Sessions @ 12. Check out the related blog post! Come hear stories from your…
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SL/CE Roundtable
Join us Tuesday, February 1 from 2:30-3:30 for a roundtable discussion with some of Upstate’s SL/CE stars. Join Michele Covington (Criminal Justice), Tasha Thomas (English), and Ginny Webb (Biology) in discussing their favorite SL/CE projects, retention & SL/CE, and MORE! We’ve shifted to virtual format. Join us via Bb or dial in @ 571-392-7650 using…
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Collaboratory Update & Participation Award Drawing
Maria Montesó and Ron Patane have each won $50 Upstate Bookstore gift cards in our first Collaboratory Participation Award Drawing. Each month this spring, two $50 Upstate Bookstore gift cards will be awarded to randomly selected faculty & staff who own one or more published community engagement activities in Collaboratory. At the Reimagine Summit, a…
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SL/CE & Retention: What the Research Shows
Retention is a natural component of service-learning. We have long known that students persist and achieve better when they are actively engaged in their learning, rather than being passive recipients of imparted knowledge (Astin, 1992, Kuh, 2005, Tinto 2006). Service-learning offers transformational experiences (Eyler & Giles, 1999) by placing students in a constant state of…
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SL/CE Updates & Support
Following some lean SL/CE during the uncertainty of COVID, we have 23 courses registered as Service Learning, Service Engagement, or Community Engagement this Spring! We are delighted to be growing back toward offering our students a wide array of retention enhancing, meaning-filled, and career-skill focused opportunities to interact with our community on a reciprocal basis.…
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Workshop Invitation – Getting started with SL/CE
Join us Tuesday, November 2 from 2:30-3:30 for a Getting Started with SL/CE workshop. We’re celebrating our new normal with a (safely socially distanced) face-to-face conversation. Planned topics include: NEW Community-Engaged course designationSL/CE as a RETENTION strategy Of course, you are encouraged to bring any thoughts, ideas, and or questions you may have relating to…
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