SVLN 356 - Service- Learning Imersion

Institution:

Tusculum University

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Description:

This course centers on travel to a setting outside Northeast Tennessee, where students will be immersed in a service experience. Travel may be to sites involving another culture. Working through a host organization, students will put in 70-100 hours of service. The service needed may involve issues of social justice, economic opportunity, environmental protection or restoration, education, or health and wellness. Readings and research before and after the trip will help students understand the issues they confront and the setting where they are offering service. Discussion and writing assignments will help students reflect on and learn from their service experiences. The process of living and working together and making collective decisions will be a laboratory for the practice of civility. Students should register for this course, but final participation is determined through an application process. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. This is a one block course. Offered at one or two sites every year.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tusculum.edu

Phone Number:

(423) 636-7300

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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