Trying to consider what service-learning options could look like in you class? Whether you're teaching Music, Mathematics, or anything else an undergrad could want, Service-Learning can be made to fit your needs! You might have your Ecology students help Salem-Keizer students build birdhouses, your Psychology students study animal behavior through service with Dog Control, or your Rhetoric students design outreach campaigns for local nonprofits; there are a countless ways to integrate your course with the greater community.
When designing your course, it may be useful to keep in mind that faculty teaching service-learning courses can apply for receive a Service-Learning course designation from Willamette University if their courses meet the relevant criteria. If you would like more information in regards to developing your Service-Learning course, we encourage you to take a look at our Service-Learning course resources page or contact our office at service@willamette.edu, where we would be happy to help you develop a service component for your course!
Service-Learning Resources by Discipline
American Ethnic Studies
- Examples of American Ethnic Studies syllabi from Campus Compact
- View the service-learning syllabus for IDS 205: Chemawa Indian School Partnership Program, as taught by Willamette Professor Rebecca Dobkins in 2008
Anthropology
- Examples of Anthropology service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- View the service-learning syllabus for ANTH 251: Latin American Cultures, as taught by Willamette Professor Peter Wogan in 2001
- View the service-learning syllabus for ANTH 344: Medical Anthropology, as taught by Willamette Professor Joyce Millen in 2007
Art & Art History
- Examples of Art & Art History service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Biology
- Examples of Biology service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Life, Learning, and Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Biology, David Brubaker, Joel Ostorff, Eds. This publication provides theory supporting service-learning in biology courses, as well as models for application within and beyond the classroom. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
- View the service-learning syllabus for BIO 255: General Ecology, as taught by Willamette Professor Daniel Craig in 2001
Business
- Examples of Business service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Learning by Doing: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Accounting, D.V. Rama, Ed. This publication provides theory supporting service-learning in accounting courses, and models for integration. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
Chemistry
- Examples of Chemistry service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Chinese
- Chinese (see Foreign Language)
Computer Science
- Examples of Computer Science service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Computer Science Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples (SLICE) from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Economics
- Examples of Economics service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Education
- Examples of Education service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Learning With the Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Teacher Education, Joseph Erickson & Jeffrey B Anderson, Eds. This publication provides theory, research, faculty/admin perspectives, and models for integration. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
English
- English service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- View the service-learning syllabi for ENG 125: Creative Writing, and ENG 332: Imaginative Writing, as taught by Willamette Professor Olympia Vernon in 2007
English as a Second Language
- Examples of English as a Second Language service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Environmental Science
- Examples of Environmental Science service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Acting Locally: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Environmental Sciences, Harold Ward, Ed. This publication provides perspectives on history and service-learning, and course case studies in American, Latin-American, and European history. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
Exercise and Health Science
- Examples of Health service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Examples of Physical Education service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
French
- French (see Foreign Language)
Foreign Language
- Examples of Foreign Language service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
German
- German (see Foreign Language)
Greek
- Greek (see Foreign Language)
History
- Examples of History service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Connecting Past and Present: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in History, Ira Harkavy, Bill Donovan, Eds. This publication provides perspectives on history and service-learning, and course case studies in American, Latin-American, and European history. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
- View the service-learning syllabus for HIST 307: American Immigration History, as taught by Willamette Professor Ellen Eisenberg in 2013
- View the service-learning syllabus for HIST 315: Western Civilization and Sustainability, as taught by Willamette Professor Wendy Petersen Boring in 2008
Japanese
- Japanese (see Foreign Language)
Latin
- Latin (see Foreign Language)
Law
- Examples of Law service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Mathematics
- Examples of Mathematics service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Music
- Examples of Music service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Philosophy
- Examples of Philosophy service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Physics
- Examples of Physics service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Politics, Policy, Law and Ethics
- Examples of Politics service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Politics Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples (SLICE) from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
- Experiencing Citizenship: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Political Science, Richard Battistoni, William Hudson, Eds. This publication describes service-learning as a mode of civic education, and provides models for application within and beyond the classroom. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
- View the service-learning syllabus for POLI 123: Citizenship and Apathy, as taught by Willamette Professor Melissa Michaux in 2006
- View the service-learning syllabus for POLI 303: Politics and Sexuality, as taught by Willamette Professor David Gutterman in 2012
- View the service-learning syllabus for POLI 318: Death in America, as taught by Willamette Professor Samy Basu in 2012
Psychology
- Examples of Psychology service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Psychology Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples (SLICE) from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
- With Service in Mind: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Psychology, Robert Bringle, Donna Duffy, Eds. This publication provides a critical examination of the impact service-learning in psychology courses, and models for course integration. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
- View the service-learning syllabi for PSY 105: Ecological Psychology and PSY 340: Psychology of Learning, as taught by Willamette Professor Susan Koger in 2009 and 2013, respectively
- View the service-learning syllabus for PSY 336: Social Psychology, as taught by Willamette Professor Jennifer Wallin-Ruschman in 2013
Public Policy
- Examples of Public Policy service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
Religious Studies
- Examples of Religious Studies service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Religious Studies Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples (SLICE) from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
- View the service-learning syllabus for REL 334: Liberation Theology and Social Change, as taught by Willamette Professor Charlie Wallace in 2010
Rhetoric
- Communications service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Voices of Strong Democracy: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Communication Studies, David Droge, Bren Ortega Murphy, Eds. This publication provides program-level overviews, models for course integration, and reflection resources. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
- View the service-learning syllabus for RHET 221: Designing Persuasive Campaigns, as taught by Willamette Professor Courtney Dillard in 2013
- View the service-learning syllabus for RHET 242: Leadership and Communication, as taught by Willamette Professor Jeanne Clark in 2007
Russian
- Russian (see Foreign Language)
Sociology
- Examples of Sociology service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Sociology Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples (SLICE) from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
- Cultivating the Sociological Imagination: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Sociology, James Ostrow, Garry Hesser, Sadra Enos, Eds. This publication provides a critical examination of service-learning in Sociology courses, pedagogical best practices, and models for student research. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
- View the service-learning syllabus for SOC 430: Families, as taught by Willamette Professor Carol Ireson Doolittle in 2006
Spanish
- Spanish (see Foreign Language)
- View the service-learning syllabus for SPAN 331: Composition and Discussion, as taught by Willamette Professor Patricia Varas in 2013
Theatre
- Examples of Theatre service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Theatre Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples (SLICE) from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Women's & Gender Studies
- Examples of Women's & Gender Studies service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Women's & Gender Studies Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples (SLICE) from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
- The Practice of Change: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Women's Studies, Barbara Balliet, Kerrissa Heffernan, Eds. This publication provides theory and history related to service-learning in Women's Studies courses, perspectives on implementation, and models for examining and maintaining voice when implementing service. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!
- View the service-learning syllabus for WGS 245: Feminism, Gender, and Society, as taught by Willamette Professor Frann Michel in 2008
Writing
- Examples of Writing service-learning syllabi from Campus Compact
- Writing the Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Composition, Linda Adler-Kassner, Robert Crooks, Ann Watters, Eds. This publication provides theory supporting service-learning in Composition courses, and models for integration. This publication is available in the CSL Lending Library. To inquire about borrowing this item, please contact service@willamette.edu or visit us on UC2!