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For students, service-learning allows you to:
- Learn class material in a different way
- Get off campus and learn about the community you live in
- Gain real-life experience that employers are looking for in a prospective employee (you!)
- Strengthen resume with acquired skills
- Gain a sense of pride in helping others
- Make a difference in your community
- Learn about yourself through civic engagement
For professors, service-learning allows you to:
- Teach course concepts through experiential learning
- Learn about your students outside the classroom
- Be assured that your students are becoming more civically engaged
- Get involved in the community and gain insight into specific organizations
- Be transformed by the response of both your students and the community partner with whom you work
- Utilize a unique teaching method that addresses various learning styles
For community partners, service-learning allows you to:
- Connect with Buena Vista University, its faculty, and its students
- Address community needs through University resources
- Impact the lives of students and the people with whom they work
- Accomplish organization goals through a reciprocal relationship with BVU
- Promote your organization
- Contribute to the education of BVU students
EVERYBODY WINS!
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