Gary Welborn, coordinator of Community Engagement and faculty coordinator for Service Learning at SUNY Buffalo State, presented a workshop on Service Learning on Oct. 16 in the Williams Center.
The event was sponsored by the Fredonia Division of Engagement and Economic Development, the Career Development Office and the Professional Development Center.
Service Learning allows students to apply their classroom learning to community projects and work with local agencies on important issues to make a positive impact. In the workshop, Dr. Welborn shared some of his high-impact practices, theories, resources and course construction that has been a success at SUNY Buffalo State.
It is hoped that there will be another opportunity to benefit from a visit from Dr. Welborn in the future along with his colleague, Laura Hill Rao. A planned follow-up workshop will assist faculty who wish to modify their syllabus to include a Service Learning component.
For more information on the Service Learning workshop, please contact Karen Beiger, secretary in the Division of Engagement and Economic Development karen.begier@fredonia.edu.
