Re: Service Learning Program Development

Enrique,

We have a Service Learning Community at Elon College in North Carolina. 
This group of 40 students live together on the same floor of a residence
hall.  The community is made up of approximately 35 freshmen with 5
upperclassmen who are the "Service Learning Leaders", having lived on
the floor as freshmen themselves.  Students do complete an application
to be selected for the floor. They take a Global Studies class together,
participate in monthly reflections and various service projects
throughout the year.  The group is broken into three committees:
service, learning, and community with each group responsible for
planning different activities.  The students arrive on campus a few days
before other incoming freshmen for a pre-orientation experience with
activities such as the ropes course, service projects and reflections. 
The Community has been a great success, and students who live there
often comment on what a great experience it is for them.  

Please feel free to contact me if you would like more information about
our Service Learning Community.  Good luck!

Kathy Manning
Director of Service Learning
Kernodle Center for Service Learning
2999 Campus Box
Elon College, NC 27244
(336) 584-2102
Kathy.Manning@elon.edu



Original message:
Service Learning Program Development (Enrique Salgado , Wed 3:10 AM)
To: 
    SERVICE LEARNING NETWORK <Service-Learning@csf.colorado.edu>


Hello All 

I am a housing professional in Pomona CA. and I am starting a new first
year involvement
program. 
The program would allow first year residence hall students a apply to
live on a floor in one of
our residence halls. 
The program would require any student living on the floor to complete
the following 

       Application to live on the floor 
       A class that would give them university credits 
       Attendance of a program series 
       Participation in service learning activities for the program 

Do any of you know of any programs that exist like this for residence
halls? 
If yes, do you have suggestions for the program? Do you have any other
suggested resources.

The program is scheduled to begin Fall 2000. 

Thanks for your input.