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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Service Stories highlight the powerful work of Spartans with our community partners.
Recent Posts
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Institute on Teaching Social Action
If you’re interested in developing a class utilizing social action, please consider applying for this virtual Summer Institute on Teaching Social Action on June 6-8 (12-4 each day). FREE. Application required. This three-day virtual institute will introduce faculty and staff to an experiential learning approach for incorporating social action campaigns into either a semester-long course…
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SL/CE Awards
Help Us Celebrate! Deadline Wednesday, March 15 Calling for applications & nominations for the 2023 Celebration of Service. Please APPLY for one or more awards for yourself!Then NOMINATE a colleague, student, or community partner for an award. Questions? Email DMarlow@uscupstate.edu The Office of Service-Learning and Community Engagement is excited to recognize the outstanding service of…
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Apply NOW: SE in GE Bootcamp
The AACU IEIL Experiential Learning in Gen Ed taskforce, in cooperation with the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement, CAIFS and the Provost’s office, invites you to apply to join a summer 3-day bootcamp in preparation including service in your GE course for Fall 2023. Apply by March 1, 2023 for priority consideration Anticipated…
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SL/CE Briefs
Short on time, but want to know more about why SL/CE is important? Five briefs, published in 2023, from North Carolina Campus Engagement make the case for the benefits and value of higher education SL/CE. The 5 briefs are: Civic-Learning-Overview, Empathy, Student Success, Faculty Flourishing, and Sustainability & a Sense of Place. Read one or…
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Spring 2023 Events
March 2 (Thurs) 12:15-1:30; CLC 309 Non-Profit Career Panel A panel of non-profit experts will discuss the non-profit world and career opportunities in our community and panelists’ views on the critical problems to be addressed in our community. Panelists include leaders from the United Way of the Piedmont & the Northside Development Group. – Email Lizabeth…
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Sweep the Shoals
Volunteering Opportunity Litter pick up at Glendale Shoals351 Broadway St., SpartanburgSaturday, February, 119:00-11:00 Heavy rains bring heavy litter. Help remove unsightly and harmful litter from our beautiful Glendale Shoals. We’ll collect litter and contribute the data to the Litter-Free Digital Journal. Register here so that we can have necessary supplies on hand: croussos@spartanburgcounty.org
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Publishing Workshop: Meet the Editor
Join us on February 16 from 2:00-2:50 Dr. Benjamin Jee, Editor, Currents in Teaching & Learning This session will be of interest to SL/CE practitioners and everyone on campus This will be a virtual-only workshop. Zoom Link: https://worcester.zoom.us/my/benjaminjee No reservations necessary. Just join us! Currents in Teaching and Learning is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that…
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Sweep the Shoals
Litter pick up Goodall Center, Glendale Shoals 351 Broadway St., Spartanburg Saturday, February, 11 9:00-11:00 Heavy rains bring heavy litter. Help remove unsightly and harmful litter from our beautiful Glendale Shoals. We’ll collect litter and contribute the data to the Litter-Free Digital Journal. Register here so that we can have necessary supplies on hand: croussos@spartanburgcounty.org…
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Hog Fest: Service Opportunity
(Faculty, Staff, AND Students) Hub City Hog Fest – March 31 and April 1, 2023 Sign up to volunteer here Since inception in 2013, the Hub City Hog Fest has been able to donate just over $400,000 to Mobile Meals, and we could not put this event on each year without our AWESOME volunteers! Volunteers…
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Engagement Opportunities Spring ’23
See also Service Opportunities for Spring ’23 As you prepare your syllabi for Spring 2023, we ask you to consider including one or more of the following community engagement events. Our thanks to the United Way of the Piedmont for welcoming us into partnership with them as they serve our community! All of these opportunities are…
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