"When students see how they can make a difference and help improve society, then their mathematical training carries more meaning." -Catherine Roberts, Professor of Mathematics,
as cited in Hadlock, C. (Ed). (2005). Mathematics in service to the community: Concepts and models for service-learning in the mathematical sciences. Washington, DC: The Mathematical Association of America
Numerous, excellent resources are available through the Donelan Office, the Dinand Library, and the internet to aid you in developing and teaching a CBL course:
- CBL Course Development/An Overview of Community-Based Learning
- Community Engagement and Service Learning Scholarship
- Conducting Reflection
- Discipline-Specific Resources
- Resources on Re-Thinking Faculty Incentives and Rewards
Community engagement-related articles written by Donelan Office staff include the following:
- Actualizing Mission and Holistic Education through Service-Learning (PDF) (pp. 93-115)
- Combining High Impact Practices to Facilitate Hope for Young Adults Transitioning into College
- Dimensions of Spirituality Fostered through the PULSE Program for Service-Learning
- Fostering Undergraduate Spiritual Growth through Service-Learning
- "I Will Be Forever Changed": Encouraging Meaning-Making in Service-Learning
- Persistence and Proliferation: Integrating Community-Engaged Scholarship into 59 Departments, 7 Units, and 1 University Academic Promotion and Tenure Policies
- Service-Learning: A Powerful Pedagogy for Promoting Academic Success among Students of Color
- We’re Talking About Process: The Primacy of Relationship and Epistemology in Defining Community-engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure Policy