Service-Learning > For Community Partners

What information do you need to know from my organization?

We (NU contacts) need to an outline of the role the students will fulfill for you and outcomes you expect from the students.
How many students would you like from us in this role? Is there a minimum or maximum overall, and for each of the time slots or day you have listed?
What times and days you need them for if applicable?
Who will be the primary contact for professor and supervisor of students? What is that person's contact information and how does that person prefer to communicate?
Any requirements of the students before they begin (e.g. CORI check, skills, etc.)?
Will you be able to provide them with a group or individual orientations?
Is there anything else we should know in order to prepare the students?
Are you or whoever acts as supervisor able to fulfill evaluation(s) on the students?

Do I have to take all the students in the group at once?

No. We prefer to have students in a group serve with the same organization so that they have somewhat of a shared experience, but they can gain some of that through their reflection, it does not need to happen on site. We are interested in meeting your needs, not adding to your work.

Do we need to provide the students with work, computer or other space?

That depends on whether the work you require of them will necessitate space or equipment, and if that work also needs to be done on site or if they can use their own/University’s equipment on their own time.

Will you (NU) provide the students with CORI checks?

We are not able to provide that to our students. If this is something that your organization requires of its volunteers, then we simply ask that you facilitate that same process for our students as you would for any volunteer coming through your organization.

Am I/we supposed to help them with their concepts from the class?

You are not required to. However, we believe that a valuable part of the partnership involves students’ ability to see how they can learn from the individual community partners (staff or clients) as much as the experience “in” the community. For students to hear your perspective on these concepts or learn about any additional information with respect to issues your organization addresses would be beneficial to both their academic learning and their ability to appreciate their service more effectively.

Do I get to interview or choose the students I want to serve with us?

in the intrest of saving time, we would prefer to place them. But, if personal interviews are very important to you and this role, we can make arrangements as necessary.