Service Learning

"STUDENTS...shape their lives as leaders in service to others"

-Marywood University Mission Statement

The Service Learning Committee at Marywood University offers the following definition of academic service learning:

Academic service learning is a structured educational experience integrated into the curriculum that includes the following objectives:

• Meets an identified domestic or international community need;

• Provides a reciprocal method by which students and community benefit;

• Fosters personal development, civic duty, and social responsibility;

• Applies newly acquired knowledge to real life service experiences;

• Provides structured time for students to critically reflect on the educational experience(s); and

Reflects the Marywood University Mission Statement and embodies the curricular purpose of "Living Responsibly in an Interdependent World."