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Center for Rural Studies

Service Learning at the Center for Rural Studies

Research conducted by the Center for Rural Studies provides invaluable, hands-on service learning experience for UVM students across all colleges and departments.

Examples of Recent Service-Learning Projects

  • PA 395 Evaluation for Decision Making, 2006, students assisted in the evaluation of the Burlington School Food Project

  • From 2003-2006, approximately 375 students were trained on Vermonter Poll research and methodology and completed four hours and a reflection
    • 103 SOC 100 Fundamentals of Social Reserach students, Professor Jennifer Strickler
    • 89 CDAE 250/MPA 303 Research Methods students, Professor Jane Kolodinsky
    • 51 CDAE 195/124 Public Communication Media students, Professor Thomas Patterson
    • 44 CDAE 95/24 Fundamentals of Communication students, Professor Lynn Gregory
    • 46 STAT 51 Probability with Statistics students, Professor Sheila Weaver
    • 36 GEOG 96 Vermont Geographies students, Professor Cheryl Dunkley
    • 6 MATH 17 Applications of Finite Math students, Professor Karla Karstens

  • An average of 20 students travel to Honduras on an annual basis to carry out service-learning projects with Professor Daniel Baker of CDAE

  • Michael Moser, Research Project Specialist at CRS and CDAE graduate, took 10 UVM students in 2006 to Honduras for service learning projects for Alternative Spring Break.

  • Click here for other CRS/CDAE service-learning project descriptions

    • Comments to: crs@uvm.edu
    Reviewed on 8/24/04