Service-Learning > EaglesConnect
Office of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Students
- Service-Learning Defined
- Serving Safely Guidelines
- FAQ
- Service-Learning Agreement and Verification Form
- Service-Learning Database
- Calendar of Events
- Newsletter
Faculty
- What We Can Do For You!
- Best Practices
- Service-Learning Is
- Preparing Students
- Design Your Service-Learning Course
- Essential Elements
- Sample Service-Learning Syllabi
- Professional Development Resources
Community
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Contact Us
Library 4th Floor
Room 458
(239) 590-7015
ServiceLearning@fgcu.edu
GRADUATING IN SPRING 2013?
Deadline for seniors to turn in service hours is
Friday, April 5th.
TURN IN YOUR FORMS EARLY: The closer to April 5th you wait, the longer it takes to process forms.
Apply for Excellence in Civic Engagement Stole
Interested in showcasing your outstanding service-learning project at our 2013 Community Engagement Day Event on Friday, April 12th in Alico Arena? Come join in the largest showcase of student service-learning projects presented on campus annually. You may be even be recognized for your exemplary service to your community! For more information, or to Register for this event, please click the following link: 2013 Community Engagement Day Registration
ALL STUDENTS: Everything you need to know about service-learning is in the FAQ section.
Click here to fill out the online Service-Learning Form
Are you on Target? Click below on an area of interest to see available service-learning opportunities.
The Office of Service-Learning is on Facebook!
Come "like" us to get current updates on service-learning opportunities!
WELCOME to the EaglesConnect Web site! Our site is designed to provide information and to answer questions students, faculty and our community partners have about service-learning. Let us know how we can assist you further and, if you're nearby, we invite you to stop by our office!
Service-Learning Mission
Through mission and function, Florida Gulf Coast University takes pride in partnerships forged with the communities it serves. Students are central to these partnerships and are provided opportunities for community involvement through service-learning. Service-learning experiences support the FGCU undergraduate learning goals and outcomes, foster civic responsibility, and develop informed citizens who participate in their communities after graduation in personally and professionally relevant ways. Service-learning facilitates an appreciation for the interconnectedness of individuals, the communities in which they live, and the resources required to sustain both.
Service-Learning Office Location
You are always welcome to stop by the office (on the 4th floor of the Library, Room 458). If our door is open, feel free to pop in. Contact us by email ServiceLearning@fgcu.edu anytime with questions and comments. For your convenience, drop-boxes for service-learning forms are located outside our offices.
Service-Learning Agreement and Verification Form
The form to document your service hours is available online. There is no hard copy form available. Click the link to access the service-learning form.
The agency listed on the form must be nonprofit, not-for-profit or a governmental organization. Over 300 pre-approved agencies are listed in the Service-Learning Database. Click the link to find an approved nonprofit agency. Please visit our FAQ's to learn the do's and don'ts of service-learning such as how to check your hours on Gulfline, how to get approval for an agency not listed in our database, and what types of work is approved and not approved.
See more pictures from our Service-Learning Fair on our Facebook page at FGCU Service-Learning.
Photo courtesy of Bob Klein
FGCU RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) was recognized for its dedication to community projects by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars during its annual awards luncheon on Oct. 3 in Washington, D.C. FGCU was one of six institutions to receive the Higher Education Civic Engagement Award. Honorees were chosen among 140 nominees based upon leadership in community programs and projects. Every student at FGCU must participate in 80 hours of service-based learning prior to graduation. Through the university’s EaglesConnect program, students have access to more than 300 community agencies, and in 2010 students completed 132,451 total hours of service-learning. This year, FGCU went over the 1,000,000 mark in total service-learning hours since its inception in 1997.
