Message from the Director
Thank you for visiting the Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research, where APU’s Cornerstones connect.
The center supports a broad variety of service-learning programs that provide a vital link between the classroom and the community. On-going quality service-learning programs range from our celebrated C.H.A.M.P. (College Headed and Mighty Proud) program to a major collaboration with NavPress Publications in the production of devotionals for youth.
A goal of the center is to provide the highest quality service-learning opportunities to the students of APU. Courses that meet all criteria for service-learning at APU are designated with an SL in both class registration information and in the Undergraduate Catalog. Service-learning courses are offered in an average of 45 to 50 classes per semester in disciplines as seemingly unrelated as social work and biochemistry.
The resources we offer to faculty extend beyond our support of their service-learning activities. We also provide an important link to the broader academic arena of service-learning, connecting them to major professional organizations that can provide not only up-to-date discipline-specific information, but also opportunities for interaction with other service-learning scholars. These resources assist the center in supporting as well as participating in the “Scholarship of Engagement”.
As a bridge between academics and the community, the center maintains a multitude of long-term relationships with many excellent community organizations, institutions, and agencies, both public and private. These organizations join with us in a commitment to the development of the kind of transformational education that leads to a lifetime of civic engagement for APU students.
Judy Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research
