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Service and
Community Engagement
The Office of Service and Community Engagement links the University of Findlay to the local community through mutually beneficial service projects.
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About Our Office
The Office of Service and Community Engagement links the University of Findlay to the local community through mutually beneficial service projects. We believe that the process known as Service-Learning will benefit the individual as well as the community in lasting ways.
In the 19-20 academic year, University of Findlay provided 21,271 hours of service to our local, national, and international community. These hours represent group and individual co-curricular service, as well as academic service-learning.
The University of Findlay is a member of the Ohio Campus Compact, an organization of more than 30 colleges and universities which promotes volunteer service that develops students’ citizenship skills and values, encourages collaborative partnerships between campuses and communities, and assists faculty who seek to integrate public and community engagement into their teaching and research.
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What is Service-Learning?
Academic service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students participate in meaningful service to their communities while engaging in some sort of reflection related to the service and integrated into the curriculum. Students learn professional skills through their courses, and then have the opportunity to practice what they’ve learned in the local community. The circular loop of learning and service is connected through reflection, during which students compare what they expected to happen and what truly happened in their real-world projects. This type of learning enhances students’ critical learning skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to interact with people who are different than themselves.
Service-Learning Courses at Findlay
College of Education
EDUC 423: Assessment/Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties
EDUC 515: The Art of Picture Books
College of Health Professions
GERN 425: Gerontology Ethics
HEPR 150: Introduction to Health Professions
NMED 487: Nuclear Medicine Capstone
OCTH 321: Professional Relationships In Context
PHTH 545: Lifespan Development
PHTH 604: Neurotherapeutics
PHTH 727: Neuromuscular System II
PHTH 739: Selected Topics Advanced Pediatric
College of Business and Humanities
ACAD 190: Experiencing the Liberal Arts First-Year Seminar
ART 205: Introduction to Digital Design
ART 250: Typography
ART 305: Graphic Design
ART 405: Advanced Graphic Design
COMM 341: PR Campaigns
RELI 101: Introduction to Religion
College of Pharmacy
PHAR 350: Introduction to Pharmacy I
PHAR 492: Intermediate Pharmacy Practice Experience II
PHAR 591: Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience V
College of Sciences
ANSC 110: First-Year Experience for Animal Science Majors
EQST 103: Introduction to Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies
Service-Learning Benefits
Service-learning has numerous benefits for all constituencies involved.
- Promotes critical thinking skills and the ability of students to apply concepts and theories to the “real world ”
- Develops a habit of critical reflection on their experiences, enabling them to learn more throughout life
- Deepens understanding of course materials
- Challenges stereotyped thinking and facilitates interracial understanding
- Strengthens students’ sense of civic duty and social responsibility
- Encourages commitment to addressing the underlying problems behind social issues
- Encourages understanding of problems in more complex ways and supports imaginative alternative solutions
- Allows students to explore possible career paths
- Develops relevant career-related skills
- Provides experience in group work and interpersonal communication
- Instills a sense of empowerment that enhances self-esteem
- Encourages curiosity and motivation to learn
- Articulates the relationship between academic material and its applications
- Encourages the formation of close, interactive, mentoring relationships with students
- Provides an opportunity to be actively engaged and knowledgeable about community
- Highlights the direct consequences of teaching and scholarship for society
- Fosters the development of relationships between organizations and faculty
- Provides campus, community, state, regional and/or national recognition
- Enhances connections between research and teaching
- Creates new avenues for scholarship and publication
- Provides networking opportunities for colleagues across disciplines
- Increases student recruitment and retention to departments due to increased enthusiasm and engagement with coursework
- Fosters motivated teaching due to greater student interaction with subject matter
- Enhances and enriches teaching-innovative pedagogy
- Improves faculty/student interactions
- Opens avenues to new funding sources
- Fosters the development of relationships between organizations and faculty
- Provides additional human resources agencies need to achieve mission and goals
- Creates a larger pool of experienced volunteers from which to recruit future participants and leaders
- Allows organizations to play a role in educating and challenging student perceptions about current community issues
- Offers organizations the opportunity to identify and access university resources
- Forms partnerships that foster positive campus-community interactions
- Provides access to faculty experts and the next generation of experts
- Solves local problems in effective, creative ways
- Cultivates future generations of engaged citizens
- Encourages multi-generational and cross-cultural interactions
- Establishes cooperation and collaboration as values within the local culture
- Provides meaningful services to our community
- Creates opportunities for community agencies to participate in student learning
- Builds community awareness of college programs and services
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How to Service
As a student at the University of Findlay there are numerous service opportunities available to you and resources available to help you become active in service. There are one-time service opportunities and opportunities for you to serve at a nonprofit on an ongoing basis.
