SW 219 - volunteerism 3

Institution:

Skidmore College

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Description:

A course designed to involve the students in community service and to encourage reflection on their experiences. Students volunteer their services in local nonprofit agencies for six to eight hours a week. Students learn to assume the role of a volunteer: to understand the history of the voluntary sector; to examine the role of voluntary activity on American life; to research the needs and problems of the population they serve; and, to demonstrate an awareness of the salience of race, ethnicity, gender, and class in the performance of community service. The Department

Credits:

6.00 - 8.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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