Center for Center for Academic Service-Academic Service-

Learning Learning and Researchand Research

Christ · Scholarship · Community · Christ · Scholarship · Community · ServiceServiceAzusa Pacific UniversityAzusa Pacific University

What is Service-Learning?What is Service-Learning?

An experientially based teaching An experientially based teaching methodologymethodology

Combines classroom pedagogy with Combines classroom pedagogy with community service and civic community service and civic engagement engagement

Inherently integrated into the Inherently integrated into the students’ academic curriculumstudents’ academic curriculum

A reciprocal effort between faculty, A reciprocal effort between faculty, students, and community partnersstudents, and community partners

Service-Learning at APU is…Service-Learning at APU is…

1.1. Academic: Committed to quality Academic: Committed to quality integration into the academic integration into the academic curriculumcurriculum

2.2. Reciprocal: Committed to mutual Reciprocal: Committed to mutual teaching and learning teaching and learning

3.3. Making a Difference: Committed to Making a Difference: Committed to creating a common goodcreating a common good

Mission StatementMission StatementSERVICE-LEARNING is where the four SERVICE-LEARNING is where the four cornerstones connect. SERVICE-cornerstones connect. SERVICE-LEARNING builds LEARNING builds communitycommunity by by developing positive, reciprocal developing positive, reciprocal relationships between APU and the relationships between APU and the local private and public sectors in local private and public sectors in order to enhance order to enhance scholarshipscholarship of of faculty, students, and community faculty, students, and community partners through partners through serviceservice activities, activities, which integrate faith in which integrate faith in Christ Christ with with service and learning.service and learning.

2008-2009 Vision Statement2008-2009 Vision Statement

We in the Center for Academic We in the Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research, always Service-Learning and Research, always striving to be loving, Christ-centered striving to be loving, Christ-centered servants, are committed to supporting servants, are committed to supporting effective community outreach that is effective community outreach that is characterized by creativity, focus, characterized by creativity, focus, organization, genuine collaboration, and a organization, genuine collaboration, and a true appreciation of diversity as we true appreciation of diversity as we continue to enhance APU’s legacy of continue to enhance APU’s legacy of excellence in service-learning.excellence in service-learning.

Your Experience…Your Experience…

Have you integrated Have you integrated service-learning in a service-learning in a course prior to course prior to teaching at APU? teaching at APU?

Functions of Service-Functions of Service-LearningLearning

Empower StudentsEmpower Students

Theory to practiceTheory to practice Lifetime of:Lifetime of:

– LearningLearning– ServiceService– Civic engagementCivic engagement– Faith integrationFaith integration– Intercultural Competence/DiversityIntercultural Competence/Diversity

Serve FacultyServe Faculty

Transformation of learning outcomesTransformation of learning outcomes Strengthening course curriculumStrengthening course curriculum Strengthening pedagogyStrengthening pedagogy Specialized service opportunitiesSpecialized service opportunities Assistance in reflection and Assistance in reflection and

evaluationevaluation Support in research and publicationSupport in research and publication

Build CommunityBuild Community

University/community collaborationUniversity/community collaboration Inter-university collaborationInter-university collaboration Inter-disciplinary collaborationInter-disciplinary collaboration Measuring community impactMeasuring community impact

Enhance ScholarshipEnhance Scholarship

Promote the scholarship of Promote the scholarship of engagementengagement

SupportSupport– LearningLearning– UsingUsing– SharingSharing

Conference presentations, Conference presentations, undergraduate research, faculty undergraduate research, faculty publications, evaluation researchpublications, evaluation research

Organize for ExcellenceOrganize for Excellence Academic unitAcademic unit Dependent on committed undergraduate and Dependent on committed undergraduate and

graduate students to:graduate students to:– OrganizeOrganize– ManageManage– Ensure qualityEnsure quality

Recognition: Recognition: – Our Chapter “Students Training Students” in Our Chapter “Students Training Students” in

national publication national publication Students as Colleagues: Students as Colleagues: Expanding the Circle of Service-Learning Leadership. Expanding the Circle of Service-Learning Leadership.

