Maximizing the Long-term Sustainability of Service-Learning

Posted by on September 26, 2010

The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, are pleased to announce the upcoming free webinar, “Maximizing the Long-term Sustainability of Service-Learning: Lessons from a Study of Early Adopters,” Thursday September 30 from 3:00-4:30 Eastern time.

Space is limited, so register today.

https://etr.webex.com/etr/onstage/g.php?d=929712129&t=a

Description:

Service-learning is becoming an institutionalized practice in higher education. This has been the result of investments by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS); other funders; and academic institutions and their faculty, service-learning staff, students, and community partners. Given these substantial investments, it is important to understand what ingredients are necessary to sustain service-learning for the long-term.

This webinar shares the findings of Amanda Vogel’s recent study of a cohort of 17 higher education institutions that participated in the 1995-1998 CNCS-funded Health Professions Schools in Service to the Nation (HPSISN) program. Drawing on interviews with key faculty and staff from 16 of these schools, the presenters will describe the factors most deeply influencing the sustainability of service-learning in the HPSISN institutions and will provide recommendations for how funders, academic institutions, and faculty and staff involved in service-learning can best support sustainability.

The webinar will include substantial time for discussion about how to maximize the factors that facilitate sustainability, and prepare for and address the challenges that will inevitably arise over time. Note: the webinar will be recorded and provided to the public.

Presenters:

Amanda L. Vogel, Behavioral Scientist, Behavioral Research Program of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the National Cancer Institute

Sarena Seifer, Executive Director of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)

Kevin Days, Advisor, Higher Education Special Initiatives, Learn and Serve America