Service-Learning Awards/Certificates

Hello!  Portland Community College's Service-Learning Program is
trying to develop a service-learning award and/or certificate that
students can earn if they do a certain number of service-learning courses
with a minimum set of hours of service.  We have not decided if we
are going to create a formal certificate that leads to specific job
skills, as indicated by state guidelines, but we do want to recognize
students for their service-learning efforts.

I have done some preliminary searches of the national service-learning
websites and have not found much information yet on such programs at
other colleges.  Do any of you have similar models that you could
share with us?

Thank you,
Kim Smith

       


"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world--
indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."  --Margaret Mead

Kim Smith, Ph.D.
Service-Learning Faculty Coordinator
Department of Sociology
PCC Sylvania, SS 217
PO Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280-0990
Office: 503-977-4097
Fax: 503-977-4959