Office of Service

Learning: Here to Serve

the Students and the
Community
Service Learning is located on WMU’s main campus and is dedicated to enriching
the lives of students and the community through service learning opportunities.

What is Service Learning? How to get involved?

As a student you can get involved by

Who to Contact:
The Office of Service Learning teams up
enrolling in one of the courses that offers
professors and community leaders to
service learning programs. You can get
allow students to complete service Director of Service Learnin
involved in the community and help improve
learning experiences. These opportunities Sarah Smith
the lives of others. You can also attend
include working with children, troubled (123)456-7891
events put on by the Office of Service
youth, veterans, and people with Sarah.smith@wmich.edu
Learning.
disabilities. Students are taught www.wmich.edu/servicelearning
professionalism and how to empower
others while giving back to the community.

The messages shared by

Service Learning: How is it different
As a voice for those who are under served
As a community member, you can contact
than volunteering?
and at risk, Service Learning has pledged to
the Office of Service Learning and they will With service learning, students are
help open up discussions that are hard to
work with you to place your organization with not just going into a community
have. They have also made it their mission to
a course that relates to your area of interest. and giving them something. They
bring awareness to many social justice issues
They are always looking for new community are teaming up with a community
and issues that the Kalamazoo community
members and organizations to expand their member and are getting out of it
faces.
opportunities offered. just as much as they are putting
in. It is all about reciprocity.

Upcoming event highlight >>> Where is the Office of

Service Learning?

What: Social Justice Speaker Series

Day two topic: Domestic Violence
Who: The Office of Service Learning will be holding this event to start
conversations on campus about sensitive, but important topics.
Where: Ballroom C in the Bernhard Center. Parking will be available in
1260 Ellsworth Hall
the parking structure.
There is convenient parking
When: February 7, 2019 at 7pm
right across the street.
Why: Domestic violence occurs everywhere, even in Kalamazoo. Join
the conversation and give support to domestic violence victims.