| The role of the community partner is extremely vital in the creation and success of service-learning endeavors. Beyond functioning as the setting of experiential learning, community organizations, comprised of staff and residents, share their expertise and knowledge with the service-learners and the faculty partner. Through collaborative efforts on the behalf of community representatives, faculty and students, service-learning projects benefit all parties involved.
How does service-learning benefit the community?
- provides the opportunity to serve as co-educators in guiding and supporting service learners
- gains resources from student community service-learning activities
- develops ongoing partnerships with university faculty and students that can help
address longer range goals
Service-learning is an ideal opportunity for Cal Poly Pomona faculty and students to be directly engaged with community development and address community concerns. A prominent responsibility of the Center for Community Service-Learning is to effectively initiate and facilitate partnerships between Cal Poly Pomona and community agencies.
Become a Community Partner
Are you interested in getting students and faculty members involved in a project with your community organization? If the answer is yes, then contact us. Our Civic Engagement Coordinator will be in touch to start the process and answer any questions you may have.
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