As a Bridgewater College student, you are required to complete a minimum of 10 hours of service-learning for each year you are enrolled at the college. Listed below are several steps that will assist you in completing your service-learning requirement. All necessary service-learning forms are available in the Service-Learning Center in Rebecca 217 and on the BC Service-Learning website. (Click the Student Life tab on the BC Home Page, scroll down, and click on the Service-Learning link).

• Consult the Community Service Directory on the BC Service-Learning website for information on over 100 local service agencies listed in 7 Program Areas.

• Visit the Service-Learning Center (Rebecca 217) or contact the Service-Learning Center to request information and brochures on agencies in the Community Service Directory.

• Consult the Service-Learning in a Nutshell form and confirm with your PDP professor or faculty advisor that the service you plan to provide meets the service-learning criteria.

• Call the Contact Person of the agency you wish to serve and request information on specific service opportunities at the agency.

• Set up your specific service date(s) and time(s) with the agency Contact Person. It is extremely important that you follow through with the commitment you make because agencies depend upon the service of their volunteers. If it becomes impossible for you to follow through on your commitment, please call the agency as far in advance of your service date as possible so the agency staff can make other arrangements.

• Required: At the beginning of your service, complete the Service-Learning Agreement Form with your agency supervisor, have a copy made for yourself, and leave the original with your agency supervisor.

• Required: At the conclusion of your service, download the PDP Service-Learning Documentation Form from the Service-Learning website. Complete the form and save it to your PDP folder on the P:drive within one week of completing your service.

• Required: Referring to your completed PDP Service-Learning Documentation Form(s), critically reflect on the service you provided in your PDP Personal Reflective Essay.

• Optional: If you would like the agency to provide a written evaluation of your service to file in your Portfolio, give your agency supervisor the Student Evaluation Form, which he/she is to complete and return to you.

• Optional: If you would like to evaluate the agency you serve, complete and turn in the Agency Evaluation Form to the Service-Learning Center, Campus Box 133, within one week of your completed service.

If you have questions, desire more information about service opportunities, or need assistance with transportation, contact the Service-Learning Center by e-mail at service@bridgewater.edu or by phone at 828-5383.