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Reaching Out While Reaching In: Academic Service Learning Initiatives in Rural Communities

Reaching Out While Reaching In: Academic Service Learning Initiatives in Rural Communities. Chuck Ganzert – Professor, Northern Michigan University Nick Holton – Professor, Kirtland Community College Dave Bonsall – Staff, Northern Michigan University

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Reaching Out While Reaching In: Academic Service Learning Initiatives in Rural Communities

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  1. Reaching Out While Reaching In: Academic Service Learning Initiatives in Rural Communities Chuck Ganzert – Professor, Northern Michigan University Nick Holton – Professor, Kirtland Community College Dave Bonsall – Staff, Northern Michigan University Katie Stelmaszek - Staff, Northern Michigan University

  2. Rural Service Learning Rural Alliance for Service Learning (RASL) The natural environment, unique occupations, space, low-density population, and a strong sense of place help define rural America. Rural life is an important component of our natural heritage.

  3. Rural Service Learning Rural Alliance for Service Learning (RASL) The mission of the Rural Alliance for Service Learning is to encourage, enhance, and study the role of service learning in building a healthier and more vibrant rural America…

  4. Rural Service Learning • Rural Alliance for Service Learning (RASL) Projects • Setting a Research Agenda • Creation of a National Web Page • Anthology of Rural Service Readings • Funding • Yearly Meetings • Evangelizing Across the Country

  5. Rural Service Learning • Rural Defined • Outside the City • Typical of the Country • Agricultural - Encarta World English Dictionary

  6. Rural Service Learning • Rural Service Learning Defined • Opposite of “urban” or “metropolitan” - U.S. Government • Settlements with a population of 2,500 persons or less or open country with a population density of less than 1,000 people per square mile. - U.S. Census Bureau • “Nonmetro” America makes up 75% of the land, but only 17% of the population. - U.S. Department of Agriculture

  7. Rural Service Learning • Regional Colleges and Universities • Geographic Colleges and Universities • Accessible Education • Unique Geographic Locations • Familiar with Community and Geography • Marshall Resources for Region • Valuable Community Contributors

  8. Rural Service Learning • Advantages • Communication Networks • Sense of Community • Viewed as Essential • Visibility of Impact • Wide Variety of Need • Smaller Bureaucracies • Meaningful Partnerships

  9. Rural Service Learning • Challenges • Less Resources, Funding and People • Less Civic Infrastructure • Long Distances • Stereotypes • Limited Telecommunications Access • Easily Forgotten • Fewer Organizations to Partner with • Development vs. Traditions • Retaining Graduates

  10. Rural Service LearningProjects and Initiatives • Northern Michigan University • Kirtland Community College • Initiatives at Your School

  11. Questions? For more information on the Rural Alliance for Service Learning please join us tomorrow for breakfast.

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