Our primary method of increasing the quality and quantity of service learning courses is to work directly with DU faculty members. We accomplish this by offering faculty development workshops, conducting 1-1 consultations with faculty members, coordinating the Service Learning Faculty Committee, teaching model  service learning courses, managing the Service Learning Faculty Development Fund, providing venues for faculty members and community partners to meet and work together, publishing a Public Good Newsletter and collecting service learning data.

In our work with faculty members, we seek to:

• Provide on-going support and training for faculty members teaching service learning classes;
• Provide venues for faculty and students to talk about their service learning experiences;  
• Encourage faculty members to produce scholarship that contributes to service learning inquiry;
• Create spaces and opportunities for faculty members and students to work together on service learning projects. 

At DU the basic components of service learning courses include:

• Service learning is fully integrated into the academic content of the course.
• Academic credit is awarded for academic work that integrates the service-learning experience.
• Service-learning projects are designed to serve the public good by providing needed and desired service to the community.
• Course requirements include opportunities for students to reflect and write about the relationship between the content of the course and the service learning experience.
• At the end of the course, students assess the role of community service in both enriching the academic experience and increasing their commitment to civic engagement.

To view sample syllabi and other service learning curriculum development resources visit our Public Work Portfolio.

To consult with our staff about developing a service-learning course, contact Anne DePrince at anne.deprince@du.edu or 303-871-2939.