Author: Chelsea Redger-Marquardt

The Service-Learning Showcase is a unique opportunity for students who participate in service-learning through applied learning opportunities to showcase their experience through a research or reflective poster about the application of their course work to current community issues. For 2024, the showcase will be held in a digital format and judged by a team of community partner leaders.

The showcase is an open forum for students to interact with faculty/staff, community partners and other students to engage in conversation about Wichita State’s commitment to the public good. Awards are presented in the following categories:

• Outstanding Overall Service-Learning Project: $150 scholarship to winning entry
• Innovation and Creativity in Problem Solving: $100 scholarship to winning entry
• Community Impact/ Community Choice: $100 scholarship to winning entry
• Collaboration and Leadership in Service-Learning: $100 scholarship to winning entry

Submissions are due April 5. For more information and to submit, visit the showcase website.

Please join in celebrating 10 years of academic service-learning at Wichita State. Festivities will include feature program of a Service-Learning Faculty Scholars panel sharing their perspectives and experiences with service-learning Wednesday, Feb. 28 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room.

The full program will feature:

• 8:30-9 a.m. – Registration and check-in
• 9-10:30 a.m. – Featured program: Service-learning panel and brunch. Moderated by Dr. Amy Chesser, 2023-24 Advancing the Practice Scholar
• 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Faculty networking and consultations

Support your colleagues (all academic colleges will be represented) and learn more about service-learning as a high impact practice. RSVP by no later than Wednesday, Feb. 21.

For more information or questions, contact the service-learning team (Dr. Rhonda Lewis: rhonda.lewis@wichita.edu, Dr. Chelsea Redger-Marquardt: chelsea.redger@wichita.edu or Dr. Amy Chesser: amy.chesser@wichita.edu).

The Service-Learning Showcase is a unique opportunity for students who participate in service-learning through applied learning opportunities to showcase their experience through a research or reflective poster about the application of their course work to current community issues.

The showcase is an open forum for students to interact with faculty, staff, community partners and other students to engage in conversation about Wichita State’s commitment to the public good.

Awards were presented in the following categories:

• Overall Service-Learning Award:
  • Panther People: Creative Education at the Service of Language Diversity
    • Community Partner: The Independent School, Wichita
    • Students: Samuel Nze, Raul Rangel, Randi McCowan, Abigail Mackey, Kelly Adams, Ann Lipsett and Kaitlyn Hemberger
    • Faculty: Dr. Mythili Menon, Department of English
• Community Impact in Service-Learning Award:
  • Open Your Eyes
    • Community Partner: Shocker Support Locker
    • Students: Bashar Alajmi, Fidias Candia Farina and Vi Pham
    • Faculty: Dr. Cindi Mason, Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering Department
  • Healthy Mind Healthy Life
    • Community Partner: Counseling and Prevention Services
    • Students: Carolina Wright
    • Faculty: Julie Henderson, Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
• Innovation and Creativity in Service-Learning Award:
  • Every Kid Outdoors Outreach
    • Community Partner: Every Kid Outdoors, Hesston Elementary, Tescott Elementary Schools
    • Student: Meaghan Roths, Jordy Mosqueda, Kyndal Dorzweiler, Cole Wassenberg and Kylie Flax
    • Faculty: Dr. Chelsea Redger-Marquardt, College of Applied Studies
• Collaboration and Leadership in Service-Learning Award:
  • Organizing Archives
    • Community Partner: Kansas Aviation Museum
    • Students: Kayla Van, Natali Aguilar-Lopez and Ximena Chanez
    • Faculty: Dr. Cindi Mason

The Service-Learning Showcase is a unique opportunity for students to showcase their service-learning experience through a research or reflective poster about the application of their course work to current community issues. The showcase this year will be held in a digital format and judged by a team of community partner leaders.

The showcase is an open forum for students to interact with faculty, staff, community partners and other students to engage in conversation about Wichita State’s commitment to the public good. Submissions are due on April 7.

Awards are presented in the following categories:

• Outstanding overall service-learning project, $150 scholarship to winning entry.
• Innovation and creativity in problem solving, $100 scholarship to winning entry.
• Community impact/community choice, $100 scholarship to winning entry.
• Collaboration and leadership in service-learning, $100 scholarship to winning entry.

Faculty are invited to submit for the Service-Learning Showcase. The showcase is an open forum for students to interact with faculty, staff, community partners, and other students to engage in conversation about Wichita State’s commitment to the public good.

The showcase also provides a unique opportunity for students who participate in service-learning through applied learning opportunities to showcase their experience through a research or reflective poster about the application of their course work to current community issues. 

This year the showcase will be held in a digital format and judged by a team of community partner leaders. Awards will be presented in the following categories:

• Outstanding Overall Service-Learning Project- $150 scholarship to winning entry
• Innovation and Creativity in Problem Solving- $100 scholarship to winning entry
• Community Impact/ Community Choice- $100 scholarship to winning entry
• Collaboration and Leadership in Service-Learning- $100 scholarship to winning entry

Submissions are due on April 1. For more information and to submit, please visit the showcase website.

Faculty are encouraged to submit their courses with academic service-learning components for a course attribute (including new or existing courses).

Visit the Service-Learning Course homepage link below to view the Attribute Process section. Instructions for both new and existing courses are available.

Faculty and students now have two resources available at the Wichita State University Service-Learning website. These resources include the following:

• A faculty module to support faculty in understanding teaching pedagogy, academic service-learning best practices, including building community partnerships, and reflection. Certificate generated at completion for inclusion in your FAR.
• A student module that faculty can assign to students to provide training and guidance for course integration of service-learning. A personalized certificate is generated for students who complete the module.