Elon UniversityKernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement

Angie Loggains

Elon Fast Facts

Mid-size, private, liberal arts

Formerly Elon College (founded in 1889 by the Christian Church)

Became Elon University in 2001

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The Kernodle Center

Fosters the development of student leadership through involvement in local and global communities.

Creates and supports collaborative and sustainable relationships between faculty, staff, students, and community partners.

Encourages creative solutions to social concerns and identified community needs.

Builds community capacity and faculty and staff engagement.

http://www.elon.edu/e-web/students/servicelearning/default.xhtml

Major Programs

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Get on the Bus!

The SLC

Pre-Serve

Alternative Breaks

Student Learning Outcomes

· Partnering: Students will understand the importance of partnering with local, regional, national, and global communities to address societal issues.

· Academic Discipline – Students will understand how the knowledge and skills from one’s own academic discipline informs one’s participation in community engagement.

· Community Needs – Students will develop the ability to work collaboratively and engage in critical and creative thinking with others to identify and address community needs.

· Communication: Students will develop the ability to effectively communicate with and listen to others.

· Diversity – Students will consider and appreciate the value of diverse beliefs, ideas, and world views.

· Responsibility – Students will recognize their responsibility to live as engaged global citizens and informed leaders motivated by concern for the common good.  

Learning Goals

Become familiar with the difference in operations/functions of private versus public

Better understand my strengths and weaknesses as a professional

Programming experience

More exposure to students

Intern Responsibilites

· SLO research

· Pre-Serve Advisor

· Alamance Youth Leadership Academy (AYLA)

· Volunteerism Proposal

· Service-Learning Assessment