Service-Learning & Civic Engagement

We connect classrooms and communities

Service-learning is an educational experience designed to match your academic goals and personal interests while meeting community and university needs. Volunteering your time and talents with nonprofit organizations — there are hundreds to choose from — also helps you enhance communication skills, critical thinking and social awareness.

Inspired by their experiences serving, many students go beyond the minimum required hours for graduating. With our office’s guidance, you learn to serve and serve to learn.

News & Announcements

How Do I Document My Service Hours? (Eagle Career Link Instructions)
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Get credit for service-learning hours by using our paper-less system Eagle Career Link.

INSTRUCTIONS

*If you already handed in paper forms, do not reproduce those hours on Eagle Career Link

*If you still have hard copy paper forms that have never been documented but were signed prior to May 10, 2017, please read instructions
Graduating in December 2019? Graduating in May 2020?
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Deadline for having service-learning hours tracked AND verified
Friday, November 15

Deadline for having service-learning hours tracked AND verified
Friday, April10
Civic Engagement Award
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New Director Brief Bio & Start Date
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Justin Fitzgerald (jfitzgerald@fgcu.edu) starts as the Director of Community Engagement on September 23.

"Having worked for several years on community development programs with nonprofits across the country, it’s safe to say community engagement efforts run deep for Justin. A unique career path of nonprofits, politics, and even a stint as a Co-Op at NASA eventually led him back to college campuses. Once in higher education, Justin began in residential education but was soon drawn back to his love of community engagement and service-learning. He most recently served six years as the Assistant Director of the Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement at the University of South Florida - Tampa. Although he was raised and attended undergrad in Cleveland, Justin also lived in DC and Indiana before moving to Tampa. When not at work, Justin can be found enjoying time outdoors, at a community meeting, attempting some creative project, or jamming to a “Best of the 80s and 90s” playlist with his wife and two-year-old son!"