Frequently Asked Questions
General Office Questions Service-Learning Questions Programming Questions
General Questions:
1. Where is the Center for Community Action and Service Learning located?
CCASL is located at the heart of Gonzaga's campus - 617 E. Boone Ave and we have a 2nd building - CCASL II located at 605 E. Boone.
2. If I live off-campus, or for some reason cannot participate in community service programs run through CCASL, how can I get involved with community service?
Just come over to the CCASL house! We have on file different community service projects that you may be interested in. Our files include community partners that serve everyone from the homeless to abused and neglected children. You can also check out our off-campus opportunities here.
3. What if the community service program that I'm interested in is not run through CCASL?
We welcome any suggestions and ideas on implementing and maintaining new service opportunities. Come by CCASL and meet with any of our friendly staff to discuss your options. After all, innovation does not happen by itself!
4. How can I donate to CCASL?
You can donate online by clicking here, entering your donation amount, and selecting “Mission – Service” as the department and any of the CCASL funds as the specific funds (this is were you can choose between donating to the general CCASL fund or to specific programs like Mission:Possible).
2. How many staff members work at CCASL?
We have eight staff members total. You can meet them here.
Service-Learning Questions:
1. What is Service-Learning?2. What is the difference between co-curricular and service-learning?Service-Learning is a pedagogical method that engages students in organized service activities and guided reflection; the service activities benefits students and the community that they serve with and, in combination with reflection, enhance the academic curriculum of participating students. Service-learning is distinct from acts of charity because it is reciprocal; students, faculty, and community partners teach and learn through their interactions. Teaching and learning are informed by the realities of the world, and service is informed by theoretical and conceptual understanding. Visit our Service-Learning homepage here for more information.
Academic service-learning takes place as part of a course taught her at Gonzaga. Instead of assigning another text to read, faculty decide to send students into the Spokane community to do service and critically reflect on the meaning and relationships of that service. Co-curricular service is defined as service projects that students choose to do which is not a part of a course and they do not receive any form of academic credit for participation.
3. What is the difference between ServiceFest and the Service-Learning fair?
4. How many faculty members teach Service-Learning courses?ServiceFest is an annual event every September that involves a good majority of the non-profit community partners around Spokane coming to Gonzaga's campus and taking part in a resource fair for all Gonzaga community members to search out new opportunities to be involved in service around the community. This event sometimes reaches almost 100 agencies and is hosted to benefit academic service-learning students and all students, faculty, and staff. The service-learning fair happens every January at the beginning of spring semester and the target audience of this event are academic service-learning students. For that reason approximately thirty to forty agencies come to campus to take part in this event.
5. Where do I find what Service-Learning classes are being offered?During the 2006-2007 academic year there were 50 Gonzaga University faculty members teaching 69 service-learning courses.
Service Learning Courses are designated in the far right-hand column of Zagweb's listings of courses. You can also check the course list here.
Programming Question:
1. Where can I find information about programs run through CCASL?
2. Once I find a program that I’m interested in, where can I apply to become a member?Information for all programs both on and off campus can be found on our Student Opportunities homepage here.
3. Does CCASL run an alternative Spring Break program?If the program requires an application you can find it on the program’s web-page located under the Student Opportunities homepage here. If there is no application available online contact the program director (or volunteer director for off-campus programs) via e-mail or phone – information also found under the individual program pages.
Yes! Our program is called Mission:Possible and information about it can be found by clicking here.