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Start the academic year by preparing students to make a difference<\/strong>. Today’s communities need graduates who are informed, engaged, and ready to address complex challenges. Help students develop these skills by giving them practice as community problem-solvers through service-learning. Interested in exploring community engagement options for your course? Get personalized support from the CTL’s Service-Learning team to design meaningful, hands-on learning experiences. We can help with community partnerships, experiential learning best practices, implementation, assessment, and scholarship\u2014whether you’re exploring community engagement for the first time or enhancing an existing course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more, contact Kara Brascia at KaraBrascia@boisestate.edu<\/a> or visit boisestate.edu\/servicelearning<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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