Service-Learning Statistics,Service-Learning Statistics, Fall 2008 Fall 2008

Over 1,200 undergraduate students enrolled Over 1,200 undergraduate students enrolled in service learning classes in service learning classes

62 service learning courses, covering a 62 service learning courses, covering a variety of disciplines, 18 of 19 academic variety of disciplines, 18 of 19 academic departments… departments…

Hundreds ofHundreds of agency partners annually, agency partners annually, providing a broad range of services to meet providing a broad range of services to meet critical needs across the region, e.g. critical needs across the region, e.g. homelessness, after-school programs, elderly homelessness, after-school programs, elderly support and special needs children and adults support and special needs children and adults

35 local public and private schools35 local public and private schools

Faculty Requirements and Faculty Requirements and Service-LearningService-Learning

Student Outcome Data: Evidence Student Outcome Data: Evidence from your service-learning from your service-learning evaluation reports…. evaluation reports…. – Faith IntegrationFaith Integration– DiversityDiversity– Civic Commitment Civic Commitment

Individualized quantitative and Individualized quantitative and qualitative information and qualitative information and analysisanalysis

Recognition for APU Service-Recognition for APU Service-LearningLearning

US News and World ReportUS News and World Report: APU was recognized : APU was recognized as one of the nation’s top 42 schools for Service-as one of the nation’s top 42 schools for Service-LearningLearning

U.S. President's Higher Education CommunityU.S. President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction: Service Honor Roll with Distinction: For the 3For the 3rdrd year in a row APU was year in a row APU was one of 83 universities in the nation granted one of 83 universities in the nation granted "Distinction for General Community Service” "Distinction for General Community Service”

The Guide to Service-Learning

Colleges and Universities:

APU, one of 300 universities in the US

considered best in service-learning highlighted in

Beyond the Books, sent out to high

school juniors and seniors, their

parents, and high school college career

counselors

Sold out twice on Amazon.com

NOTE: APU photos on Cover…

TAPART PROJECT at Children’s Court

Outcomes of Service-Learning: Outcomes of Service-Learning: at Home at Home … …

Local School District: Good Apple Award… Local School District: Good Apple Award… – English 099, Reading and Critical ThinkingEnglish 099, Reading and Critical Thinking– Professor Julie BestProfessor Julie Best

McKinley Children’s Center McKinley Children’s Center – UBBL 100, Exodus/Deuteronomy UBBL 100, Exodus/Deuteronomy – Professor Bobby DukeProfessor Bobby Duke

Local School District: Good Apple Award…

“In recognition of countless hours of support provided to the students of Charter Oak

Unified School District in need of additional assistance

in reading”

Quotes from APU students:

“The experience in class and teaching has attached

itself in my brain; I cannot even forget what I learned in class because I used it

in real life.”

“Seeing that Julian has gotten better at reading has made me want to read more, because maybe if I read more than I will get better at

reading.”

“Most of all, God played a big role in shaping me by knocking down my wall of

pride, shyness, and selfishness by making me a better person.”

McKinley Children’s Center

“Thank you for your assistance and support of the

Spiritual Care Program.”

Quotes from APU students:

“The setting was awesome for me. It took me out of my comfort zone.”

“Seeing the kids smile when we entered the

Center.”

“Learning about other's lives so different from

ours.”

“It made my main motivation to bless the children and obey the

Lord rather than just get ministry credits.”

… …… …and Abroad… and Abroad…

Principles and Practice of Community Engagement: Principles and Practice of Community Engagement: South Africa Semester South Africa Semester

Reciprocity: Reciprocity: “The greatest value to me in the service “The greatest value to me in the service learning course was being able to learn so much from the learning course was being able to learn so much from the people we were in contact with.” people we were in contact with.”

Faith: Faith: “To form relationships that changed and affect my “To form relationships that changed and affect my faith and my actions.”faith and my actions.”

Calling: Calling: “I believe that as Christians we are called to do “I believe that as Christians we are called to do what we did in our service learning project not just for a what we did in our service learning project not just for a month but for a lifetime. In this way my experience there month but for a lifetime. In this way my experience there was an experience that better shaped my ideas of what I was an experience that better shaped my ideas of what I feel called to do.”feel called to do.”

Thank You!Thank You!

Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research

Phone: 626-815-6000 ext 2823http://www.apu.edu/caslr/

We are located in Magnolia Court (Shire Mods) East of the Baseball field