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There are many similar yet differentdiffering definitions of [[service-learning]]. Weigert states that in service-learning "three of the elements focus more on the community side of the equation; the other three focus more on the campus side. On the community side: the student provides some meaningful service, that meets a need or goal, that is defined by a community (or some of its members). On the campus side: the service provided by the student flows from and into course objectives, is integrated into the course by means of assignments that require some form of reflection on the service in light of course objectives, and the assignment is assessed and evaluated accordingly."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Weigert |first=Kathleen Maas |date=1998 |title=Academic Service Learning: Its Meaning and Relevance |journal=New Directions for Teaching and Learning |volume=1998 |issue=73 |pages=3–10 |doi=10.1002/tl.7301 }}</ref>

Many universities, community colleges, and K-12 schools offer a programprograms that focusesfocus on [[service-learning]]. Some schools have a well-embedded program that offers credit, while others may utilize it as a classification on a transcript or as a certificate. Below is a list of examples (not all inclusive) of different service-learning programs offered throughout the United States. The universities listed (in alphabetalphabetical order) have prioritizedexemplified service-learning as an academic philosophy on their campus.

== University programs ==

=== Boise State University ===

[[Boise State University|Boise State University's]] service-learning center supports faculty, students, and community organizations to connect classroom learning with hands-on community engagement. BSU believes [[service-learning]] "enhances student learning, addresses critical community issues, and builds students’ capacities to be change makers in their local, national and global communities."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learn.org - |url=https://learn.org/articles/DegreeDirectoryorg_Talks_to_Beth_Ultis_of_Boise_State_Universitys_Service-Learning_Program.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=learn.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gómez-Espina |first1=Roberto |last2=Rodríguez-Oroz |first2=Delia |last3=Chávez |first3=Manuel |last4=Saavedra |first4=Cristian |last5=Bravo |first5=María Jesús |title=Assessment of the Socrative platform as an interactive and didactic tool in the performance improvement of STEM university students |journal=Higher Learning Research Communications |date=25 July 2019 |volume=9 |issue=2 |doi=10.18870/hlrc.v9i2.438 |s2cid=201324946 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |doi=10.21125/edulearn.2018.0778 |chapter=Business School Service-Learning: An Empirical Examination of Community Partners' Perception of Benefits |title=EDULEARN18 Proceedings |year=2018 |last1=Cyr |first1=Don |last2=Kemp |first2=Gillian |volume=1 |page=2940 |isbn=978-84-09-02709-5 |s2cid=169393531 }}</ref> Boise State University also offers a Service-Learning Exhibit<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service-Learning |title=Service-Learning Exhibition (SLx) |url=https://www.boisestate.edu/servicelearning/students/sl-exhibition/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Service-Learning |language=en}}</ref> in Fall and Spring that allows students to showcase their service-learning project through a professional poster or video.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Midgett |first1=Aida |last2=Doumas |first2=Diana M. |title=Evaluation of Service-Learning-Infused Courses With Refugee Families |journal=Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development |date=April 2016 |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=118–134 |doi=10.1002/jmcd.12041 |url=https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/counsel_facpubs/82 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

=== Duke University ===

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=== Georgetown University ===

[[Georgetown University|Georgetown University's]] Center for Social Justice (CSJ) designates [[Community education|community-based learning]] courses. Community-based activities have been called “[[service“service-learning]].” Students must complete a specific amount of 20 to 40 hours of community-based work which includes course assignments."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jacoby |first1=Barbara |title=Partnerships for Service Learning |journal=New Directions for Student Services |date=Autumn 1999 |volume=1999 |issue=87 |pages=19–35 |doi=10.1002/ss.8702 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marullo |first1=Sam |last2=Moayedi |first2=Roxanna |last3=Cooke |first3=Deanna |title=C. Wright Mills's Friendly Critique of Service Learning and an Innovative Response: Cross-Institutional Collaborations for Community-Based Research |journal=Teaching Sociology |date=January 2009 |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=61–75 |doi=10.1177/0092055X0903700106 |s2cid=144172245 }}</ref> Some universities do not require specific hours.

