Community Engagement and Service Learning at PG: Unbounded Opportunities
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2022-11
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Participation in public service and engagement creates a strong sense of community and supports students’ long-term career and personal objectives (Early & Lasker, 2018). It also enhances the value of the university to its community and region. Many service learning programs offered in traditional academic settings are curriculum-based, linking coursework to community engagement (Stefaniak, 2020). The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning at Purdue Global was developed to support participation and recognize the service our fully online students are performing in their communities and classes. This presentation, “Community Engagement and Service Learning at PG: Unbounded Opportunities,” will share how the program spotlights the value placed on service for both students and the university, wherever this occurs. The Achievement of Community Engagement and Service (ACES) recognition will be discussed. ACES awards are reflected in the students’ transcript, providing formal recognition of their volunteer, community efforts.
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Participants will be able to
• identify the educational value of community engagement and service learning recognition.
• understand how to promote PG’s ACES program to students.
• recognize the challenges and the solutions associated with creating a community engagement and service learning program for an online institution.
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