Community Service Learning
Each year, close to 200 Communication and Culture students participate in community service learning, collaborating with such diverse organizations as the Calgary Zoo, Calgary Drop-In Centre, and Calgary Health Region.
So what is Community Service Learning?
Community service learning (CSL) is a form of experiential learning in which students, enrolled in a credit course, integrate a community service activity with related course content. These course projects involve students working to assist a nonprofit community organization or initiative, usually with a research or writing project, as they build subject-area knowledge and skills.
Why do a Community Service Learning project?
- Make valuable connections between academic theory and "real-world" practice
- Network and make contacts outside of the university
- Gain a deeper understanding of your role as a citizen
The Department of Communication and Culture continues to find the courses win-win-win for students, non-profits, and the university. A sample of past projects can be found below.
Women's Studies Project Puts Research Ideas to Work
Women's Studies students are participating in a one-of-a-kind initiative to create social change and put their classroom theory to work.
Students "Get United" Over Campaign
University of Calgary Communication Studies students got involved with the United Way by hosting an event focused on youth-at-risk issues.
Top Guns Fight Breast Cancer
Top Guns, a charitable committee consisting of five students from the University of Calgary, fundraised for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Faculty and Students Give Back to Calgary Reads
Rachel Wade and three classmates worked with Calgary Reads, a local non-profit organization offering literacy programming to children in 60 Calgary schools.