Essay on the Institutionalization of Service-Learning: The Genesis of the Feinstein Institute for Public Service, (An)

Over the past two years, Providence College has institutionalized service-learning into its liberal arts curriculum through the creation of an academic degree program in Public and Community Service Studies. In addition to administering this new major and minor, the Feinstein Institute for Public Service has used the new program as a catalyst for promoting service-learning throughout the curriculum. This essay draws lessons from the Providence College experience that may be of value to faculty seeking to institutionalize service-learning at other colleges and universities.