The McMeel Family Faculty Institute on Service-Learning supports faculty in incorporating service-learning into their classes and research agendas.
The institute comprises two programs: the McMeel Fellows Program for faculty new to service-learning and the McMeel Scholars Program for faculty more experienced in community-based teaching.
McMeel Fellows Program
The McMeel Fellows Program starts with a three-day, hands-on course redesign workshop where facilitators guide participants through the steps of developing a service learning project that meets authentic community needs and aligns with academic learning outcomes. McMeel Fellows contribute to service-learning at Rockhurst by engaging in compelling and stimulating community-based learning experiences for students and disseminating knowledge to their colleagues.
Applications for the next McMeel Fellows Program will be available soon.
McMeel Scholars Program
The McMeel Scholars Program supports faculty experienced in service-learning and community-based teaching to include the scholarship of teaching and learning of these practices into their research agendas. The Scholars Program is a two-year cohort model in which participants learn best practices to community-based SOTL research, conduct and disseminate their research.
Applications for the 2024- 2026 cohort are now available. Program begins in February 2024 with McMeel Scholars Symposium in December 2025. Applications are due January 31, 2024.
The Center for Service Learning is your resource. If you have questions about service learning or want to know more about the McMeel Family Faculty Institute on Service Learning, please contact Alicia Douglas.