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Graduate Portfolio in Community Engagement
UGA graduate students have the opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency in community engagement through curricular and co-curricular work. In addition, graduate students interested in learning more about service-learning and community engagement may participate in OSL workshops and/or take GRSC 7870S, “Service-Learning Course Design,” or GRSC 7970S, "Approaches to Community Engagement."
In collaboration with the Graduate School, the Office of Service-Learning administers a Graduate Portfolio in Community Engagement.
The UGA Graduate Portfolio in Community Engagement is a voluntary, non-credit recognition and professional development program for graduate and professional students at the University of Georgia from a variety of disciplines, programs, and interests.
This program is intended to help graduate and professional students develop and document competencies relating to community-engaged teaching, research, and public service and outreach. The Community Engagement Portfolio is designed to help students:
• Prepare for careers as community-engaged scholars.
• Connect research and teaching to community engagement principles.
• Understand best practices in engaged teaching, engaged research, and engaged public service and outreach.
• Undertake and reflect on applied community engagement experiences through teaching, research, and/or public service and outreach.
• Document community engagement experiences.
Students interested in taking part in the Graduate Portfolio in Community Engagement program are encouraged to contact the Office of Service-Learning for assistance in planning and considering how best to incorporate their interests and work into this program. Students will also select a faculty mentor who can give guidance in their portfolio work.
See details on the program requirements in the attached PDFs (below). See samples submitted in prior semesters here.
The spring 2013 information session on community engagement and the portfolio has passed. Please contact Dr. Matthews for an individual appointment for more details.
Resources
Graduate students and faculty learn about incorporating reflection into service-learning in an OSL workshop