=== Michigan State University ===

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=== Purdue University ===

At [[Purdue University]], service-learning focused on the education and academic aspect of service-learning: a) participate in an organized service activity that meets community-identified needs; b) use knowledge and skills directly related to a course, discipline and/or specific learning outcomes; and c) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content and/or learning outcomes and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility."<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.18260/1-2--13299 |chapter=An Analysis of the Reflection Component in the Epics Model of Service Learning |title=2004 Annual Conference Proceedings |year=2004 |last1=Jamieson |first1=Leah |last2=Zoltowski |first2=Carla |last3=Derego |first3=Frank |last4=Slivovsky |first4=Lynne |last5=Oakes |first5=William |pages=9.160.1–9.160.10 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Foli |first1=Karen J. |last2=Braswell |first2=Melanie |last3=Kirkpatrick |first3=Jane |last4=Lim |first4=Eunjung |date=March 2014 |title=Development of Leadership Behaviors in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Service-Learning Approach |journal=Nursing Education Perspectives |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=76–82 |doi=10.5480/11-578.1 |pmid=24783721 |s2cid=23737840 }}</ref> Purdue University provides students the opportunity to showcase their service-learning and community based projects in an undergraduate journal titled Puarning and International Engagementrdue Journal of Service-Learning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PJSL |url=https://www.purdue.edu/engagement/pjsl/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chaube |first1=Parul |last2=Purdue University |date=2020 |title=Importance and Challenges of International Service-Learning |journal=Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=19–27 |doi=10.5703/1288284317230 |s2cid=229224193 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Purdue University also has a service-learning program specifically in the engineering department called EPICS (de-abbreviate).<ref>{{cite book|doi=10.1109/fie.2004.1408794 |chapter=EPICS: Engineering projects in community service |title=34th Annual Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004 |year=2004 |last1=Oakes |first1=W. |last2=Spencer |first2=J. |page=1455 |isbn=0-7803-8552-7 |s2cid=22932966 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zoltowski |first1=Carla B. |last2=Oakes |first2=William C. |title=Learning by Doing: Reflections of the EPICS Program |journal=International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship |date=31 December 2014 |pages=1–32 |doi=10.24908/ijsle.v0i0.5540 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |doi=10.18260/1-2--8361 |chapter=Epics: A Model of Service Learning in an Engineering Curriculum |title=2000 Annual Conference Proceedings |year=2000 |last1=Oakes |first1=William C. |last2=Jamieson |first2=Leah H. |last3=Coyle |first3=Edward |pages=5.281.1–5.281.14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |doi=10.18260/1-2--1421 |chapter=The Vertically Integrated Projects (Vip) Program in Ece at Purdue: Fully Integrating Undergraduate Education and Graduate Research |title=2006 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings |year=2006 |last1=Allebach |first1=Jan |last2=Coyle |first2=Edward |last3=Krueger |first3=Joy |pages=11.1336.1–11.1336.16 }}</ref>

=== Tulane University ===

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=== University of Notre Dame ===

The [[McGrath Institute for Church Life]] at the [[University of Notre Dame]] provides opportunities to be in several different service learning activities that include Catholic theology, ministry, spirituality, and formation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-21 |title=Top 25 Universities For Non-profit And Community Service Ranked By Return - Best Value Schools |url=https://www.bestvalueschools.com/rankings/non-profit-and-community-service-ranked-by-return/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.bestvalueschools.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chambers |first1=Dianne J |last2=Lavery |first2=Shane |date=2012-04-01 |title=Service-Learning: A Valuable Component of Pre-Service Teacher Education |url=http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol37/iss4/7 |journal=Australian Journal of Teacher Education |volume=37 |issue=4 |doi=10.14221/ajte.2012v37n4.2|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Askildson |first1=Lance R. |last2=Kelly |first2=Annie Cahill |last3=Mick |first3=Connie Snyder |title=Developing Multiple Literacies in Academic English Through Service-Learning and Community Engagement |journal=TESOL Journal |date=September 2013 |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=402–438 |doi=10.1002/tesj.91 }}</ref> The university offers a unique experience called the Echo Graduate Service Program<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre |title=Echo Graduate Service Program // McGrath Institute for Church Life // University of Notre Dame |url=https://mcgrath.nd.edu/service-learning/echo-graduate-service-program/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=McGrath Institute for Church Life |language=en}}</ref> where you can earn a Masters of Arts in theology.

=== Vanderbilt University ===

At [[Vanderbilt University]], [[community engagement]] pedagogies, often called “[[Service-learning|service“service learning]],” are ones that combine learning goals and community service in ways that can enhance both student growth and the common good. Vanderbilt University creates collaborative projects between faculty and community partners where students apply course content to community-based activities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-21 |title=Top 25 Universities For Non-profit And Community Service Ranked By Return - Best Value Schools |url=https://www.bestvalueschools.com/rankings/non-profit-and-community-service-ranked-by-return/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.bestvalueschools.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1037/10677-001 |chapter=Understanding service learning |title=The measure of service learning: Research scales to assess student experiences |year=2004 |last1=Bringle |first1=Robert G. |last2=Phillips |first2=Mindy A. |last3=Hudson |first3=Michael |pages=3–10 |isbn=1-59147-077-3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Giles, Jr. |first1=Dwight E. Jr.|last2=Eyler |first2=Janet |title=A Service Learning Research Agenda for the Next Five Years |journal=New Directions for Teaching and Learning |date=Spring 1998 |volume=1998 |issue=73 |pages=65–72 |doi=10.1002/tl.7308 }}</ref>

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