Service Learning Initiative

The service learning initiative is one of the valued projects promoted by the Management Development Center. In conjunction with the Center for Civic Leadership, this initiative will assist students integrate community service with academic study. Our professors will take the lead in designing service learning-based projects in which partnership between our College and community organizations is formed. Activities will be planned to meet specific needs in the community while advancing students' understanding of course contents. Under this initiative, students will work as volunteers on worthy projects. This will increase awareness among students to reflect on their experiences and that may impact their personal values and professional advancement.

Benefits for students and faculty:

• Integrating theory with practice
• Improving comprehension of course content
• Awareness of community needs
• Understanding social and political problems
• Sense of social responsibility
• Understanding of human difference and commonality
• Critical reflection
• Creative problem-solving and work collaboratively
• Clarifying personal and career goals
• Providing experience valued by employers

Benefits for the community:

• Stronger relationships with colleges and universities
• Increasing visibility for organizations and their work
• They derive tangible values from students’ contributions
• Taking an active role in developing and coaching students