The Office of Leadership and Community Engagement coordinates the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program, in which one faculty member from each college serves as a service-learning representative for that college. Service-Learning Faculty Fellows serve for two years with the option of serving one additional term.
What is a Service-Learning Faculty Fellow?
Faculty Fellows Responsibilities
- Help distribute information about service-learning resources and opportunities to faculty in his/her respective college
- Serve as a resource for faculty who are interested in incorporating service-learning into their courses
- Review student abstracts and, at times, poster submissions for the annual Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning program
- Review Request for Facilitator submissions for approval of Service-Learning Facilitator placements
- Assist with program evaluation regarding the state of service-learning at Georgia Southern and implementation of best practices where appropriate
- Present at conferences about service-learning at Georgia Southern
Benefits of Being a Faculty Fellow
Participating as a Service-Learning Faculty Fellow provides faculty the following benefits:聽
- Additional opportunity for research, publication, and collaboration
- Enhance service portfolio towards tenure & promotion聽
- Work with faculty across campus to potentially develop cross-college service-learning projects
- Prepared to serve as a resource for faculty members who are incorporating service-learning into their courses
- Present locally and regionally about service-learning
Application Process
Applicants will reach out to the program director uandrews@georgiasouthern.edu where they will receive an application to complete. Applications will be reviewed by current Faculty Fellows.
Selection Criteria
The Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program is a two-year commitment for selected faculty. One faculty representative per college will be selected. All full-time Georgia Southern faculty members with an interest in service-learning are eligible.
Current Faculty Fellows
- Dr. Ariel Cornett
- College of Education
- kcornett@georgiasouthern.edu
- Dr. Shainaz Landge
- College of Science and Mathematics
- slandge@georgiasouthern.edu
- Dr. April Garrity*
- Waters College of Health Professions
- agarrity@georgiasouthern.edu
- Dr. James Thomas
- College of Public Health
- jamesthomas@georgiasouthern.edu
- Dr. Grant Gearhart*
- College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- ggearhart@georgiasouthern.edu
*Armstrong Campus
Have questions about our Faculty Fellows?
If you have questions about Service-Learning Faculty Fellows or are interested in becoming a service-learning faculty fellow, email Dr. Urkovia Andrews, uandrews@georgiasouthern.edu. Former faculty fellows can nominate a professor to be considered for the position as well.