Nominations are open for the Betsy Alden Service-Learning Awards!
The Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Awards recognize one graduating senior, one faculty member, and one community partner for their commitment to the ideals of service‐learning. Each Alden award recipient receives $250 to further develop their community-building and leadership skills. Deadline for nominations is March 18th. Learn more about eligibility and the nomination process guidelines here.
Activating History for Social Justice at Duke: A Workshop with Robin Kirk
Part of the Duke Service-Learning Making Place Matter event series, “Activating History for Social Justice at Duke”, will offer a faculty/staff/student workshop, led by Robin Kirk, to examine the spaces and places
Join us for a series of events on: Making Place Matter
Throughout 2019-20 Duke Service-Learning will be cultivating greater critical consciousness on campus about the places and spaces which both create and are created by community-engaged teaching and learning. Here are a few series events taking place in Spring 2020:
Language learners explore art, culture and community in Hindi 101 & 203
The goal of Hindi 101 and Hindi 203 is to help connect students to the local Indian community and Hindi speakers, enhance their understanding of art and culture, and improve their ability to use Hindi for creating bonds with culture and community. My students suggested that it would be nice to chat in Hindi with somebody outside the class.
LEAD THE WAY DURHAM students create interactive timeline on history of Duke Silent Vigil
Students in HLP Associate Director Lalita Kaligotla’s PPS270 Lead the Way Durham service-learning course created a digital timeline about the history of Duke’s Silent Vigil.
Latina Voices/Voces de Mujeres Latinas
Latina Voices/Voces de mujeres latinas is the final project for the service-learning course SPANISH 308S: Latino/a Voices in Duke, Durham and Beyond. The goal of this bilingual project is to shed light on the life and work of significant Latina women in the United States.Our Mission: Connecting Academic Curriculum to Collaboration with Communities
Duke Service-Learning connects academic curriculum to communities to foster enriched learning and engagement in ethical collaborations. We provide consultation, training, research, and advocacy for the work of faculty, staff, students, and communities to support academic programming that joins communities in promoting social equity and social change.
Service-learning courses build a strong academic foundation by incorporating collaborations with local community partners and translating theory into real-world experience. By exploring the rich diversity of our local and global communities, service-learning courses provide students with opportunities to engage effectively with communities on issues such as the environment, socioeconomic inequities, public policy, health, immigration, education, and more.
For Faculty
A primary goal of Duke Service-Learning is to provide support and assistance to departments, programs, and individual faculty members seeking to integrate service-learning and community engagement into their academic objectives. We offer customized resources, classroom presentations, course funding, service-learning assistants, suggest potential community partners, help you develop assignments and assessment protocols, and provide feedback on your syllabus as requested.
For Students
Courses can feel far removed from the world outside Duke and life after college, but service-learning courses allow you to apply and gain academic knowledge in an authentic setting. With courses in dozens of departments, from Education and Public Policy to Engineering and Computer Science, you’ll find a course that fits your interests, while also providing you with an opportunity to:
- Get to know Durham (Beyond Downtown)
- Make a positive difference in the community
- Apply what you're learning in the classroom to contemporary issues
- Develop a wide range of skills, from cross-cultural awareness to critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills.
Upcoming Events
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Event Series: Making Place Matter
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Making Place Matter Series: Activating History for Social Justice at Duke
3:30 PM @ West Duke 101, Ahmadieh Family Conference RoomWed
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Making Place Matter Series: Beyond Whiteboards & Desks: Deconstructing Place & Space on Duke’s Campus
4:00 PM @ Pink Parlor / East Duke BuildingLatest News
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