6.16.2010

The basics

Campbell's brand spankin' new service learning program is tearing open a new chapter in university history. How service learning came to be and how it ended up at Campbell is a long story that probably requires colorful illustrations, so I'll brief you.

Service learning is the ultimate way to accomplish two intertwined goals:

1. Community engagement

2. Hands-on academic lesson

Basically, service learning is taking lessons from a class and applying them in a sustainable service project. By "sustainable," I mean long-term and self-replenishing.

Campbell has a history of service that any proud Camel will be happy to tell you about. The new service learning program is a culmination of years of clubs, departments, and individual students reaching out to touch the untouchables of Harnett County.

A program in its infancy has a lot to gain and a lot to lose, but I have complete confidence that the program will flourish and prove to onlookers the impact a dedicated university can have on one rural county in the Sandhills of North Carolina.

- Sara McCarthy
Campbell University Service Learning VISTA
sara.melinda.mccarthy@gmail.com

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