{"id":928,"date":"2021-11-02T20:52:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/?page_id=928"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:38:22","slug":"service-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/service-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Service-Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#00a3e0\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tService-Learning\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tService-learning is about discovering new perspectives, learning to sustain healthy communities, and 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offers an eye-opening way of viewing service, through personal interactions with the community and reflective class-based discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, these experiences will enhance your ability to \u201cmake a difference in the world.\u201d You will learn about your strengths and develop capacities for interpersonal relationships and empathy\u2014capacities essential for a meaningful life and successful career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students report statistically significant learning gains from service-learning in their capacity to work with others across differences, and their commitment to ongoing involvement as community actors.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div 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Individuals who are civically engaged recognize they do not live alone in the world but understand how their decisions and actions affect others.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/citizenship-community\/\">Learn About the CCC<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/08093522\/colburnhonorsWW1108-006.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty with students\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">Core Curriculum<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">Service-learning is a vital component of a liberal arts education. 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Butler Biology and Health Science major Kelly Jay partnered with seniors at A Caring Place, an adult day care for elders with cognitive issues. In reflecting on her experience she said, \u201cthe connections that I\u2019ve made this semester and the lessons that I have learned far surpassed any expectations that I could have had. I learned about empathy and community, and that in my life one does not exist without the other.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\">\u2014Kelly Jay ACP<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-two-column-quote-item-cta is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button butler-two-column-quote-item-cta-link is-style-text-link-white\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/citizenship-community\/student-success\/\">Read More Student Stories<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"two-column-two-buttons__headline butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAwards and Recognition\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2015, we received the Carnegie Elective Community Engagement Classification, a designation given to institutions that devote the power of their knowledge and resources to improve their communities. 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