Service-Learning Projects

The North Star Service-Learning Project

 

Youth Engaged with Service

The Y.E.S. partnership was initiated through a civic engagement grant funded by the Rochester Area Community Foundation in 2004.

Service-Learning Projects

Below is a list of courses projects which the Center for Service-Learning has completed with various departments and in collaboration with a number of community partners.

Native American Studies Service-Learning Project

The service-learning partnership with Ganondagan Native American Historic Site is designed to achieve student learning outcomes as well as advance students' understanding and appreciation of Haudenosaunee culture.

ACT 505 - Advanced Auditing

This 3 credit course will provide thorough coverage of the theory and practice of auditing using both the transactional cycle and account balance approaches.

MGT 410 - Management Ethics

Students develop the ability to recognize, analyze and apply potential solutions to ethical and moral issues in business.

ECO 340 - Labor Economics

Theories of labor markets, including human capital theory, imperfect labor, market theories, discrimination, and unemployment.

CYD 201/202

This course is designed to provide students with an increased knowledge of child/adolescent development, risk and protective factors in the lives of youth.

ANT 102 - Introduction to Archaeology & Physical Anthropology

This course provides a broad introduction to the principle concepts and methods of archaeology and physical anthropology.

HIS 331 - African American History

Examination of the major events, movements and individuals in the African American experience from colonization through Reconstruction.

SCI.Q 132L - Nutrition Concepts Laboratory

This P(EQ) lab course will explore the question: How do we apply the scientific method to gain knowledge of food content?

PSY 226 - Adulthood and Late Life Psychology

Psychological, biological, and social changes and transitions occurring during the adult developmental trajectory will be discussed.

LST 301 - Language and Literacy Development

An introductory theoretical and practical course that addresses both the general and the particular nature of the language, learning, and cognitive processes for pre-adolescents and adolescents including adolescents with disabilities.

CSD 457 - Case Studies

This capstone seminar enables students to integrate knowledge and skills acquired in prior coursework.

SWK 352 - Social Work Research Methods

This course emphasizes familiarity with the scientific method and essential aspects of social research methodology in both the qualitative and quantitative traditions.

FRN 204G - Introduction to African and Caribbean Literature and Cultures

A study of France and the francophone countries in their geographical, economic, political, and cultural aspects.

SPN 315 - Urban Chronicles and Modernity in Latin America

This is an upper level course for Spanish majors and qualified minors.