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  Service Learning Forms

  Service Learning Guide for Students: a guide for students who are new to the Service Learning program 

  • Pre-Evaluation Form: This form is administered and collected when ILS does the Service Learning presentation - if you missed it, fill this out and get it to the Institute in Briggs 212. The pre-evaluation is the new replacement for the old SL-1 Form.

  • Service Agreement (formerly SL2): This form is optional. If your teacher asked you to use it, here it is. Many teachers simply use a roster that is given to your professor by ILS. This form is due by the fourth week of the semester.

  • Service Verification (formerly SL3): This form you give to your service agency representative to verify your service hours. This form is due by the 12th week of the semester. Click here for Fillable PDF Version of this form and Instructions on how to fill out that form.
  • Post-Evaluation Form: This form normally administered by the Institute at one of the last classes of your course. Check with your teacher before filling this out yourself.
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  Detroit Mercy Faculty Resources

  Do you need to schedule your presentation or want us to prepare a list of course-appropriate service sites?  Contact the ILS office at 313-993-2003 or by email at theinstitute@udmercy.edu. Please give us a few weeks notice in advance of your course.

  For the COVID-19 Era

  One resource is available now. More coming. Check back often. Here is the first:

  • Ideas for Alternative Assignment - Activities that students can do that offer similar outcomes to in-person service.

  Faculty Resources Linked to Service Learning Outcomes

  • Rubrics
  • Value Prompts
  • Third Person Observer Evaluations

  Faculty Resources for Course Planning

  • Great Guide to Service Learning Course Design

  • Guides to Direct Service Opportunities for your consideration

  • Guide to Project Ideas with community partners

  • PowerPoint Introduction to Service Learning as Used in Class

  • Sample Syllabi Listed According to Discipline for Service Learning Courses

  • Service Learning Forms

  • Detroit Mercy Service Learning Handbook

  Considering Service Learning?

  If you would like to discuss the possibility of adding a service learning component to your course, please call Tim Hipskind, S.J. at 313-993-2003 or email him at hipskijt@udmercy.edu

  Want to learn more about Service Learning

  • Here are some national links

  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. You can either call Tim Hipskind, S.J. at 313-993-2003 or you can e-mail him at hipskijt@udmercy.edu.

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  Other Faculty Service-Learning Online Resources

  General Links for Service Learning

  • Campus Compact Faculty Resources - Promoting the partnership between colleges and communities
  • ERIC Clearing House on Higher Education
  • Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
  • National Service Learning Clearinghouse - A massive database for service learning projects and ideas, frequent updates
  • National Society for Experiential Education
  • Faculty Service Learning Toolkit

  Service Learning Syllabus Links

  • Service Learning Syllabi By Discipline - Syllabi for almost every subject
  • Campus Compact's Syllabi Project

  Resources on Reflection

  • A goldmine from Campus Compact Reflections on reflection – types, structuring it, using it.

  • Reflection Activity Ideas from St. Norbert College

  • Reflection questions from Macomb Community College New York

  If you know of any other helpful links, please e-mail us at theinstitute@udmercy.edu. We're always looking for better input.