Students enrolled in MGT 400 recently travelled to the Atlanta area to participate in an alternative Spring Break service-learning experience. Part of their service-learning took place at the Jolly Avenue Community Garden, a refugee community garden in the town of Clarkston, the setting for this year’s MSU common reader “Outcast’s United”. The class was fortunate to also have the opportunity to visit the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site one day. Each evening, students broke into small groups to discuss and reflect on the day’s events. We invite you share in some of the experiences of the trip by reading Emma Donovan’s blog post which she wrote after reflecting on the happenings of that day. This morning we went to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Museum. It is so eye-opening to really consider the fact that he was assassinated only about fifty years ago. Humanity has come so far in the struggle to end persecution and suffering, but today I was reminded that we still have such a long way to go. Across the world, children are starving, people of all backgrounds are … [Read more...] about A perspective from Atlanta’s service-learning alternative spring break: Emma Donovan
Registration is now open for the annual CASL Service-Learning Faculty & Staff Conference, to be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. For those of you who attended the Beyond the Borders: The Future of Service-Learning conference in 2012, this year’s conference promises to be even more inspiring and motivational. This year’s conference, Innovate…Impact: Changing Learning, Changing Communities, Changing Lives will provide attendees with valuable information from scholars in the field of service-learning. Sessions and presentations will focus on innovative strategies for implementing service-learning into curriculum and showcase opportunities that can truly impact communities and the lives of others. We have simplified the registration process this year. Rather than registering for each session individually, you only need to register once to attend any or all sessions, and then register if you plan to attend the luncheon. Registration ends on Monday, March 25, 2013. To register for the conference, go to My Learning Connection, click on Course Catalog and select Show All … [Read more...] about CASL service-learning conference is coming up, register now
The office of Citizenship & Service-Learning, in conjunction with a student planning committee, is developing a summer program for Robberson Elementary Community School children. Under construction are Science, Math & Writing Legoland, and Global Education sessions. Each will take place for one week during the summer months. Focused curriculum will include stimulating hands-on experiments and projects designed to maximize educational impact, ignite students’ imagination and encourage academic exploration. The Science kick-off event, held in April, will be complete with explosions, goo, and guided experiments to engage and excite students. A week-long session incorporating life, physical, and earth science activities will follow in the summer. The Math & Writing Legoland session promises to provide stimulating educational-play opportunities, developing students' math, engineering, and robotics skills; benefiting them as they build a city. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to develop and write an original composition. The Global Education session promotes … [Read more...] about Under construction: Robberson summer programs