Learning objective: Among other things, students in this class will learn how religions conceptualize and enact different approaches to service, charity or help. By volunteering in service organizations which are situated within or supported by faith communities, congregations, or houses of worship, students will explore the limits and the possibilities of the various frames that religious traditions put around this activity. They will use their service experiences to reflect on and compare religious ideas about how one should treat one's fellow humans.
Document all your hours using a service learning timesheet. Submit timesheets to the service learning office twice per semester (midterm and last day of the semester). Check the Loyola Service Learning Calendar for deadlines.
Know that your agency supervisor will submit a performance evaluation on your work at the end of the semester. This evaluation will be given to your professor and incorporated into your class grade. See a sample evaluation>>