Further Information

• Service Learning Courses at UT Austin
• Faculty Resources
• Student Resources
• Academic Service Learning Course Form
• UT Austin Academic Service Learning Blog
• Academic Service Learning Guidelines
• Contact Us
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Faculty Resources

Often the biggest obstacle for a faculty member interested in offering a service learning course is the time needed to work out the logistical details. The Office of Academic Service Learning offers a wide variety of services for faculty who either already teach service learning courses or are interested in doing so. We meet individually with each faculty member to formulate a customized plan to implement or support courses in any department. We also offer a set of guidelines as a template for faculty as they create courses.

Services Offered

• Offer faculty support at every step of the process, from initial planning to outcome assessment.
• Arrange appropriate service placement at any of over 300 Austin area non-profit agencies
• Provide liability waivers, information on background checks, transportation, etc.
• Downloadable minor liability waiver and adult liability waiver forms
• Offer service learning contracts to be signed by the service learning student, the agency supervisor, and the faculty member
• Assist with facilitation of in-class reflection sessions or development of take-home reflection assignments
• Provide examples of syllabi from academic service learning courses offered in all disciplines at benchmark universities
• Schedule guest lecturers from non-profit agencies
• Increase visibility of service learning classes to potential students
• Provide grant-writing assistance to support service learning initiatives and programs
• Offer an extensive collection of service learning articles
• Post resources and event updates on our Academic Service Learning Blog
• Offer technical assistance and support for service learning courses. Please fill out our Service Learning Course Form.
• Assist faculty with getting courses listed in our database.

Need to find a community partner for your service course?

1. Search - Locate an agency using our database
2. Inform - Contact the agency's volunteer coordinator and set up a meeting.
3. Contract - Complete the service learning contract with the service supervisor.
4. Expectations - Clarify number of hours working per week, work schedule, total number of service hours to be completed by a specified date, and duties/responsibilities expected of your students. Ask the supervisor for expectations regarding appearance, office policies, and preferred means of communication.
5. Safety - Coordinate means of transportation to service site, the location, time of day when working, etc.
6. Service – Encourage your students to complete their service, and follow up with structured reflection in class.

For further information or to set up an appointment, contact Dr. Lanese Aggrey, Director of Academic Service Learning, via e-mail or telephone (512-232-8586).