Anti-Racism Resources
The curated by Campus Compact includes up-to-date reading and resources relevant to racial equity and anti-racism work in higher education. Explore the knowledge hub to find articles, books, videos, and more. Campus Compact also welcomes suggestions for the knowledge hub. Instructions on how to add to the hub are listed on Campus Compact's website.
Funding Resources
Through a bequest of James J. Marshall and Ellen O'Connor Marshall, the College has established a fund to encourage the creative and intellectual involvement of students and faculty with the Worcester Community in order to enhance the quality of life in Worcester and build closer ties between the College and the community. Financial support is available on a competitive basis for service, research, and community-based learning projects that are of academic benefit to 17³Ô¹ÏÍø students and/or faculty and of benefit to the people of Worcester. Applications are available in the beginning of each semester and should be submitted to the Donelan Office by the listed due date. Please see the Marshall Memorial Fund webpage for further information.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Scholarship in Action program (SIA) provides funding to advance Worcester-based faculty research that makes an impact and that provides rich experiential learning opportunities for 17³Ô¹ÏÍø students. Through SIA, our community partners and faculty find innovative solutions to universal problems, and our students get a taste for how the liberal arts and the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø mission can reshape the world. Please see the Scholarship in Action webpage for further information.
Online Resources for Course Development
maintains syllabi from a variety of disciplines to assist with course development. Campus Compact also worked with Dr. Dwight Giles and Dr. Matt Roy to develop a six module series of "." Learn & Serve America's includes step-by-step practical advice on designing a CBL course. This (DOC) includes a number of helpful resources for preparing to teach CBL courses or do CBL projects online/remotely.
CBL Activity Ideas
Kerissa Heffernan's book, Fundamentals of Service-Learning Course Construction is available in the Donelan Office and includes guidelines on developing syllabi with numerous examples of syllabi that meet these guidelines. specific examples of CBL activities from a variety of disciplines from her book and other sources.
Sample Syllabi from CBL Courses at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø:
The Donelan Office from a variety of disciplines that can be reviewed.
Books Available through Dinand Library
Discipline-Specific books:
Adler-Kassner, L., Crooks, R. & Watter, A. (2006). Writing the community: concepts and models for service-learning in composition. Urbana, Ill.: National Council of Teachers in English.
Adler-Kassner, L., & O'Neill, P. (2010). Reframing writing assessment to improve teaching and learning. University Press of Colorado.
Adler-Kassner, L., & Wardle, E. (2015). Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies. Boulder: University Press of Colorado.
Adler-Kassner, L., & Wardle, E. (2019). (Re)considering what we know : learning thresholds in writing, composition, rhetoric, and literacy. Utah State University Press. Dinand LB1575.8 .R4 2019.
Baca, I. (Ed.), and Rijlaarsdam, G. (2012). Service-learning and writing : Paving the way for literacy(ies) through community engagement : paving the way for literacy(ies) through community engagement. Brill.
Balliet, B. J., & Heffernan, K. (2002). The practice of change: concepts and models for service-learning in women’s studies. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education
Battistoni, R. M. & Hudson, W. E. (2006). Experiencing citizenship: concepts and models for service-learning in political science. Sterling, VA: American Association for Higher Education.
Battistoni, R. M. (2017). Civic engagement across the curriculum : a resource book for service - learning faculty in all disciplines. Campus Compact.
Bringle, R. G. & Duffy, D. K. (2006). With service in mind: concepts and models for service-learning in psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Brubaker, D. C. & Ostroff, J. H. (2006). Life, learning, and community: concepts and models for service-learning in biology. Sterling, VA: American Association for Higher Education.
Devine, R., Favazza, J. A. & McLain, F. M. (2002). From cloister to commons: concepts and models for service-learning in religious studies. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education
Danielson, S. & Fallon, A. (2007). Community-based learning and the work of literature. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.
Hadlock, C. (2005). Mathematics in service to the community: Concepts and models for service-learning in the mathematical sciences. Washington, D.C.: Mathematical Association of America.
Harkavy, I. & Donovan, B. M. (2002). Connecting past and present: concepts and models for service-learning in history. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education
Hellebrandt J. & Varona, L. T. (2005). Construyendo puentes = Building bridges: concepts and models for service-learning in Spanish. Sterling, VA: American Association for Higher Education
Kramer, L., & Freedman Fask, J. (2017). Creative collaborations through inclusive theatre and community based learning students in transition. New York : Palgrave Macmillan. (E-book)
Lisman, D. & Harvey, I. E. (2006). Beyond the tower: concepts and models for service-learning in philosophy. Sterling, VA: American Association for Higher Education
Maas Weigert, K. & Crews, R. J. (1999). Teaching for justice: concepts and models for service-learning in peace studies. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education
Ostrow, J., Hesser, G. & Enos, S. (1999). Cultivating the sociological imagination: concepts and models for service-learning in sociology. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education
Rama, D. V. (2007). Learning by doing: concepts and models for service-learning in accounting. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education.
Ward, H. (2006). Acting locally: concepts and models for service-learning in environmental studies. Sterling, VA: American Association for Higher Education
Recommended Books Related to Service-Learning, CBL, and Community Engagement:
Bringle, R., Hatcher, J., & Jones, S. (Eds.) (2011). International service learning conceptual frameworks and research. IUPUI series on service learning research Volume 1. ProQuest Academic Complete.
Butin, D. (Ed.) 2005. Service-learning in higher education critical issues and directions. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Clayton, P., Bringle, R., Hatcher, J. (Eds.) (2013). Research on service learning. Volume 2B, Communities, institutions, and partnerships : conceptual frameworks and assessment. IUPUI series on service learning research Volume 2B. ProQuest Academic Complete (E-book)
Eyler, J. & Giles, D. (1999). Where's the learning in service-learning? San Francisco : Jossey-Bass.
Furco, A. & Billig, S. (Eds.) (2001). Service-learning: the essence of the pedagogy. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishers.
Rhoads, R. & Howard, J. (Eds.) (1998). Academic service learning : a pedagogy of action and reflection. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Saltmarsh, J. & Hartley, M. (Eds.) (2011). "To serve a larger purpose" : engagement for democracy and the transformation of higher education. Philadelphia : Temple University Press. (E-book)
Zlotkowski, E. & Saltmarsh, J. (Eds.) (2011). Higher education and democracy essays on service-learning and civic engagement. Philadelphia : Temple University Press.
The Donelan Office also maintains a library with numerous books that can be borrowed.