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Empowering Student Leadership Through Community Engagement at Elon University

The Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement at Elon University promotes student leadership by fostering collaboration between students, faculty, and community partners. It engages students in local and global issues through innovative programs, encouraging creative solutions to societal challenges. The center emphasizes the importance of community needs, diversity, responsibility, and effective communication, equipping students with the skills to be engaged global citizens. This commitment to service learning integrates academic disciplines with real-world applications, enhancing both personal and professional growth.

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Empowering Student Leadership Through Community Engagement at Elon University

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  1. Elon University Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement Angie Loggains

  2. Elon Fast Facts • Mid-size, private, liberal arts • Formerly Elon College (founded in 1889 by the Christian Church) • Became Elon University in 2001 • https://www.elon.edu/assets/projects/engaged-learning-microsite/index.html#!factsAndFigures

  3. The Kernodle Center • Fosters the development of student leadership through involvement in local and global communities. • Creates and supports collaborative and sustainable relationships between faculty, staff, students, and community partners. • Encourages creative solutions to social concerns and identified community needs. • Builds community capacity and faculty and staff engagement. http://www.elon.edu/e-web/students/servicelearning/default.xhtml

  4. Major Programs • EV! • Get on the Bus! • The SLC • Pre-Serve • Alternative Breaks

  5. Student Learning Outcomes • · Partnering: Students will understand the importance of partnering with local, regional, national, and global communities to address societal issues. • · Academic Discipline – Students will understand how the knowledge and skills from one’s own academic discipline informs one’s participation in community engagement. • · Community Needs – Students will develop the ability to work collaboratively and engage in critical and creative thinking with others to identify and address community needs. • · Communication: Students will develop the ability to effectively communicate with and listen to others. • · Diversity – Students will consider and appreciate the value of diverse beliefs, ideas, and world views. • · Responsibility – Students will recognize their responsibility to live as engaged global citizens and informed leaders motivated by concern for the common good.

  6. Learning Goals • Become familiar with the difference in operations/functions of private versus public • Better understand my strengths and weaknesses as a professional • Programming experience • More exposure to students

  7. Intern Responsibilites • · SLO research • · Pre-Serve Advisor • · Alamance Youth Leadership Academy (AYLA) • · Volunteerism Proposal • · Service-Learning Assessment

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