Eastern Connecticut State University
EN-13: Community Service

Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” -The Carnegie Foundation Eastern faculty offer courses that incorporate projects into the curriculum that are mutually beneficial to students and the community. Students in a wide variety of disciplines gain practical experience and provide valuable services to the local community. http://www1.easternct.edu/cce/service-learning-resources/ http://www1.easternct.edu/cce/news-awards/ December 2014: Obama Administration Recognizes Eastern for Community Service Work March 2013: Eastern on President Obama’s Community Service Honor Roll March 2012: Eastern Honored for Community Service March 2010: Eastern Makes President’s Honor Roll February 2009: Eastern Named to Presidential Honor Roll

The information for this credit was collected utilizing Eastern's Service Learning Webpage and data provided by Kimberly A. Silcox Director of the Center for Community Engagement. The Center for Community Engagement maintains partnerships with a wide range of non-profit organizations, schools, and government offices in the greater Windham area. The CCE provides volunteers at more than 72 program times each week with 26 different entities during the academic year. We also provide volunteers for nearly 100 one-time events for community partners such as community events, fundraising events, school programs, and more. The CCE has sustained these partnerships for nearly ten years and many have become fully integrated into the community. Examples include Day of Caring in the fall and Town Pride, Town Wide in the spring provide a large number of volunteers for community clean ups, including raking, picking up trash, gardening, etc. We work with a large number of partners on these projects. We work very collaboratively with the local Chamber of Commerce to promote and support local businesses through development of community-based internships, volunteer activities and promotion of events. The CCE supports service-learning courses that provide students with opportunities to engage with local for-profit and non-profit businesses to gain skills and experiences for future employment. http://www.easternct.edu/cce/ http://www.easternct.edu/cce/elderly-and-special-populations/