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

- Three-Week Synchronous Online Summer Institute

- Asynchronous Online Blackboard Course

Application process/details: There is no application process for enrollment in the Service-Learning Training

- 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.

Completion of the Faculty Strategy training places candidates in the selection pool for the Faculty Research Fellowship.

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:

- 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

Applications are not being accepted at this time.

Completion of the Faculty Research Fellowship places candidates in the selection pool for the Senior Faculty Research Fellowship.

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:

- 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

Year Two

In their second year, faculty will be required to:

- 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

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.