Engage Upstate

Author: Dave Marlow

Dave Marlow

David Marlow directs Service Learning and Community Engagement at USC Upstate. At the core of all his endeavors, Dave seeks to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

  • 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…

  • 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 Covington March Drawing Winners: Hannah Terpack & Stephanie Barnhill Total Activities Captured: 116 Activities Claimed & Published: 51 Top Contributing Unit: El Centro Top Population…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…