An engaged university puts "knowledge and expertise to work on problems its community faces."—Graham Spanier, Pennsylvania State University

Service-learning partnerships utilize innovative teaching pedagogies that shift the focus from classroom to external settings on and off-campus. Employing experiential learning styles that differ from traditional classroom pedagogies, service-learning partnerships actively engage students, making them responsible for their own learning. Although both are experiential, service-learning partnerships transcend volunteer experiences by requiring reflective practice of new knowledge and skills. Service-learning partnerships provide a diversity of opportunities for contextualized learning, stressing interaction and feedback.

"In essence, civic engagement is a scholarly agenda that incorporates community issues and can be integrated across teaching, research, and service." —From Public Work and the Academy: An Academic Administrator's Guide to Civic Engagement and Service-Learning (2004)

Resources for service-learning at North Georgia can be found under the appropriate category below or from the left hand navigation bar:

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