Service-Learning Faculty Resources

What is service-learning?

Service-learning is an educational experience that meets community needs and achieves disciplinary course goals. It is characterized by intentional reflection that enables students to link course content with the service activity.

Faculty Service-Learning Checklist

Thinking of teaching a service-learning class? Look no further! We've created a checklist for you to help you navigate your service-learning semester.

Download the checklist

Class Resources

Use the form below to obtain an "S" designation for your course on Classfinder:

Experiential Learning Designations Form

Campus Compact provides a comprehensive list of service-leaning syllabi sorted by discipline

Portland Community College has a pretty good list of syllabi, sorted by course number

Skidmore College has a great list of service learning by discipline

Other Syllabi Resources:

Designing Service-Learning Course Syllabus from The Center for Service-Learning & Civic Engagement at Tennessee State University

Place Based Service-Learning as a Teaching Strategy from Community Works Institute

Creighton University provides a series on curriculum development for service-learning courses.

Belmont already has M.O.U.s on file with a number of agencies. Please consult the Get Connected Agency List and "SEARCH BY" by "Partner".

If the agency you are working with is already a Partner Agency, please contact the Office of Service-Learning for a copy of the M.O.U. You only need to complete a Course Agreement Form with the agency.

Download Course Agreement Form

If you are working with an agency without an M.O.U. on file, you will need to use one of the following M.O.U.s depending on how your service sites are selected.

Faculty Selected Site MOU

Student Selected Site MOU