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Last year

The Office of Service Learning worked with 83 faculty members on teaching and scholarship related to service learning.

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CSL MISSION
The mission of the Center for Service and Learning is to engage students, faculty, staff and community members in educationally meaningful service to promote learning and development, advance best practice and research, achieve community goals through partnerships, and further the civic engagement mission of IUPUI.

VISION
To transform universities and communities through educationally meaningful service.

CSL VALUES
The work of the Center for Service and Learning is to be consistent with the following values that guide program development, program operations, and working relationships.

Programmatic Values:
Staff of the CSL value programs that:

• reflect its mission
• are innovative and educationally meaningful
• change lives through a commitment to the ethic of service
• improve social conditions in the community
• involve reflective practice that informs participants
• build upon campus and community assets
• respect diversity of constituents

Operational Values:
Staff of the CSL value program operations that:

• use teamwork to improve program implementation
• employ creative leadership to foster effective collaboration
• demonstrate scholarly rigor
• monitor and assess outcomes for program improvement
• use resources in an ethical, informed, and effective way

Informational Values:
Staff of the CSL value knowledge that:

• is generated in and with communities
• is derived from service experiences
• is gained through reflective practice
• contributes to social change
• respects diverse perspectives

Relational Values:
Staff of the CSL value collaborative relationships that:

• advance its mission and vision
• celebrate and recognize the contributions of others
• promote integrity and commitment
• are formed through constructive dialogue
• develop over time
  

GOALS

1. Community Partnership Development: CSL achieves community goals through partnerships. Developing and supporting relationships with community partners is essential to fulfilling CSL’s mission.
2. Faculty & Staff Development: CSL collaborates with others on campus. Working with faculty and staff to achieve shared goals is critical to supporting learning and sustaining community partnerships.
3. Student Learning and Development: CSL supports student learning and development. Designing educationally meaningful service experiences is an effective way to develop civic-minded graduates.
4. Civic Engagement in Higher Education: CSL furthers the civic engagement mission the campus. Advancing the public purposes of higher education is important locally, nationally, and internationally.
5. Assessment, Research and Scholarship: As an IUPUI Signature Center, CSL advances best practices and research. Assessing learning outcomes and conducting research is essential to improved practice.
6. Communication and Marketing: CSL engages others in educationally meaningful service. Recognizing the contributions of others is valuable to sustaining service as a distinctive aspect of campus culture.
7. Organizational Effectiveness, Sustainability and Accountability: CSL makes wise use of human and fiscal resources. Cultivating internal capacity is vital to sustaining programs and creating new initiatives.

Read the Center for Service and Learning's Strategic Plan