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The success of the Service-
Learning Faculty Consulting
Corps depends on engaged fac-
ulty. If you are interested in join-
ing the SLFCC, please contact
the Service-Learning Coordina-
tor, Lisa M. Walz, M.A., at 801-
957-4688 or [email protected].
If you have experienced the
power of service-learning and are
looking for a way to get more
actively involved in the program
consider joining the Service-
Learning Faculty Consulting
Corps.
The SLFCC is a cohort of faculty
who have actively used service-
learning for at least three semes-
ters and want to support the
gramming. In 2009, the SLFCC
time to revive the program and
continue what we began in 2007.
Opportunities as a member of
the SLFCC:
Mentor new faculty, giving
them ideas and support
Participate in FTLC Teach-
ing Circles/Squares
Invited to attend two net-
working events per semes-
ter
Assist Service-Learning Co-
ordinator with professional
development programs for
faculty (i.e., workshop pres-
entations, etc.)
Co-teach SL 1000, an online
professional development
course for faculty interested
in service-learning
Promote Thayne Center
programs and events as anadvocate and ally of the
Center
On January 31st ,
the Thayne Cen-
ter sent out a
web link to a
survey asking for
specific informa-
tion about your
service-learning class(es). Infor-
mation requested in this first
survey include the number of
students in your service-learning
class(es), how many hours your
students collectively served in
the community, and which com-
munity partners they worked
with throughout the semester.
With more accurate tracking of
students, hours, and communitypartner organizations, the
Thayne Center will be able to
report the exemplary work you
and your students are doing. This
first pilot survey will ask for in-
formation about fall 2010 classes.
In May 2011, a second pilot sur-
vey will be sent out to gather
data on the spring semester
2011. After assessing the effec-
tiveness of this data collection
technique, the Thayne Center
will determine how to improve it
in the future.
Please assist the Thayne Center
by filling out the survey when
without you! Help us tell your
story!
Service-Learning Faculty Consulting Corps
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
SLFCC 1
SLG&D 1
SL Vision &
Mission
2
Community
Partner
Spotlight
2Tracking Hours: Help Us Tell Your Story
Service-Learning Newsletter:
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Volunteering for hospice provides
SLCC students a number of useful ex-
periences; but most essential they will
learn respect for the human. The eld-
est individuals in our community, or
the younger ones with a terminal diag-
nosis, are here to teach each one of us,
through example, how to be a better
person.
Hospice is a special kind of care de-
signed to sensitively provide for people
in the final phase of life. Hospice is also
a Medicare program. Good Shepherd
Homecare and Hospice is a Medicare
and Medicaid Certified Agency.
Hospice in the United States, and
indeed throughout the world, was
originally a volunteer effort. To
Medicare requires that 5% of all
services be performed by volun-
teers. The State of Utah requires
that hospice volunteers receive 12
hours of training.
Good Shepherd provides service in
nine Utah counties: Daggett, Davis,
Duschesne, Salt Lake, Summit,
Tooele, Uintah, Utah, and Weber.
801-957-4688
[email protected]
Facebook: Thayne Center SLCC
YouTube: Thayne Center SLCC
Twitter: @ThayneCenter
Blog: http://slccthaynecenter.blogspot.com
Website: www.slcc.edu/thaynecenter
Service-Learning Program Vision:Academic service-learning at
SLCC is nationally recognized for best practices in faculty
development, student engagement, and community partner
development. The program isfully institutionalized, provides a
supportive infrastructure, and facilitates the involvementof all
stakeholders in a collaborative learning process.
Service-Learning Program Mission:
Service-learning is an academic pedagogy, a hands-on method of
teaching and learning.Volunteer opportunities, critical reflective
thinking, and partnerships with nonprofit or-ganizations are
integrated into academic coursework. Through these partnership,
studentsand nonprofits address both course learning outcomes and
issues facing our community.Faculty involved in our
service-learning program receive training and technical
assistance,as well as structured opportunities for networking and
professional development.
Lisa M. Walz, M.A.
Service-Learning Coordinator
Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice
Hospice work is not for the faint of
heart. Individuals who are uncomfort-
able with the extremely ill should con-
sider choosing another volunteer op-
portunity.
If you would like to volunteer at
Good Shepherd Hospice, please con-
tact Dan Judd at [email protected]
Additional Resources and information on Service-Learning:
National Service-Learning
Clearinghouse***www.servicelearning.org
Learn and Serve Americawww.LearnandServe.org
***The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse has several
resources for faculty,including examples of syllabi from a wide
range of disciplines that use service-learning.
http://www.servicelearning.org/slice
