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Service – Working in partnership with a community agency or organization to offer time, skills and/or knowledge to fulfill the needs of that organization in a way that is consistent with the missions of both the community partner and Warren Wilson College. Education and reflection frame the service, prompting deeper understanding of the issues the agency addresses and provoking evaluation of the service’s impact on the individual and the community. Created by Warren Wilson
Service Learning – A credit-bearing, educational, experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflects on the service activity to gain deepened understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility. Robert Bringle & Julie Hatcher, A Service Learning Curriculum for Faculty, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
Civic Engagement – Acting upon a heightened sense of responsibility to one’s communities. Actions may include direct service, participating in public life, developing civic sensitivity and assuming membership and leadership within the community. Civic engagement encompasses the idea of interdependence among issues and people, empowering individuals as agents of positive social change who address complex problems through the development of sustainable solutions based in environmental stewardship and social justice. Adapted from Jacoby, et all., Civic Engagement in Higher Education
Social Justice – Commitments and practices based in an orientation that focuses on promoting equity, eliminating prejudices, encouraging people to flourish as community members, and supporting the ability of people to lead, learn and participate in creating a humane, nurturing and sustainable community. Adapted from North Carolina Campus Compact