UPCOMING EVENTS
The Service Learning Fair is scheduled for Thursday, September 5, 2024, 10:30am – 1pm, San Marcos Campus, Free Parking in Lots 1 & 2.
Service Learning Fair F’24
PAST NEWS & EVENTS
Spring 2024 Service Learning Reception
On May 15, 2024, 6:00-7:30pm, we honored our Excellence in Service Learning award recipients for the 2023-2024 school year!
Congratulations to all our Excellence in Service Learning Student Awardees and Students! We love everything you do in our communities. Your passion and heart give us hope for the future. ❤️ Grateful for our faculty who offer invaluable Service Learning experiences in their courses. Thank you to Klaus Kirchhoff for his generous donation toward the student awards! Thank you to Stacy Rungaitis, MS for keeping Service Learning close to her heart. We are lucky for the support from President Star Rivera-Lacey, PhD and our campus community.
Equity & Social Justice Issues in a GIS Mapping Course
Kudos to Professor Wing Cheung’s GIS students for mapping food insecurity in San Diego County and contributing to the grant proposal to plan transportation systems for disadvantaged populations living in San Diego’s North County. Students are solving real-world problems to address issues of equity and social justice while gaining valuable Work-based learning experiences. Please reach out to Professor Cheung to learn more, wcheung@palomar.edu!
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Our regularly held Service Learning Fair welcomed 30 non-profit organizations that chatted with our students about Service Learning volunteer opportunities. It was a wonderful day of connecting and networking.
The Telescope: Palomar College’s Independent Newspaper
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Honoring Service Learning Students
Exemplary Service Learning Students were honored at the 2018 Service Learning Reception.
Congratulations to our scholarship award recipients Marisela Lopez, Nicolas Vallone, and Penny Halverson.
Palomar ESL Department Beautify Palomar’s Early Childhood Education Lab School
Big Shout out to the Palomar College ESL department who came together on a Saturday to do a Service Learning beautification project at Palomar’s Early Childhood Education Lab School preschool on the Escondido campus.
Psychology Students Help Raise Awareness to Autism
Great Job Psychology Students in Professor Genevieve Griffin’s class who volunteered at the 2017 Walk Rock and Roll event raising awareness and funds for San Diego Autism Society!
Palomar Faculty & Staff Make a Difference
Thank you to all volunteers who participated in Palomar’s Faculty & Staff Make a Difference Day volunteer event!
On Saturday, October 28, Palomar College Faculty and Staff participated in National Make a Difference Day helping to make our community a better place. Palomar employees served on projects at three local non-profit organizations – TERI Inc., Charity Wings Art & Craft Center, and Escondido Community Child Development Center. Faculty and Staff enjoyed connecting and collaborating with each other and giving back to the community. We hope to make this an annual event!
Supporting St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
Thank you to all who joined the Palomar College Team for St. Jude’s Run/Walk, November 2016!
Skillshops, Fall 2019
How Can Service Learning Help Me?
Do you need assistance with your service learning assignment? Come to the skillshop to understand the benefits of service learning! We will help you get started and answer questions you might have. Important Note: Remember to bring information your professor provided you about the assignment.
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Week 4 – Thursday, September 12, 2019, 2:30pm-3:30pm at the Teaching and Learning Center
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Week 12 – Thursday, November 7, 2019, 1:30pm-2:30pm at the Teaching and Learning Center