Academic Service-Learning at Eastern Michigan University

What Is Academic Service-Learning?

Academic Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection as a means fo helping students gain a deeper understanding of course objectives, acquire new knowledge and engage in civic activity.

What is Engaged Scholarship?

Engaged Scholarship involves the faculty member in a reciprocal partnership with the community, is interdisciplinary, and integrates faculty roles of teaching, research, and service. While there is variation in current terminology (public scholarship, scholarship of engagement, community-engaged scholarship), engaged scholarship is defined by the collaboration between academics and individuals outside the academy - knowledge professionals and the lay public (local, regional/state, national, global) - for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. - David Scobey, Harvard Center for Community Partnerships, Bates College

Contact Information

Jessica "Decky" Alexander
Director, Office of Academic Service-Learning
219 Rackham
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti MI 48197
734.487.6570