Service Learning

Service-Learning facilitates an exchange of ideas, learning, and hands-on experience to mutually benefit our students, and our community. Service opportunities are structured to help students acquire a sense of civic and social responsibility, learn about their community, apply classroom learning, expand their skills, and reflect on their experiences. At the same time, Cleveland State hopes that the service of student volunteers will assist with many needs in our community. Curriculum includes structured field based experiential learning alongside community partners, which reinforces learning outcomes and strengthens communities.

Cleveland State Community College is committed to providing its students with opportunities for experiential learning through community service activities during their collegiate experience. A number of courses at the college incorporate service-learning activities, providing students with opportunity to connect what they are learning in the classroom with service in the community. In addition, the college has introduced new service-learning courses that students may select to take for elective credit.

Service-Learning Department Mission: We collaborate with faculty and community partners to combine academic concepts with experiential learning, provide students the opportunity for a heightened educational experience, and increase civic awareness across various community populations.

For more information about service-learning or to become involved, call 423-472-7141 or 1-800-604-2722, Ext. or email service_learning@clevelandstatecc.edu

FYS Students may contact Marci Reiter at 423-614-8718 or mreiter@clevelandstatecc.edu

All students registering for SRVL 1020 Service-Learning Project I or SRVL 1100 Service-Learning Experience I should attend a required orientation session to learn how to start their course and to access their syllabus, assignments, and class resources through myCSCourses. Please contact mreiter@clevelandstatecc.edu or call 423-614-8718.

Do you have an interest in community service? Do you want to make a difference in your own community by participating in a service project? Do you have an idea for your own project that will address a community need? Get involved in Service-Learning at Cleveland State and earn college credit while making a difference!

Courses that often embed Service-Learning:

*See your Advisor or Success Coach for current for course descriptions, semester offerings, and pre-requisites.

BUSN 1305 Introduction to Business (3 hour credit)

ECED 2365 Final Practicum (3 hour credit)

ECED 2380 Language and Literacy (3 credit hour)

GEN 1010 First Year Seminar (3 hour credit)

HIST 2800 History Laboratory (1 hour credit)

NRSG 1320 Women’s Health and Child Bearing (3 hour credit)

NRSG 1330 Pediatric Nursing (3 hour credit)

NRSG 1340 Mental Health Nursing (3 hour credit)

NRSG 1620 Medical Surgical Nursing (3 hour credit)

NRSG 1710 Fundamentals of Nursing (3 hour credit)

PSYC 1030 Introduction to Psychology (3 hour credit)

PSYC 2130 Lifespan Development Psychology (3 hour credit)

SRVL 1020 Service-Learning Project I (3 hour credit)

SRVL 1100 Service-Learning Experience I (1 hour credit)

SWRK 2010 Introduction to Social Work (3 hour credit)

SWRK 2050 Crisis and Mental Health (3 hour credit)

SWRK 2060 Family and Children’s Services (3 hour credit)

**For All Courses, see the Catalog for course descriptions, semester offerings, and pre-requisites.**

For more service-learning course information, call (423) 472-7141 or 1-800-604-2722, Ext. 794 or 385 or email service_learning@clevelandstatecc.edu.

SRVC is the online platform where students can search for service-learning and civic community service opportunities, throughout the state of Tennessee, and report completed service hours to their college or university.

TN Promise Scholarship students MUST ALSO REPORT THEIR COMPLETED SERVICE HOURS IN TNAchieves.org (portal.tbr.edu and TNAchieves.org do not share information). Failure to report service hours in TNAchieves.org WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF SCHOLARSHIP.

Students need to set-up an account before accessing SRVC. Be sure to select CLSCC as the Institution name on the registration form.

Need assistance setting-up your SRVC account and/or reporting completed service hours? Contact Cleveland State’s Service-Learning Department: service_learning@clevelandstatecc.edu

Be sure to follow and check in with our Facebook page where date specific events and activities are posted.

• National Association of Student Affairs Administrators
• National Campus Compact
• National Society for Experiential Education
• Community College National Center for Community Engagement
• Generator School Network
• Reflection Activities

Forms

• Service-Learning Service Letter

Documents

• SRVC- Student Set-Up Account and Report Service Hours
  
• Activities That Are Service-Learning
  
• Service Learning Award Flyer