Service-Learning Excellence Mission

Students doing Service-Learning

Our mission

The program aims to enrich the collegiate experience by encouraging civic engagement and community service through participation in service-learning courses.

Vision

Through service-learning, students not only learn the content and skills they need for their career, they gain a broader sense of themselves and their purpose in the world. The service-learning program exists to promote and support the growth of service-learning opportunities for students across the university.

Our Values

  • Service-learning with reflection as a path to visualization of one’s potential and place as a change-agent in the world
  • Service-learning as a path to educational, psychological, emotional and social growth​ ​
  • Thoughtful planning and evaluation of course and service opportunities​ ​
  • Critical reflection for introspection and self-awareness​
  • Engaged teaching and learning​

Goals

  • Support the growth of service-learning program at TXST​ ​
  • Increase opportunities for students to participate in service-learning courses​​
  • Students learn by doing and gain a broader perspective of themselves and their potential
  • Students realize their power as change-makers and how they can make a difference in others’ lives, in the community, and in the world