Mission & Goals

CSL MISSION
The mission of the Center for Service and Learning is to involve students, faculty, and staff in service activities that mutually benefit the campus and community. The Center for Service and Learning collaborates with other campus units, develops community partnerships, coordinates and evaluates programs, and promotes service, service learning, and civic engagement to further the academic and public purposes of the university.

VISION
To make service a distinctive aspect of the educational culture at IUPUI.

CSL VALUES
The work of the Center for Service and Learning is to be consistent with the following values that guide program development, program operations, and working relationships.

Programmatic Values:
Staff of the CSL value programs that:

• are innovative, cohesive, and educationally meaningful
• change lives through a commitment to the ethic of service
• improve social conditions in the community
• involve reflective practice that informs participants
• get things done

Operational Values:
Staff of the CSL value program operations that:

• use teamwork to improve program implementation
• employ creative leadership to foster effective collaboration
• demonstrate scholarly rigor
• monitor and assess outcomes for program improvement
• use resources in an ethical, informed, and effective way

Relational Values:
Staff of the CSL value collaborative relationships that:

• celebrate and recognize the contributions of others
• promote integrity and commitment
• are formed through constructive dialogue
• develop over time
• respect diverse perspectives of all stakeholders

GOALS

1. To support the development of service learning classes.
2. To increase campus participation in community service activities.
3. To develop and strengthen campus-community partnerships.
4. To advance the scholarship of service and civic engagement.
5. To develop and support community based work-study programs

Read the Center for Service and Learning's Strategic Plan