Experience More SERV 3000
Service-Learning 3000 provides third and fourth-year students with faculty supervised service-learning opportunities. This section of service-learning provides senior-level students with an extended opportunity to be engaged in and contribute to a local, not-for-profit organization in Kamloops on selected projects based on the organization’s need.
Students working on projects for the community organization will have key roles assisting with specific projects. In addition, students will be required to spend part of their time providing direct service at the organization’s site, enriching their overall service-learning experiences and increasing their knowledge of this organizations critical role this organization in the Kamloops community.
Benefits of SERV 3000
- Provides opportunities to give back to the Kamloops community
- Boost your GPA and gain credits toward your degree
- Meet other students and network with professionals in the industry
- Allows you to practice project management, leadership and independent decision-making skills
- Adds value to student resumes and can lead to exciting new employment opportunities
- Awards available to offset tuition costs (available for domestic and permanent resident students)
Funding Opportunities
Bursaries are available to reimburse the cost of tuition for the first 15 domestic students who apply! Due to federal funding, the bursary is only available for domestic or permanent residence students.
Registration
The course is worth 3 credits and will be offered in January. The course structure has groups of up to 5 students working in the community on 14-week non-profit community projects Jan-April.
The deadline for registration is December 6, 2023.
Please email Larry Iles to be manually registered for the course.
