Service-learning student interns are students, not volunteers. USL Student interns have specific learning objectives for their service experience. Community partners help student interns learn through assigning tasks that directly relate to serving a need in the community.

Service-Learning:

is a deliberate connection between academic curriculum and community service. USL student interns’ service is a component of course curriculum and becomes a vehicle for learning course material. Student interns reflect on their service, relate it to coursework, and evaluate what they are learning. Service-learning also provides student interns the opportunity to hone job skills. College credit is earned for the academic coursework, not the service itself.