A-Z: Service Pages Index
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ABCs of Service Learning and Community Engagement: Introduction to key elements of SL/CE
Advisory Council: The USC Upstate Service Learning and Community Engagement Advisory Council is comprised of community service leaders who are most in touch with our area's population regarding community need
Awards - Instructors & Staff: Deadline April 1, Celebration in May each year
Awards - Students: Deadline April 1, Celebration in May each year
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Campus Partners: A list of offices that overlap with OSLCE (tab in bottom table)
Civic Engagement Resources: A quick overview of voting and electoral support at Upstate
Collaboratory: Our community engagement data tracking system, designed to empower our institution to document and understand the full scope of our community engagement and public service activities as a step toward improving practice and enhancing connections with the community
- Collaboratory FAQs - Frequently asked questions related to our community engagement tracking system
Community Need: A look at possible origins of cooperation between campus and community (tab in table)
Community Engagement @ Upstate: A glossary of terms for the community audience
Community Engagement Categories: A listing of the most common domains in which Upstate faculty, staff, and students serve our community. Designed for both on- and off-campus audiences
Community Partner Resources: Again, for the community audience
Community Partners: Starting and maintaining a reciprocal relationship
Contract, Sample: A suggested contract between students, partner, & instructor
- Reevaluate this cf Suggested Service Contract
Course Designation Application Overview: Details and links to designation applications for CE. SE, and SL (Community Engagement, Service Engagement, and Service Learning)
Course Designation Comparison: A page designed to aid in clarification among four primary modes of connecting courses to our community
Course Development Page: This page is designed to help you think through and plan out converting a course or creating a new course with a Service focus
Course Development Timeline: A 12-month guide of key actions leading to an outstanding service course
Course Development Worksheet: A 17-question guide covering key considerations in creating service courses
Course Reallocation Program: Competitive program designed to both recognize past service and encourage further contributions to SL/CE
Course Support Funds: Details on applying for funds to support service projects in officially designated courses
COVID-19 Statement: The official perspective on service during a global pandemic (tab in top table)
Curricular Need: A brief reminder that advancing our students disciplinary understanding thru service is key
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Definition of Service Learning: From our University Senate (tab in top table)
Definitions and Examples: Clarifying some often conflated terms including Service Learning, Service Engagement, Community Engaged Learning, Volunteering, Clinicals, Practicums, and Internships, and Community Engagement
Designation Application: An overview of the applications for Service Learning and Engagement designations
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e-SL/CE: Ideas and resources for virtual Service Learning and Community Engagement
e-Service Opportunities: Links to sites the offer virtual service experiences
Evaluation: A look at assessment activities, domains, and the students' perspectives (tab in table)
Expectations: An overview of the expectations for Service Learning and Service Engagement (tab in top table)
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FAQs: Frequently asked questions - with answers & links to relevant materials
- Collaboratory FAQs - Frequently asked questions related to our community engagement tracking system
Flowcharts
- e-SL/CE Decision Tree: a tool to help experienced service learning folks decide if they should go virtual
- SL/CE Decision Tree: the tool for interested but unexperienced folks to get the big picture of SL/CE
- SL/CE Flowchart: a chart that helps one visualize the meaningfully multi-layered process of SL/CE
Forms & Templates: A one-stop-shop with links to a wide array of service-related forms and templates
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High Impact Practice: SL/CE is HIP: An overview of High Impact Practices at Upstate (tab in bottom table)
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Instructional Modes: Course structure (traditional, hybrid, online) and sectional division (uniform or bimodal) (tab on page)
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Liability Statement on coverage for formally designated courses (tab: "What do I need to know about liability issues?")
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News & Updates (tab on page)
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P&T Considerations (tab on page)
Publishing & Scholarship Venues: Links to publishing opportunities
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Reflection
- Models
- Techniques
- Tools
- Suggested Evaluation Rubric in PDF and in Excel
Resources: Published scholarship on Service Learning (Homepage: bottom tab) - Reevaluate this cf publishing
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Scholarship: cf. Publishing & Scholarship Venues: Links to publishing opportunities
Service Models: Common approaches to organizing service
Service Stories: Articles on service done by instructors, students and staff
Service Trip Waiver - Template
SLO Overview: Student Learning Outcomes
SLO Alignment with Strategic Plan
- Civic Engagement
- Student Awards
- Student Travel Scholarship
- Faculty Overview (Homepage: tab in bottom table)
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Templates
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Service Agreement: Contract amongst students, community partners, and instructors
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Service Course Commitment: Encouragement for students to pre-reflect and plan with focus on learning outcomes
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Service Verification: Confirmation of, and feedback on, students' completed service
- Reflection Rubric in PDF and in Excel
- Syllabus: Built on the CAIFS template with additions for Service courses
- Trip Waiver: This legal document should be used for field trips for service