For Faculty

Faculty who are interested in incorporating service-learning into their classes will be provided with any of the following services:

• assistance in identifying and designing relevant community-based projects

• support for syllabus creation and alterations

• assisting with course conversion and service-learning course designation process 

• developing partnerships with community partner agencies, as well as providing community organization contact information

• assistance with coordinating and facilitating faculty and community organization meetings

• ongoing communication with community organizations throughout the semester

• coordinating student schedules and assisting students with logistical arrangements

• problem-solving and troubleshooting issues that arise;

• offering student and community partner assessment opportunities to help determine the effectiveness of the service-learning component of your course;

• faculty training on service-learning pedagogy and implementation and other professional development opportunities

• identifying resources (articles, books, reflection activity examples) such as our resource library, professional development opportunities and training, new facilitation of the service-learning course designation process, forms, documentation, and assessment and evaluation tools;

• networking with Buffalo State College service-learning faculty members and faculty members at other regional institutions through the Western New York Service-Learning Coalition

• recognizing faculty and students who have demonstrated excellence in service-learning at the annual Celebration of Community Engagement