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Students participating in Super Service Saturday, hosted by the CCO

We are the Center for Service Learning

The Center for Service Learning collaborates with community and campus partners to develop students into engaged global citizens through experiential learning and civic engagement.

Our Guiding Principles


CSL Office Hours and Staffing

The CSL office in Summerfield Hall, Room 203 is open and staffed Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.

 

We can be contacted by phone at 785-864-0960 and by email at csl@ku.edu.

Please visit the "Meet the Team" section of our website for staff contact information. Please feel free to reach out to our team members directly- we're happy to help!


CSL Fast Facts

19
years of providing support to the KU and Lawrence communities
110+
designated service learning courses within KU colleges and schools
3
student organizations advised by CSL staff

Jayhawks Vote!

As Jayhawks, we value engagement as active members of our community. One way to engage in community is through voting in local, state, and federal elections. Make and carry out your plan to vote and consider how to best care for yourself as election results are determined!

Service Learning + Civic Engagement In the News

Molly Han

Molly Han named as Spring 2025 Service-Learning Instructional Mini-Grant Recipient

The Center for Service Learning has recognized Molly Han, doctoral candidate and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Communication Studies, as a Service-Learning Instructional Mini-Grant recipient for Spring 2025.
A group of students smile with Baby Jay mascot before heading to their job site to serve at The Big Event, Spring 2025.

Spring 2025 Big Event at KU serves 130 Lawrence job sites

The Big Event at KU spring event drew 966 student, faculty and staff volunteers April 5 to serve 130 job sites around Lawrence. The Jayhawks created an estimated economic impact of $129,405 for the surrounding community.
group of students holding KU-themed decorated boxes.

KU students travel to Arkansas for Alternative Spring Break

This March, KU students traveled to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to serve with Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a big cat animal sanctuary and public education organization as part of KU's Alternative Breaks program.
Jayhawk statue with Campanile in distance.

KU to offer Civic Leadership Workshop & Fair for students

KU and the Kansas Leadership Center will host the first Civic Leadership Workshop & Fair for KU students Feb. 28 in the Kansas Union. The student workshop will run from 10 a.m. to noon in the Big 12 Room and includes lunch for all attendees. The fair will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kansas Ballroom.
Students and instructors studying aquatic wildlife outdoors
Students and instructor working in an architecture course

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