KNOWING OURSELVES AND THE COMMUNITY
Honors 398S, section 3
1 Credit

Course Meeting Time
Fall 2008
1st meeting-early semester (2 hours)

2nd meeting-mid semester (Saturday & Sunday, all day)

3rd meeting-late semester (2 hours)

* Attendance to all classes is required to receive a passing grade.

Course Description
This course will provide students in Community Service Learning (CSL) courses with the skills, knowledge, and understanding they need to be effective in their community service placements. Students will develop cultural competencies and explore how their own identities (derived from different social group memberships) intersect with the identities of the people they encounter in their community service. In turn, students will have the opportunity to reflect on and learn from their community service experiences. This course consists of three parts: Pre-service, Weekend Workshop, and Post-service. Service Learning involves entering a community which may be different from ones with which a student is familiar. 

Students enrolled in the CSL Independent Study (CSLHIS) are strongly encouraged to register for this course. 

Requirements
Students need to be registered in a CSL-affiliated course or working on a community service project.

How to Sign Up
To sign up, contact the Office of Community Service Learning at 610 Goodell, 545-2015 or servelearn@acad.umass.edu.

Instructor Information
TBD