Welcome to the Service-Learning Program at Marymount College
Service is a key component in the College’s mission statement and Institutional Student Learning Outcomes. Anchored by the core principles of our founders, The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, our Marymount community makes a concerted effort to reflect the RSHM call to “respond to the needs of our time and to work with others in action for evangelical justice.” Each year Marymount students, faculty and staff perform hours of service in the greater Los Angeles community in order to help others while applying what they learn to the classroom curriculum. This powerful form of education benefits all involved.
Mission
The Center for Service-Learning promotes excellence in teaching and learning through service. Guided by the undergraduate curriculum, the Service-Learning program seeks to provide integrated service experiences that enhance the curriculum and serve as an integral element in each student’s academic experience. Following the tradition of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, we support members of the Marymount community who reach out to others through active and reflective service.
Vision
The Center forService-Learning will enhance Marymount’s mission by connecting classroom curriculum and community needs in dynamic service experiences. Through integrating Service-Learning as a core educational practice, we will create opportunities to expand our relationships with the broader community in mutually beneficial and inspiring ways.
Values
We strive to offer meaningful academic experiences that:
· Engage
· Reciprocate
· Challenge
· Collaborate
· Evaluate
A Sampling of Classes utilizing a Service-Learning component in Spring 2010:
Psychology 100: ”Personal Development”
Education/Sociology 140: “The Home, the School, the Community”
Sociology 250: “Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Class in the United States”
Economics 135: “Perspectives on Global Development”
Education 125: “Curriculum and the Yong Child”
Psychology 228: “Abnormal Psychology”
Science 133: “Human Physiology”
HED 130: “Human Sexuality”
Currently Scheduled Community Service Projects in Spring 2010
2/6 Los Angeles Regional Food Bank volunteer day
2/9 Red Cross Blood Drive in the Student Center
3/20 Canyon Verde Luncheon (11:30-1:30) Come join our fiends from Canyon
Verde for lunch
3/11 Canyon Verde Carnival- Marymount students partner with adult
students from CanyonVerde with developmental disabilities and
participate in an exciting on-campus carnival
5/1 Book Drive to collect children’s books followed by a Saturday trip to
paint the library at 93rd Street Elementary School in partnership with the
Marymount Library Staff and Access Books (www.accessbooks.net). The
website offers staggering statistics worth examining.
