Spotlight on Service-Learning
This is the first of what will become monthly segments entitled Spotlight on Service-Learning. Each monthly Spotlight will highlight the endeavors of one of the many MSUM service-learning practitioners. This Month’s Spotlight on Service-Learning recognizes Dr. Sue Humphers-Ginther.
Humphers-Ginther was recently interviewed regarding her service-learning work. Humphers-Ginther is a Professor of Sociology and the Gerontology Program Coordinator here at MSUM. She has been incorporating service-learning into her Social Gerontology course for fifteen years. To read more about Dr. Humphers-Ginther, her decision to integrate service-learning into her courses, and the benefits her students have by participating in service-learning, please visit the Academic Service-Learning Center link at www.mnstate.edu/asl. Find the Spotlight on Service-Learning tab on the right side of the page to read the entire interview.
If you have any questions about incorporating service-learning into your classes, or just want to find out more about service-learning, contact Dr. Mike Coquyt at michael.coquyt@mnstate.edu.