By combining academic theory with practical real-life experience, service-learning provides students with a broader and deeper understanding of the course content, fosters their sense of civic engagement, and sharpens their insights into themselves and their place in the community. The concept is a simple one: students provide service in their community that is directly connected to their academic coursework and the community provides an educational experience for the student.

The mission of the Office of Service-Learning at Indiana University is to promote service-learning as an integral and enriching aspect of a student's education and to foster university engagement with the larger community that furthers the academic and public purposes of the university. Through its support for service-learning and community-based research, the Office of Service-Learning creates opportunities for Indiana University students, faculty, and staff to learn in partnership with the community and to develop competencies that promote the advancement of a socially responsible citizenry. >>

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