Re: intra-campus service-learning?

Hi Lori - in the health field, there are examples of on-campus
service-learning to promote a healthy campus.  For example, conducting
assessments of the health status of students, faculty and/or
staff...designing and evaluating health promotion programs in response...
There's a paper presented at our 2001 conference on our website about the
concept of the "health-promoting university" that goes into the approach
in much more detail from the perspective of the University of Central
Lancashire in the UK, a pioneer in the field.

The American Association of Community Colleges' Bridges to Healthy
Communities program also has excellent examples of service-learning
projects that promote health and prevent high-risk behaviors among
college students:
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ResourceCenter/Projects_Partnerships/Current/BridgestoHealthyCommunities/Bridges_to_Healthy_Communities_2005.htm

Sarena

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On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Lori Walters-Kramer wrote:

> Have practitioners and experts on service-learning discussed something that I 
>refer to as 'intra-campus service-learning'?  Examples - 1) students in a 
>research methods class collect data to determine how students and faculty 
>perceive the campus Learning Center, this information will be used to help the 
>Learning Center understand the obstacles it faces in its efforts to get 
>students to utilize the Center and improve their academic performance; 2) 
>students in a small group communication class work in groups to develop 
>surveys and collect data from students, faculty, community members to 
>determine how the campus TV station is perceived/utilized by various 
>stakeholders.  The undergirding assumption is that campus TV stations, when 
>broadcast to a large area outside of the campus boundaries, is a potentially 
>valuable resource for campus AND community members.  These are two examples of 
>what I'm referring to as intra-campus service-learning. Does service-learning 
>always have to occur outside of the academic institution?  I'm looking forward 
>to your responses.
>
> Regards-
> Lori Walters-Kramer
>