{"id":175,"date":"2021-10-26T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2025-12-28T17:52:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T17:52:28","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Engage Upstate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-alignwide\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.058), 24px);\">Service Learning &amp; Community Engagement @ USC Upstate.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-979 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-1536x1096.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-2048x1461.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-normal-font-size\"><blockquote><p>Show me, and I will forget.  Teach me, and I will remember. Involve me, and I will learn.<\/p><cite>Chinese proverb<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/stories\/up-dates\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2\">For Instructors<\/a>: Celebrations &amp; awards, Learn service learning strategies, and Sign Up to collaborate with community partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/sl-ce-for-students\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"588\">For Students<\/a>: Find opportunities, Get Involved with activities, Learn about internships for good, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/stories\/sl-ce-stories\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"404\">Service Stories<\/a>: Learn more about the powerful work of Spartans in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-inside wp-block-search__icon-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search the blog for programs, community partners, or topics of interest to you.<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 75%;border-width: 6px\"><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"Search here...\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button has-background has-primary-background-color has-icon wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" ><svg class=\"search-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M13 5c-3.3 0-6 2.7-6 6 0 1.4.5 2.7 1.3 3.7l-3.8 3.8 1.1 1.1 3.8-3.8c1 .8 2.3 1.3 3.7 1.3 3.3 0 6-2.7 6-6S16.3 5 13 5zm0 10.5c-2.5 0-4.5-2-4.5-4.5s2-4.5 4.5-4.5 4.5 2 4.5 4.5-2 4.5-4.5 4.5z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-template has-small-font-size is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-c37e0d04 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sl-ce-stories\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-asl-interpreting\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASL-at-Vollyball-Game.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Engage Upstate Spotlight: ASL Interpreting\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-asl-interpreting\/\" target=\"_self\" >Engage Upstate Spotlight: ASL Interpreting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T17:36:48+00:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is an important part of communication and inclusivity, and our Upstate students in ASL Interpreting courses have been working to build a stronger bond with the Deaf community. Students in Dr. Lana Cromeenes&#8217;s ASL interpreting courses work with the School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg to present plays&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sl-ce-stories\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/recapping-a-successful-fall-2025-engage-green-initiative\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SPACE-Badge-logo-high-res-1100x619.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Recapping a Successful Fall 2025 ENGAGE GREEN Initiative\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SPACE-Badge-logo-high-res-1100x619.png 1100w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SPACE-Badge-logo-high-res-760x428.png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/recapping-a-successful-fall-2025-engage-green-initiative\/\" target=\"_self\" >Recapping a Successful Fall 2025 ENGAGE GREEN Initiative<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-16T03:02:35+00:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As we wrap up 2025, let&#8217;s look back on the impact ENGAGE GREEN has made this fall. Our mission to cultivate environmental awareness and promote sustainable practices has brought together students, community members, and local organizations in an incredible effort toward ecological stewardship. In its third year, our partnership with Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SPACE) is&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2057 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-instructors category-sl-ce-stories\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-marketing-your-community\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53631373362_766f51f595_o-1100x619.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Engage Upstate Spotlight: Marketing Your Community!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53631373362_766f51f595_o-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53631373362_766f51f595_o-760x428.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-marketing-your-community\/\" target=\"_self\" >Engage Upstate Spotlight: Marketing Your Community!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-04T11:29:48+00:00\">December 4, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Reaching out to a community and spreading awareness about the work they do is vital for any non-profit or small business, and effective marketing is the key. Whether it is advertising a service or showing what has been achieved, marketing can bring the work of the community to the forefront. Kimberly Land, an Instructor in&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2009 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-instructors category-students tag-community-engagement tag-students\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/spartanburg-certified-volunteer-program\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volunteer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Register for the Spartanburg Certified Volunteer Program\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volunteer.jpg 545w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volunteer-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/spartanburg-certified-volunteer-program\/\" target=\"_self\" >Register for the Spartanburg Certified Volunteer Program<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-29T19:57:33+00:00\">October 29, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Looking for an opportunity to give back to our community? Need to build up service hours for your club, organization, or resume? Want to encourage yourself and\/or others to get more involved in our community? The Spartanburg Certified Volunteer Program makes it easy to get involved and give back. Our database connects participants with volunteer&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1943 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-instructors category-students\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/check-out-the-spring-2026-schedule-of-service-learning-courses\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1000010127-1080x619.