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Service Learning Task Force Case Study

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Beginning in the spring of 2008 a college wide Service Learning Task Force was established with representatives from both the Arts and Sciences and Social Sciences Divisions, as well as a number of representatives from the professional programs. Bonni Raab (coPI) was selected as Chairperson of this task force. During the next few months the task force met and began to establish its mission, goals for service learning at Dominican College and prepare for a two day consultation with MaDonna Thelan, Director of Service Learning at Dominican University. In April, Ms. Thelan came for a two day consultation in which she met individually with the service learning task force, administrators, interested faculty members and delivered a presentation

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