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While the office of Community Service Learning works actively to expand the use of service-learning as a teaching pedagogy at Philadelphia University, there is a strong history of using service-learning in the classroom that should be recognized. In fact, the practice of using service-learning is a teaching tool to develop civic minded professionals is a key element of the University’s signature learning, described as “active, collaborative, and real-word.”
Examples of service-learning at Philadelphia University include:
- Occupational Therapy and Industrial Design Students Collaborate on Devices for Disabled Clients
http://www.philau.edu/today/headlines/?p=587 - PhilaU Receives 'University Green' Grant; Launches Campus Tree Tenders Chapter
http://www.philau.edu/today/headlines/?p=573 - Interior Design Students Unveil New Entertainment Room for Ailing Youth
http://www.philau.edu/today/headlines/?p=537 - Interior Design Students turn dream room into reality for ailing Elkins Park girl
http://www.philau.edu/today/headlines/?p=451 - Faculty interested in using service-learning in their courses can review a database of syllabi from various disciplines at the following website:
http://www.compact.org/category/syllabi/
If you would like help in developing service-learning projects, please contact Aurelio Manuel Valente or Missy Stolfi.
Office of Community Service
Student Development Programs
Kanbar Campus Center, Suite 311
Phone:
215.951.2634
Fax:
215.951.2644
Email:
Community Service@PhilaU.edu
