Discover student experiences with
community service-learning (CSL).


Students in all years and faculties can participate in community service-learning. For most students, CSL-based courses feel unconventional, and often uncomfortable at first.  This is because CSL courses are not taught within a traditional framework.
To learn more about student experiences with CSL, look to the articles below.

"T.Smith's 2009 Research & Website Team" Calgary - by Ken Bendiktsen, 2009. From Utoday

Article: The Different Roads Through CSL

“The academic component of the course definitely overshadowed the community service...” 
- Tyler Rietze, Law and Society student, University of Calgary 

Article: Interconnectedness and Hands-on Development

"CSL is great for the resume, ... our contacts ... have agreed to be references on our resumes."
- Erica Dunwoody, Development Studies student, University of Calgary


Article: CSL is Practical Pseudo-Work Experience

“One thing I love about CSL-based courses is their practicality. The experience and skills you receive from CSL transfer into so many other fields."

- Monica Cheng, Communications Studies alumni, University of Calgary



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