Citizenship & Service-Learning

🎉 Exciting news! The Citizenship and Service-Learning office is moving to Meyer Library, Room 305! Come visit us in our new space starting January 6th! 📚 Good luck on finals, Bears—you’ve got this! 🐻⬆️

Service-learning is all about creating opportunities for academic and professional growth. Visit with us tomorrow at Showcase to learn more. missouristate.edu/Admissions/Sho… missouristate.edu/casl/

The 2024 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement conference starts today in Detroit. Take a look at the team from Missouri State University, representing @MoStateCASL, @FuseCnvrsations, and the #eJournalofPublicAffairs. #CLDE24 #CommunityEngagement #CitizenBear

By participating in service-learning, we can gain a better understanding of the issues and struggles that others face. It allows us to: 👆empathize with those who are different from us ✌️recognize that everyone has a unique story

Are you looking to incorporate pedagogically proven methods in your classroom? Wondering how to use service-learning to your advantage? 🐻Look no further. Check out our LinkTree for easy access to the blog! ❤️

One more sleep until fall commencement and winter break! #GoMaroon

From our office to yours, happy holidays! Citizenship & Service-learning is excited to hibernate over this break, and we hope everyone has a great recharge before the spring semester! Stay warm, bears! 🐻 #MissouriState #BearNation

and just like that, break is over! 🍂 This fall season is the perfect time to grab a warm coffee and cozy up with a book…. Or, You could read CASL’s latest blog post, featuring two students who came together in ways that they never imagined! Check out our latest blog post!

Hello and welcome back to campus! We've been waiting for you all summer, and we're so glad you're finally here. Our office would like to warmly invite all students to visit us in PSU 131, and of course, GO BEARS!!! 🐻🆙

Adam Ghan talks service-learning in the entertainment industry, working at the historic Gillioz Theatre and why he gets excited about staff meetings. blogs.missouristate.edu/casl/2023/06/0…

Not only is Lori Rogers an advocate of service-learning, she uses it as a foundation for innovating in the classroom. Check out how she gets her students to do their best work: blogs.missouristate.edu/casl/2023/05/2…

Pictured is Dr. Kitheka, recipient of the Excellence in Service-Learning Award, with his Outdoor/Adventure Education class. Each student evaluated a different organization for its ability to address 1 or more of the UN's Sustainability Development Goals. They did a great job!

Develop relationships, build references, and gain valuable job leads. Learn how you can participate in service-learning by reaching out to ServiceLearning@MissouriState.edu

We hear this all the time! Many service-learning students choose to take the course multiple times because they benefit so much from the program. Learn how you can get involved on our website.

Bear POWER is a program geared for Bears with intellectual & developmental disabilities. This program uses student volunteers to support Bear POWER students. Service-Learning allows you to serve as a Bear POWER Ambassador while earning a course credit! DM us to learn more.

Our vision screening program continues to serve the community and provide hands-on experience for students. We are proud to support this incredible work! #MoState #springfield #servicelearning #citizenbear

Happy Wednesday from the service-learning office!

Walkable Springfield was an exciting and meaningful project for our office. Check out the video below to learn more! youtube.com/watch?v=TLOUyv…

Kindra didn’t have a farming background when she started. Instead, she worked hard & enjoyed the learning process. “I developed a great relationship with SCG & with some time & effort, that turned into a job offer.” To learn more, reach out to ServiceLearning@MissouriState.edu

“Service-learning is about putting yourself in situations where you meet the right people.” Kendra Ritter earned a Cultural Anthropology degree from Missouri State in 2021. During her program, she took service-learning which helped her find her current job with @growlocalSCG.