Spotlight on Service-Learning – Janelle Miedema
This is the last of what have become bi-monthly segments entitled Spotlight on Service-Learning. Each monthly Spotlight highlights the endeavors of one of the many MSUM service-learning practitioners. This Month’s Spotlight on Service-Learning recognizes Janelle Miedema. Janelle was recently interviewed regarding her service-learning work. Miedema is a professor in the Social Work department here at MSUM. Janelle has incorporated service-learning into her SW 250: Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Work and SW 450: Generalist Practice: Communities and Organizations. To read more about Janelle, 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