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Service-Learning and Community Engagement for Peace Corps Fellows

A Peace Corps Fellowship includes the expectation that students will use their academic and Peace Corps experience to benefit the community. Engagement with the community must be active, developed in partnership with those affected, and mutually beneficial to all involved.

• Fellows will work together to address a recognized community issue from an interdisciplinary perspective.
• The issue and approach—to be developed by the Fellows in cooperation with the Office of Service-Learning, community partners, and the Departments--should be appropriate to the interests and expertise of the Fellows, address an identified need of the community, and have outcomes mutually beneficial to Boone County residents, agencies, and Fellows. It should also have applicability to research for those individuals and disciplines involved.
• Fellows will spend approximately 10 hours per week in service or activities directly related to their service.
• The Office of Service-Learning will meet with the Fellows group at least once per month to discuss progress toward goals and facilitate reflection on qualitative issues related to service. It is expected that the Fellows will also incorporate their learning into their regular classes and other academic work.

Office of Service-Learning Mission Statement: Service-learning at MU makes service to others an integral part of a student’s academic experience. Service provides students an opportunity to enrich and apply classroom knowledge; explore careers or majors; improve citizenship; understand and appreciate cultural traditions and values; develop civic, corporate, and social responsibility; and enhance personal growth while enriching the lives of others.