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Improve Your Corner of the World<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]Service is more than just a buzzword here. It starts with Into the Streets<\/em> during Autumn Term<\/a>, when small groups of new students spend a few hours volunteering with youth programs, shelters and other local non-profits.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

Reflective service learning (RSL)<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]As defined by Eckerd\u2019s General Education program, RSL:<\/p>\n
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  • Is a carefully monitored service experience in which a student has intentional learning goals<\/li>\n
  • Compels a student to critically reflect on what is learned throughout the experience in a way that leads to academic enhancement, civic learning and personal growth<\/li>\n
  • Addresses community or global issues<\/li>\n
  • Develops students\u2019 understanding of their roles and responsibilities as engaged citizens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In contrast to volunteering or community service, reflective service learning emphasizes the connection between meaningful service and transformative learning. Participants combine practical experience with reflection, leading to an understanding of the social, political and economic issues at play in their service project.<\/p>\n

    Furthermore, service learning moves beyond charity, paying attention to deeper matters of justice and community enrichment. Service learning is rooted in principles of reciprocity and mutual empowerment, where all participants\u2014students, faculty and community members\u2014benefit, learn and evolve.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][toggles style=”default” border_radius=”none”][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”The RSL requirement”][vc_column_text]Before graduation, all Eckerd students must complete at least one RSL course and have a total of 20 recorded service hours. With over 20 RSL courses offered every semester, students can choose from a wide range of approaches to service. From classes such as Writing for Social Change in the Communication discipline to Food and Sustainability in Environmental Studies to Principles of Marketing in the Marketing discipline to U.S.\u2013Latin American Relations in Political Science and even Aspects of Aging in Human Development, you\u2019re guaranteed to find a course and a project that will help you understand how we connect academic study with community engagement.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][\/toggles][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]\n

    Reflect, Serve, Learn Fair<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text]Each fall, students connect with our community partners to think outside, with real-world volunteer opportunities that strengthen their resumes and prepare them for their future.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

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