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Service-Learning

Welcome to the Office of Service-Learning! We hope to equip, empower, and energize Belmont students, faculty, and staff in engaging with our Nashville community and Middle Tennessee region with purpose, reflection, responsibility and hope to ultimately make the world a better place for all people.

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Our office collaboratively facilitates community service & engagement efforts on campus (namely, Service Wellness) as well as all service-learning academic initiatives

Service-learning is an educational experience that meets community needs and achieves disciplinary course goals. It is characterized by intentional reflection that enables students to link course content with the service activity. At its heart, service-learning is a form of mutually beneficial experiential learning

Our campus sits at the intersection of several culturally diverse neighborhoods: 12th South, Hillsboro Village, Edgehill, and Waverly-Belmont. Our city is home to refugees and immigrants, millionaires and historically marginalized families, musicians and schoolchildren, transplants and natives. We are uniquely situated in our community for deep engagement, learning, and cross-cultural dialogue for understanding. The Office of Service-Learning aims to be a catalyst for such transformation. Join us!

What is service?

Service includes community engagement, social responsibility, and civic action that is mutually beneficial, purposeful, sustainable, and involves preparation & critical reflection.

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Volunteer

We have our own volunteer platform, called Get Connected, where you can find hundreds of service opportunities in and around Middle TN. Find a way to get involved today!

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Service Wellness

Service is one of the ten wellness dimensions in Belmont's WELL Core Program.

Staff

Keller Hawkins
Service-Learning

Keller Hawkins

Assistant Director
Phone: 615-460-5445
Email: keller.hawkins@belmont.edu
Office Location: Jack C. Massey Center 339
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Tim Stewart
Service-Learning

Tim Stewart

Director
Phone: 615-460-5431
Email: tim.stewart@belmont.edu
Office Location: Jack C. Massey Center 341
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2023-2024 Academic Year

Be a part of our commitment to transformative experiences!

34,000+
Volunteer Hours Logged
268
Agencies on Get Connected
35
Service-Learning Courses
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Want to be a Partner Agency?

We'd love to get in touch! Click the button below to create an account on Get Connected and request an agency page for your organization. We'll contact you with next steps!

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Faculty Resources

Thinking about teaching a service-learning course? Find resources here!