The LSU Community Engagement Advisory Council and CCELL have implemented a new faculty-driven process for designating service-learning (S-L) classes, effective Fall 2012. 

Previously designated service-learning classes and faculty will need to be re-designated using the new process; however, this review will be conducted in stages over the next five years. Faculty will not need to re-apply for designation until contacted by CCELL. 

Any class that has not been designated through CCELL as service-learning before must be submitted to CCELL for the new designation before it will be considered LSU service-learning. If a previously designated class is being taught by a faculty member teaching it for the first time, it must be submitted to CCELL for the new designation before it will be considered LSU service-learning.

FAQ: LSU Service-Learning Designation

Review Schedule for SL Classes with Old SL Designation

List of Classes with New SL Designation 

CRITERIA

The basic criteria for designating a course as a S-L course at LSU are that it:

• addresses a community-identified (campus, local, regional, global) need
• service-learning supports the attainment of one or more course objectives
• demonstrates a clear connection between the service activity and the course content
• involves reciprocity between course and community that has the potential to result in students' increased civic awareness and engagement
• involves structured student reflection on the service experience and its relation to course goals
• involves collaboration with an appropriate community partner

To be designated as an S-L course, the S-L activities must be with nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies, PK- 12 schools, the philanthropic arm of a for-profit organization, or other initiatives approved by the CCELL Course Designation Committee on a case-by-case basis. The experiences may not be co-op, internship, clinical practicum and other activities that are designed to meet only student learning needs.

Approval for S-L designation will generally be granted for a specific faculty member’s course section unless a college/department/school states that ALL sections of the course will include S-L activities and will use the same syllabus (see list of classes with All Sections designation).  A syllabus that was previously approved and is unchanged does not need approval each semester although re-certification will be necessary after a period of 5 years.  

PROCEDURE

To apply for your course to be designated as a S-L course, you must submit the following to the CCELL office via the link below.

1. Completed Service-Learning Designation Application form 

2. Course syllabus containing the following: