About
SPRING service-learning was created in 2007 to provide points of support, connection, and resources to the colleges and universities striving to initiate and grow service-learning programs. The funding for this regional network is provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service through the PA & NY Campus Compacts and local support from the Grable Foundation and Forbes Funds.
SPRING envisions a service-learning community in the Southwestern PA region that brings colleagues across agencies and institutions together to create interdisciplinary collaborations that address real community needs in sustainable ways. Faculty, students, community members and agency staff have the opportunity to interact and learn from one another. Community-driven research projects led by student teams produce critical data for future initiatives. Through service-learning, students become engaged citizens who are invested in our region throughout their college careers and well into the rest of their lives.
The network welcomes new member institutions.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP:
• Access to training resources: workshops, conferences, article discussions, lending library
• Opportunity to apply for faculty mini-grants for service-learning course development
• Opportunity for faculty to share their work with colleagues from other area institutions
• Representation at lobbying efforts and in other forums to establish fiscal and programmatic support for service-learning in Southwestern PA
• An arena in which to share best practices and learn from national experts on service-learning institutionalization
FOR MORE INFORMATION & COMPLETE TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP:
SPRING service-learning network
Email: springservicelearning@gmail.com
Phone: 412-396-5893
Web: www.duq.edu/springnetwork
