Service-Learning Fellowships
Faculty Strategy Fellowship in Service-Learning
Participating faculty will learn more about service-learning theory, successful service-learning programs, and will engage in activities that they can then implement in their own courses. They will also learn about available resources to support them.
Requirements:
Complete the Service-Learning Training
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- Three-Week Synchronous Online Summer Institute
OR
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- Asynchronous Online Blackboard Course
Application process/details: There is no application process for enrollment in the Service-Learning Training
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- 30 person capacity for Synchronous Online Summer Institute
- Enrollees are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis
- Unlimited capacity for Asynchronous Online Blackboard Course
Stipend: $150 + 6 professional development hours, with an additional $150 stipend available after one semester of project implementation.
Faculty Research Fellowship in Service-Learning
Participants in the Service-Learning Faculty Research Fellowship will implement at least one service-learning section to better understand the virtues and challenges of service-learning pedagogy and practice. They will also deepen their understanding of contemporary service-learning issues through professional development.
Requirements:
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- Implement one service-learning section
- Participate in one Office of Experiential Learning (OEL) sponsored service-learning professional development opportunity
- Draft a research proposal by the end of their first year focused on a contemporary issue, theory, or method in service-learning that they plan to examine further on their path to the Senior Faculty Research Fellowship
- Meet with the Service-Learning Coordinator for bi-monthly check-ins
Length: 1 Year
Start Date/Semester: Spring 2023
Prerequisites: Applicants must have completed the Service-Learning Online Training
Stipend: $1200
Applications
The application deadline has passed.
Acceptance notifications will be sent no later than 5 pm on Friday, December 9, 2022.
Senior Faculty Research Fellowship in Service-Learning
Year One
In their first year in pursuit of Senior Faculty Research Fellowship, faculty will be required to:
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- Participate in another OEL-sponsored SL professional development event
OR travel to a relevant conference or service-learning event
OR implement another service-learning section - Meet with the Service-Learning Coordinator bi-monthly for check-ins
- Draft and submit a bibliography for use in their final literature review
- Participate in another OEL-sponsored SL professional development event
Year Two
In their second year, faculty will be required to:
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- Implement another service-learning section
OR present a professional development event on their research topic
OR travel to a relevant conference or service-learning event - Mentor attendees of the Service-Learning Training Course
- Meet with the Service-Learning Coordinator bi-monthly for check-ins
- Present on their research with a clear plan of action for how ACC might address their chosen topic
- Implement another service-learning section
Final Presentation
To complete their Service-Learning Fellowship, faculty fellows will have to submit and present their completed literature review on their research topic.
Length: Two Years
Start Date/Semester: Applications due by December 1 annually
Application Process/Details: Applicants must have completed the Faculty Research Fellowship Program
Stipend: TBD
Contact
For any questions about the Service-Learning Faculty Fellowship, please contact Dr. Linda Cox, Service-Learning Coordinator: lcox@austincc.edu.