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Enroll in Spring 2026 Service-Learning Courses\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1000010127-1080x619.png 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1000010127-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/check-out-the-spring-2026-schedule-of-service-learning-courses\/\" target=\"_self\" >Enroll in Spring 2026 Service-Learning Courses<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-24T20:16:53+00:00\">October 24, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This Spring, lots of new and exciting service learning opportunities will be available! Below faculty and students can find a list of Service Learning and Community Engagement (SL\/CE) courses. These courses give students an opportunity to work with their communities and learn hands-on skills that they can apply to their careers. Find more information on&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-instructors category-sl-ce-stories category-students\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-bringing-local-history-to-life\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Letters-of-Blanche-Peden-Payne.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Engage Upstate Spotlight: Bringing Local History to Life\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Letters-of-Blanche-Peden-Payne.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Letters-of-Blanche-Peden-Payne-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-bringing-local-history-to-life\/\" target=\"_self\" >Engage Upstate Spotlight: Bringing Local History to Life<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-21T11:27:46+00:00\">October 21, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tammy Pike, senior instructor of history, has woven South Carolina women&#8217;s history into her Service Learning courses in a way that brings local history to life. Pike has established a significant partnership with Joe Hursey, historian at the Piedmont Historical Preservation Society. In her HIST U325 course, Women in the US Since 1865, students transcribed&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1921 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sl-ce-stories\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-printmaking-and-its-impact\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_2809-1-1100x619.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Engage Upstate Spotlight: Printmaking and Its Impact\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_2809-1-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_IMG_2809-1-760x428.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-printmaking-and-its-impact\/\" target=\"_self\" >Engage Upstate Spotlight: Printmaking and Its Impact<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-13T17:01:48+00:00\">October 13, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Art has always been an important part of the Upstate&#8217;s cultural identity, both on and off campus. Statues and murals scattered throughout downtown Spartanburg and pieces throughout Upstate&#8217;s campus show this clearly. This especially holds true in Professor Freda Sue&#8217;s printmaking classes (ARTS U207 and ARTS U307) where students are reaching out to their communities&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sl-ce-stories\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/community-engagement-2024-a-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/54042123781_3df9276640_o-1100x619.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Community Engagement 2024: A Year in Review\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/54042123781_3df9276640_o-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/54042123781_3df9276640_o-760x428.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/community-engagement-2024-a-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_self\" >Community Engagement 2024: A Year in Review<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T11:13:12+00:00\">September 24, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Despite Hurricane Helene imposing her will on Spartanburg and the areas surrounding the Upstate, community engagement events post-storm have been successful and have given a sense of perseverance and resolve. Making landfall September 26th and bringing the region to a halt with countless downed powerlines, incapacitated roads, hundreds of thousands without power for a week,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1828 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-instructors category-students\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/fall-2025-courses-engage-students-with-non-profits-and-community-partners\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54662070652_8832a76e3a_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fall 2025 Courses Engage Students with Non-Profits and Community Partners\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54662070652_8832a76e3a_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54662070652_8832a76e3a_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54662070652_8832a76e3a_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/fall-2025-courses-engage-students-with-non-profits-and-community-partners\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fall 2025 Courses Engage Students with Non-Profits and Community Partners<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-23T18:29:57+00:00\">September 23, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This fall, students in 35 courses and 71 unique sections are participating in Service Learning and Community Engagement (SL\/CE) opportunities with community partners throughout the Upstate and beyond. Through these courses, students gain hands-on experience applying skills they learn in class to solve problems and meet community needs. Find more information on these courses by&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-no-padding has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-4-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-4-page=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-4-page=13\">13<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/servicestories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175?query-4-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/uscupstate.edu\/about\/community\/service-learning-and-community-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about our Engage Upstate initiative and the blog on our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/welcome\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18\">About Us<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Service Learning &amp; Community Engagement @ USC Upstate. Show me, and I will forget. Teach me, and I will remember. Involve me, and I will learn. 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