For Students:
- Respect and follow service site’s policies and regulations
- Follow HIPAA procedures
- Address community-identified needs
- Provide project results to the community partner
- Engage in reflection with mentors and peers
- Take initiative in the learning process through problem solving and ethical decision-making
- Adhere to Geisel School of Medicine rules (media, government relations, travel, fundraising, etc.)
- Report project outcomes through the forthcoming CSL Online Directory and the Annual CSL Conference
For Faculty Mentors:
- Assist student in developing a CSL project plan, including creating measurable objectives and an evaluation strategy
- Be oriented with the community partner organization, its clients and policies
- Meet regularly with student to discuss progress and provide feedback
- Engage in reflection to help student integrate service with academic and professional understanding
- Document hours and oversee project reports
- Guide student in abstract and poster preparation for Annual CSL Conference
- Provide additional resources and scholarship opportunities for students, such as journal submission and conferences
For Community Partner:
- Communicate the organization’s needs to student and faculty mentor
- Provide student with an opportunity to perform meaningful service at the project site
- Post and update project opportunities in the CSL Online Directory
- Establish a CSL Site Affiliation Agreement with the university
- Orient students to the organization’s mission and goals to ensure understanding of their roles
- Communicate policies and procedures
- Provide ongoing feedback to student and faculty mentor
For Community Service Learning Program Office:
- Maintain an Online CSL Directory of service project opportunities and mentors
- Serve as a liaison between community partners, students, and mentors in making conncections for CSL opportunities
- Maintain a CSL Site Affiliation Agreement defining the roles of the university and the community organization as they relate to CSL
- Plan and host the Annual CSL Conference
- Answer questions, troubleshoot and serve as a resource for CSL for students, faculty and community partners
- Lead an interprofessional CSL Advisory Committee to direct the university’s CSL efforts
- Provide competitive grant-funding opportunities for students to defray CSL project expenses