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In order
to build a stronger link between academic learning and community
revitalization, MUSLP assists faculty, students, and community
partners in course-specific collaborations that connect learning
objectives to public service and civic engagement. Established in
2003, MUSLP operates within the Center for the Advancement of
Teaching and Learning and receives additional funding from the
John Deaver Drinko Academy. The program is committed to four primary
goals:
1) to
encourage civic engagement, ethical development, appreciation for
diversity, and deeply
integrated learning among students at all levels and in all
disciplines;
2) to
enhance the quality of teaching, assure the integrity of the
curriculum, and expand pedagogical resources through faculty
development in experiential, community-based learning;
3) to
establish constructive partnerships between the community and higher
education in order to alleviate social, economic, and environmental
adversity and to enrich the quality of community life both on and
off campus; and
4) to
enlarge the scope and application of research in higher education
and to acknowledge the community’s role in the academic research
enterprise by facilitating community-based action research projects
and supporting the dissemination of research results.
To carry
out this mission, MUSLP offers a number of services and resources to
help faculty and students integrate community action projects into
the intellectual life of the university. MUSLP assists
Marshall
University in its long-term commitment to promoting economic
growth through research and collaboration as well as it's dedication
to furthering intellectual, artistic and cultural growth in the
Tri-State Area. Students, faculty, and
community partners alike are invited to consult this website for
course and faculty information, community contacts, grant
opportunities, and updates about ongoing projects.
Emily
Warder, Graduate Assistant
Service Learning Program Office: Old Main B2
(304) 696-6018
srvlearn@marshall.edu
Dr.
Sherri C. Smith, Program Director
Old Main 109
(304) 696-5268
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