Service Learning—Community Partner Comments

What improvements and recommendations would you make to the SCC Service Learning Program?

It would be helpful to know what the student’s goals are for the program and their education/careers to best match the projects needed at our organization to the student’s interests and talents.
A timeline from faculty at the beginning. Maybe more follow up between faculty and agency to make sure students are okay.
Send us more students! We’ve only had three for a short time.
None. I hope your program continues to grow!

How has your agency/organization benefited by utilizing the SCC Service Learning Program?

Student completed a couple of projects that our staff had not been able to get around to doing.
Work being done that we couldn’t do with our staff size.
They provided valuable one-on-one assistance to our patients.
Words cannot explain how SCC’s staff and students have touched the lives of seniors in Stanly County.
ORM (Oakboro Regional Museum) can now continue with the restoration project of First Presbyterian Church, Oakboro.
Students have filled a need for the work.

In what ways have SCC students benefited from their experiences with your agency/organization?

(Students have) learned important function of our agency (and other historic/cultural organizations) cataloging incoming artifacts/collections.
Learning about our agency is biggest (way).
They have learned about an important service available to older/disabled adults and their family members.
I hope they have gained knowledge, experience, customer service skills, and contacts which are all beneficial in finding a job.
Learned museum and community pride in restoration and preservation.
Hopefully they have learned from their hands on experience.

Other comments?

“We’ve only had one student but she was incredibly self-motivated and very helpful.”
“Thank you so much!”
“Thank you SCC and Steve Barker and class.”
“We appreciate having these students!”