Missouri State Service-Learning students have created a lasting partnership with the Missouri Autism Report this fall 2012 semester. When the Missouri Autism Report was asked to take part in Missouri State’s Citizenship and Service-Learning program (CASL), MAR Editor, Dayna Busch immediately identified a need for students with web design experience. Missouri State students Matthew Duff and Flavia Rangel answered her call with enthusiasm, committing 40 hours each to the overhaul of the MAR website. Through their experience, these students learned much about the organization’s mission and themselves. Dayna Busch and the Missouri Autism Report were so impressed with these CASL students’ hard work that a page was dedicated to them in the December 2012 issue of the Missouri Autism Report. This article can be found on the newly revamped website: http://moautismreport.com. The Office of Citizenship and Service-Learning at Missouri State is excited about this new partnership! For more information about what is happening with Citizenship and Service-Learning, visit our website: … [Read more...] about Missouri Autism Report impressed with CASL students
The Office of Citizenship and Service-Learning is in full swing for the 2012-2013 school year! We have new students, new community partners and new projects, and the high-energy CASL staff is especially thrilled about the more than 70% increase in component service-learning students this year. These are all students who are passionate about connecting their academic learning to meaningful community service. Many worthwhile connections have been made between students and community partners and students are already at work using service-learning to make a difference in Springfield and the local community. Service-learning students work with various community partners to engage in community-based problem solving and to address social justice issues. Collaboration between faculty, community partners, and the CASL office has resulted in the development of many innovative and engaging service-learning projects including voter registration education, an after school program with Robberson Elementary School, and joint projects with the USDA and the Missouri Autism … [Read more...] about CASL is in full swing
“How do I register to vote?” is a question many college students ask, especially in an election year. The Citizenship and Service-Learning office is committed to providing students with opportunities to become better informed citizens and voters. To that end, CASL is partnering with different entities within Missouri State University such as Public Affairs Week, Residence Life, and faculty to provide students with helpful information Both integrated and component service-learning students are involved in engaging their peers and community members in the 2012 voting process. During Missouri State’s Public Affairs Week, service-learning students were visible at booths around campus to promote voter registration and during this time many students took the opportunity to register to vote in time for the upcoming election. Service-learning students will also be participating in the annual “Into the Streets” event on Saturday, September 29th. During this event, coordinated by the Center for Leadership and Volunteerism, Missouri State students go out into the Springfield … [Read more...] about Voting Bears