Service Learning Courses
Courses with a Service-Learning Component
Here are some of the service-learning opportunities at the University of St. Thomas for Summer and Fall 2008 Terms. To download and print a list of these courses in chart format, click here.
Advertising and Public Relations Campaigns
Gavrilos, Susan
Fall Term 2008 COJO 470 Section 01 CRN: 42988
Students will develop a communications plan for a non-profit organization. Community parnters are to be determined.
Christian Belief: Ancient and Contemporary
Vrudny, Kim
Fall Term 2008 THEO 200 Section 04 CRN: 40975
Students will participate in the meal distribution program of Open Arms of Minnesota, delivering meals to people in the Twin Cities living with HIV/AIDS, Breast Cancer, ALS, and MS. Read excerpts from Paul Farmer's books on systems that perpetuate the spread of HIV among the poor, and read Maria Cimperman's book, When God's People Have HIV/AIDS: An Approach to Ethics. Participate in in-class activities on behalf of Open Arms, including legislative advocacy. Finally, there will be extra-curricular opportunities to learn more about the global pandemic and UST's response.
Christian Belief: Ancient and Contemporary
Vrudny, Kim
Fall Term 2008 THEO 200 Section 06 CRN: 41545
Students will participate in the meal distribution program of Open Arms of Minnesota, delivering meals to people in the Twin Cities living with HIV/AIDS, Breast Cancer, ALS, and MS. Read excerpts from Paul Farmer's books on systems that perpetuate the spread of HIV among the poor, and read Maria Cimperman's book, When God's People Have HIV/AIDS: An Approach to Ethics. Participate in in-class activities on behalf of Open Arms, including legislative advocacy. Finally, there will be extra-curricular opportunities to learn more about the global pandemic and UST's response.
Christian Belief: Ancient and Contemporary (Honors)
Vrudny, Kim
Fall Term 2008 THEO 200 Section 41 CRN: 40974
Students will participate in the meal distribution program of Open Arms of Minnesota, delivering meals to people in the Twin Cities living with HIV/AIDS, Breast Cancer, ALS, and MS. Read excerpts from Paul Farmer's books on systems that perpetuate the spread of HIV among the poor, and read Maria Cimperman's book, When God's People Have HIV/AIDS: An Approach to Ethics. Participate in in-class activities on behalf of Open Arms, including legislative advocacy. Finally, there will be extra-curricular opportunities to learn more about the global pandemic and UST's response.
Communication and Citizenship
Bruess, Carol; Bunton, Kris; Wyatt, Wendy; Connery, Tom
Fall Term 2008 COJO 111 Section 01 CRN: 42947
Students in COJO 111 will work on a variety of collaborative academic projects with students at Cristo Rey High School, everything from tutoring in public speaking, writing, and English, to jointly creating a student newspaper, yearbook, and/or other communications media. Students will explore, through this partnership, the nature of being a mindful, ethical, and thoughtful citizen-communicatior while working side-by-side Cristo Rey students; Cristo Rey students will not only heighten their awareness and skills as citizen-communicators as well, but will work towards specific academic/extra-curricular goals through this partnership.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Amel, Elise
Fall Term 2008 PSYC 342 Section 01 CRN: 40859
Students will conduct mock interviews and critique resumes for persons with multiple barriers (e.g., workers with low wages, and people with criminal records or recovering from addictions) who are in formal job-training programs. Other service includes conducting job analyses and evaluating or building human resource tools for Rebuild Resources, HHH Job Corps, and Twin Cities Rise!.
Introduction to Computer Technology and Business Applications
Hansen, Steve
Fall Term 2008 CISC 200 Section 01 CRN: 43108
Students will assist computer users in gainful use of computers, working with various community partners.
Introduction to Computer Technology and Business Applications
Hansen, Steve
Fall Term 2008 CISC 200 Section 02 CRN: 43109
Students will assist computer users in gainful use of computers, working with various community partners.Legal Environment of Business
Del Vecchio, John
Fall Term 2008 BLAW 301 Section 01 CRN: 42084
Students will complete field work in legal clinics including Ramsey County, Pro Se Clinic, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Service's (SMRLS) Hennepin County Conciliation Court Clinic, and Civil Forums Assisted Pro Se Workshop.
Legal Environment of Business
Del Vecchio, John
Summer Term 2008 BLAW 301 Section 01 CRN: 30472
Students will complete field work in legal clinics including Ramsey County, Pro Se Clinic, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Service's (SMRLS) Hennepin County Conciliation Court Clinic, and Civil Forums Assisted Pro Se Workshop.
Mathematical Statistics
Shemyakin, Arkady
Fall Term 2008 MATH 314 Section 01 CRN: 41213
Students will perform statistical analysis of various activities of De La Salle High School, Listening House, and Cristo Rey High School.
Psychology of Adolescence
Bock, Tonia
Fall Term 2008 PSYC 203 Section 01 CRN: 40847
Students will service as tutor-mentors for junior and high school students.
Research Methods
Waldner, Lisa
Fall Term 2008 SOCI 210 Section 01 CRN: 40891
Students will implement a survey and prepare a report of survey results on whether or not Family and Children's Service is perceived as delivering culturally competent services to persons of color in the community.
Sociological Analysis
Waldner, Lisa
Fall Term 2008 SOCI 220 Section 01 CRN: 40892
Two person research teams will examine data and prepare statistical analyses of variables that help explain which factors influence the perceptions of whether or not Family and Children's Service (FCS) deliver culturally competent services to persons of color. FCS staff members will attend student presentations.
The Christian Theological Tradition
Myers, Susan
Fall Term 2008 THEO 101 Section 09 CRN: 40951
Students will work with a local organization, Open Arms of Minnesota, to help provide food for chronically ill individuals, reflecting on what it means to "work skillfully to advance the common good."
The Christian Theological Tradition
Myers, Susan
Fall Term 2008 THEO 101 Section 05 CRN: 40947
Students will work with a local organization, Open Arms of Minnesota, to help provide food for chronically ill individuals, reflecting on what it means to "work skillfully to advance the common good."
Theory and Practice of Writing
Callaway, Susan
Fall Term 2008 ENGL 300 Section 01 CRN: 40451
Students will write for non-profit organizations or work with refugee and immigrant students at Lincoln International and Wellstone International High Schools. The non-profit organizations are to be determined.
Theory and Practice of Writing (Peer Consultant Course)
Callaway, Susan
Fall Term 2008 ENGL 300 Section 02 CRN: 40452
Students will be involved in community-based consulting focusing on ESL and refugee and immigrant high school students at Lincoln International and Wellstone International High Schools.
Videography: TV Production in the Field
Scully, Tim
Fall Term 2008 COJO 360 Section 01 CRN: 42984
Students will participate in two service-learning projects: 1) a profile for the Web of a person or place and 2) a public service announcement (PSA) that will be cablecast to the UST residence halls. Students will learn video production techniques and the process of working with a client as they contribute to the common good.
Women in the Early Church
Myers, Susan
Fall Term 2008 THEO 359 Section 01 CRN: 41201
Students will work with a local women's organization and will compare the situations of modern women with the ancient women about whom we are reading. Students will also reflect on the ways in which women-- both ancient and modern--are empowered and how they are silenced. This course is also a Women's Studies Course.
