Community Engagement and Leadership

Catalog description

The course is designed to help students come to a personal understanding of community service and leadership through learning based on volunteer service experiences, readings, group discussion and interaction, and critical reflection. This course includes the examination of pervasive social issues occurring locally, nationally, and globally. As part of this course, students are required to complete a minimum of 40 volunteer service-learning hours in a community and/or social service setting to be approved by the instructor. Students will be introduced to skills and issues relevant to various helping and human service professions.