Mission:
The UNCP Academic Service-Learning Faculty Fellows connect courses with the community through high-impact academic service-learning opportunities in order to enhance student learning, faculty curriculum, and address local community and surrounding region needs.
Vision:
Faculty Fellows work to create a campus environment that supports teaching and learning opportunities in which service is greatly valued, practiced, evaluated, and recognized through academic service-learning. UNCP Academic Service-Learning supports the mission of UNCP, “Changing Lives through Education”, by supporting students to achieve the lifelong skills, knowledge, and character to graduate as civically engaged and competent citizens
Service-Learning Goals:
![Group of nursing students gathered in front of the School of Nursing truck.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/s-l%20goal%201_2.jpg?h=3cd06fc8&itok=1D3Jpb1m)
Goal 1:
Recruit and develop faculty in academic service-learning across all disciplines and surrounding schools.
![Award presentation during the faculty award ceremony. Photo taken in front of the UNCP backdrop.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/S-L%20goal%202%20new.jpg?h=4fe561e4&itok=71xxtmFQ)
Goal 2:
Provide support for faculty and staff teaching service-learning courses.
![Group of students outside of a community partners location.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/s-l%20goal%203.jpg?h=6660d6c8&itok=0epUrrCg)
Goal 3:
Develop new and strengthen existing community-based partnerships in high-impact service-learning programs.
![Group of students working together around the table in the library.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/s-l%20goal%204.jpg?h=d5b6ca17&itok=4f4IhQPt)
Goal 4:
Engage at least 50% of first-year students in high-impact academic service-learning.
![Award presentation given to 12 students standing in front of the Community and Civic Engagement backdrop.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/s-l%20goal%205.jpg?h=d4a74e92&itok=BvDzHX5E)
Goal 5:
Create and institutionalize a campus culture of service for students, staff, faculty, and the surrounding communities.
Faculty Fellow Members:
![Photo of Evan Long](/sites/default/files/styles/contact_photo/public/img/longevan03-2.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=DJ5HPnmc)
![Leslie Locklear](/sites/default/files/styles/contact_photo/public/img/locklearleslie-x2pic.jpg?h=34e43602&itok=b3pEk3ew)
Dr. Leslie Locklear, Ph.D.
Director of Educator Engagement and Student Success
![Dr. Kaitlin Campbell](/sites/default/files/styles/contact_photo/public/img/kaitlin-campbell.jpg?h=1df041ca&itok=hsrH8QIn)
Dr. Kaitlin Campbell
Associate Professor & Assistant Chair
![Debbie Hummer](/sites/default/files/styles/contact_photo/public/nursing/img/hummerdeborah-x3.jpg?h=ccd7710f&itok=jlBuS-hR)
Deborah B. Hummer, DNP, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC
Associate Professor