Agency Partners Role:
- Work with faculty to create an agreement for expected student responsibilities and duties at the site.
- Provide feedback on the student’s progress.
- Provide the student with an orientation to the agency and additional training if necessary.
- Provide consistent and meaningful supervision to the student.
- Answer students’ questions regarding the goals of the organization as well as the services provided by the organization.
Additional Resources:
- Campus Compact: http://www.compact.org
- The Big Dummy’s Guide to Service-Learning:
- Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning: http://www.umich.edu/~mjcsl/
- LearnHowToBecome.org: http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/volunteer-and-nonprofit-careers/
Please visit these websites to find a volunteer organization:
http://www.volunteermatch.org/ OR http://www.volunteercenter.org/
*Please note you will want to check with your instructor for specific service learning guidelines.