HUMA 1301.001
SERVICE
LEARNING PROJECT
FALL 2005
The service learning project involves working a
minimum of 15 at the office of Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas (AGUA) and
the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA), two groups working to preserve
the Edwards Aquifer. Although the environment unit will not be covered until
October, you may begin to serve now. Both the executive director of GEAA and
Director of Development of AGUA will deliver a presentation in class on August 26 to acquaint you with their organizations
and the type of specific projects you will accomplish for them. You will write a 4-page paper about your
experience and connect it to the course. You will also be required to give a
brief, informal oral presentation during our final exam period.
You must
provide verification of your hours with your paper. Use the attached time log
to document your hours, and make sure your supervisor signs it (see pg 3) A letter from your
supervisor stating the number of hours you served will also suffice as long as
it is written the agency’s letterhead. You may choose the service learning
option in place of writing a 5 page
reflective paper about this course. Both options are worth 30% your final grade.
Requirements
for the paper are as follows:
1. It must be a minimum of four pages typed and double-spaced.
Use font 12 and one-
inch margins.
2. Provide background
information about the organizations. This section should be
be no more than one paragraph.
3. Provide an assessment of
your experience. How did you benefit from it? What did
you learn? What contributions do you believe you made to the agency? Would you recommend this option to fellow students? Why/why not?
4. Connect your experience with the humanities. For example, how does
protecting our aquifer relate to the humanities?
How did this experience bring you closer to the Humanities and the city in
which you live?
5. Make sure your paper is free
from spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors.
6. Include a works cited
section in MLA format for all sources you have used.
7. The due date for this
project is during final exam week on December
7 during our final exam period from 12:30-2:30 in Ozuna 119. No late papers
will be accepted! There is no final
exam.
8. You will also be required to
present your project during the above period
on
I will not grade this presentation, but if you
fail to make it, I will deduct 10 points
from your project grade. This presentation will be in the format of a group
reflective session where all participants in this project speak informally.
9. You may use visuals in your
paper such as illustrations, maps, photographs, etc. to
give
your paper a more creative look.
HUMA1301.001
TIME LOG
Name:____________________________ School:______________________
Course
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Total
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I certify the above
hours I have indicated are correct
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Student’s signature Supervisor’s
signature