Sign-up for Service Opportunities
One-time service opportunities often include events and fundraisers for local non-profit organizations. The Office of Service and Community Engagement’s staff sends a weekly email of one-time and ongoing service opportunities to any student, faculty, staff member, or community member who requests this email. If you are interested in receiving these weekly emails, please send an email to volunteer@findlay.edu.
- Accounting Club
- American Society of Safety Engineers Student Section
- Campus Ministry
- Co-ed Cheer/Dance
- Co-ed Cross Country/Track & Field
- Co-ed Golf
- Co-ed Swimming & Diving
- Co-ed Tennis
- Co-ed Western Equestrian
- Delta Mu Delta
- Euler Math Club
- Explore Our World
- Habitat for Humanity
- Healthy Kids Day
- Helping Hands Across America food drive (with Sodexo)
- Kappa Delta Pi
- Make Your Mark: UF’s Graduating Class Service Day
- Men’s Baseball
- Men’s Basketball
- Men’s Football
- Men’s Wrestling
- Newman Club
- Oiler Environmental Safety & Health Organization
- Oilers Serving Abroad
- Orientation Service Project
- Physician Assistant Student Society
- Pi Theta Epsilon
- Pre-Vet Club
- Reaching Out, Digging Deep
- Residence Life
- Service Ambassadors Program
- Social Work Club
- Student Activities Board
- Student College of Clinical Pharmacy: A student chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- Student Society of Health System Pharmacists
- Students Teaching Respect for Individuals with Disabilities Everyday
- Thanksgiving Thank You
- UF-sponsored Mobile Food Pantry Volunteers
- Women’s Basketball
- Women’s Lacrosse
- Women’s Soccer
- Women’s Softball
- Women’s Volleyball
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Service Grants
Grants will be awarded to any student group who desires to make a difference in our community through designing and implementing a service project! We recognize that there are costs associated with service projects, so we grant financial resources to student groups who aspire to serve our community.
The best service projects are beneficial to both our community partners (non-profit agencies, schools, or religious organizations) and to our students. Student groups can include athletic teams, groups of friends, classes, residence life groups, and student organizations. To qualify for these grants, the service project must be a co-curricular service-learning project. Co-Curricular Service-Learning is a form of experiential education in which students participate in meaningful service to their communities while engaging in some sort of reflection related to the service and social justice/societal issues that are addressed by the service provided.
Grants are reviewed by a committee. To get a grant application or for assistance with writing the grant, please contact the Office of Service and Community Engagement.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Volunteerism – Students participate in meaningful service to their communities, but with no connection to coursework or curriculum.
Co-Curricular Service-Learning – A form of experiential education in which students participate in meaningful service to their communities while engaging in some sort of reflection related to the service and social justice and/or societal issues that are addressed by the service provided.
Academic Service-Learning – A form of experiential education in which students participate in meaningful service to their communities while engaging in some sort of reflection related to the service and integrated into the curriculum.
Yes. If the service is required through a particular class, then the student’s service will be counted as part of the grade for that class.
No. Certain majors and departments at the University of Findlay have a volunteer requirement, but there is no overall University requirement to complete prior to graduation.
In October 2014, the Findlay Campus Compact Center for Service and Learning changed its name to the University of Findlay’s Office of Service and Community Engagement. Also, the office moved to the Buford Center.
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Contact Us
For more information, please contact the Office of Service and Community Engagement.
Email: volunteer@findlay.edu
Phone: (419) 434-6671
Location: AMU Room 8