Service Learning MLK Day Event (1/23/10)

Faculty members and Adjuncts; this is a save the date reminder for the ASLC’s upcoming MLK Day Event. Feel free to offer this experience to your students as extra credit. All you need to do is set your point value, pass around the attached sign up sheet, get the sign up sheet to the ASLC and the ASLC will take care of the rest, including reporting back to you about which students attended.   Event details below…

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Sat., Jan. 23th from 11am-4pm
Multi-Purpose Room (GRCC Downtown Campus)

Join the ASLC and “Pass it Forward” to our community.  We will meet in the Multi-Purpose room to kick-off this fun service learning experience. The ASLC will present a menu of service projects close to campus. Each small group will get to choose a service project from the menu or create their own. The aim is to create a chain reaction of good deeds and improve our community one person at a time while extracting core learning from the experience!

How can this fit your class?

• Communications-  the idea of communicating with diverse populations and issues in conveying a message to a mass group
• Philosophy/Sociology- social change and the idea of “pass it forward”
• CLS 100- utilization of available resources
• Psychology- human resilience, hope, and motivation
• Photography- photograph the event
• Journalism- write a story for the Rapidian
• Political Science- Governments role in advocacy and outreach
• Education- Why is Academic Service Learning so effective in teaching across diverse learning styles
• Music- Use your musical talents as part of your service and then discuss the relevance of chosen music to the audience
• Business- How is community outreach good for business and your bottom line in addition to being the right thing to do

The event will include both service and learning components in small groups and large group exercises. You do not have to attend in order to send students but if any of you wish to help extract the learning principles from the service activity, we welcome your support. Please e-mail me directly at ufirlan@grcc.edu.

Anyone can pre-register for this event  by e-mailing your name, e-mail, and department to ekelly@grcc.edu. Students, faculty, staff, friends and family are all welcome to participate.

Resources:

• Video to give you a visual of  a similar event.  Note, this video does not capture the academic learning but provides a good overview. Also note, we will be providing the students with some limited funds for their service project and many free service ideas.
• Sign up Sheet (please pass the sign up sheet around in your class and then drop it off to the ASLC which is located on G2 Main in room 59) or e-mail it to ekelly@grcc.edu.