On Campus

For help with course design, pedagogical training, local organizational partnerships and logistics, contact:
Paula M. Consolini, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Experiential Education
413-597-4588
Paula.M.Consolini@williams.edu

For help with community service partnerships and non-curricular experiential opportunities, contact:
The Reverend Richard Spalding
Chaplain of the College
Coordinator of Community Service
413-597-2483
Richard.E.Spalding@williams.edu

Stewart Burns
Coordinator of Community Engagement
413-597-4849
Stewart.Burns@williams.edu

Bilal Ansari
Muslim Chaplain
Associate Coordinator of Community Engagement
413-597-2483
Bilal.Ansari@williams.edu

Opportunities to apply creative energy and initiative abound in community organizations in the Williams College area. Service ranges from tutoring or building homes with Habitat for Humanity, to working with developing non-profit organizations such as Chrysalis, an advanced-stage AIDS residence.

For more information, go to the Lehman Council for Community Engagement.

Off Campus

• Designing Research Based Courses
  A resource for the design of research based courses intended to engage students in real research projects that ask lab or field-based research questions whose outcomes are not known by teacher or students.
• New England Resource Center for Higher Education
  The site includes descriptions of NERCHE’s funded projects, including Faculty Professional Service. Also included are news updates, descriptions of think tanks and contact information.
• National Society for Experiential Education
  Includes information about various experiential education methods, including service-learning. Also includes membership and conference information, lists of publications and resources and a description of NSEE’s mission and history.
• The National Service Learning Clearinghouse
  This site contains a searchable database of K-12 and higher education service-learning literature, information about events, listservs and Learn & Serve America efforts and links to a variety of service-learning information resources.
• Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
  The MJCSL is a peer-reviewed academic journal containing papers written by faculty and service-learning educators on research, theory, pedagogy, and issues pertinent to the service-learning community. The site contains abstracts of MJCSL articles and information on subscribing and submitting manuscripts.
• The Journal of Public Service and Outreach
  The site for the Journal includes information about the Journal’s mission and information about subscribing to the Journal or submitting articles. You can subscribe electronically from the site.

Workshops

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