Course Meeting Time
Fall 2009
Tuesday 1:00pm – 3:45pm and Thursday 1:00pm – 2:15pm

Course Description
This course introduces you to the practice of Community Service Learning—including how to engage effectively with a community through its people and organizations and how to learn deeply from that experience.  In this course you will encounter and learn from people who have different experiences, opinions, racial and ethnic and class backgrounds from yourself and you will get to know yourself better. You will develop skills for experiential learning and for taking charge of your own education—including observation, journaling, and learning circles—that you can use during your UMass education and beyond. This course fulfills the Interdisciplinary and U.S. Diversity Gen. Ed. requirements. 

Section Description: Hunger and Food Security
In this course you will get to know—and get involved with—people, places, and organizations that address issues of food security and hunger.  You will explore topics from food banks to community gardens, from farmers markets to nutrition education, and more, including a historical perspective on hunger.  The core of the course is your commitment to a weekly community service experience at a site of your choosing.  In addition, a variety of field trips and service opportunities—including farm work and serving community meals—provide a larger perspective on the community and the issues. 

How to Sign Up
You may register for this course on SPIRE.  You will then be contacted by the instructor, Will Snyder. If you have any questions about this course please contact Will Snyder at wsnyder@umext.umass.edu.

Instructor Information
Will Snyder
UMass Extension
413-545-3876
wsnyder@umext.umass.edu