Strategic Priorities for 2024-2029
The Center for Service Learning's 2024-2029 Strategic Plan will provide long-term guidance and clarity for team members to consult as they coordinate annual programming, orchestrate intentional collaboration with community and campus partners, and determine opportunities for growth. The CSL is invested in prioritizing experiences that directly impact student growth, and responsibly managing funds to sustain organizational and institutional growth. We are committed to revisiting the goals, progress indicators, and overall vision at regular periods (once per semester) to reflect, adapt, and realign as needed.
Student Support
“graduating civically aware and engaged students”
Priority Areas:
- Economic opportunity support and programming (Student Community Action Corps, Community Service Capacity Awards, etc.) and recognition (Excellence in Service Learning and Civic Engagement Awards)
- Student service organization support and sustainable leadership transition
- Individualized student support, action planning, and reflection (exploration of service learning and civic engagement opportunities, Certificate in Service Learning navigation, etc.)
- Cross-campus promotion of civic engagement activities, including voter registration, productive dialogue, and post-election processing
Outreach
“curating an impactful identity based in commitment and action”
Priority Areas:
- Reach and engage students across all colleges/schools, majors, etc.
- Promote adoption of service learning in course across all undergraduate-serving colleges/schools
- Development and maintenance of mutually-beneficial partnerships on and off-campus
- Representation of KU via conference participation and publication
Collaboration
“creating and maintaining a community of experts passionate about service learning”
Priority Areas:
- Partnership and participation with campus units, departments, and working groups
- Partnership and participation with local and national partners (United Way of Kaw Valley, Campus Compact, AmeriCorps, etc.)
- Partnership and engagement with KU staff and faculty across the institution (Ambassador Programs, Faculty Fellows)
Data Management
“using evidence to lead future decisions and demonstrate CSL impact”
Priority Areas:
- Tracking and documentation of student interactions, reach, and outcomes
- Utilization of existing data to understand and engage interested students (KU AIRE, NSSE, NSLVE)
- Designation of service learning courses across colleges/school