Service Learning

To pursue truth, to give compassionate service, to participate in the creation of a more just and human world. This should be familiar to all of those in the Dominican community as a part of our motto. These ideals are sewn throughout all aspects of life at this university. One place in particular is in the Service Learning department.

Students can participate in Service Learning in a variety of ways. One of the most literal is by having a service learning component added on to one of your classes. With this a professor would assign some sort of service as a part of a class grade. Often times, these courses meet less or have less homework in order to make time for the service element. A professor may integrate the service more or less depending on the course. Service destinations could include anything from serving food at a homeless shelter to cleaning up Thatcher Woods. The student would then either discuss the service in class, or have a written assignment on it to further analyze the experience.

Service Learning is a very unique way to teach without books or essays. It gives students an opportunity to have hands on experience and create their own thoughts. This type of learning comes from the heart of Dominican’s values because it give students a broader sense of the world around them.

For more information, visit the Service Learning Website