Mission Statement
To quote Dr. Martin Luther King: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others?”
Missouri Westerns State University’s new Center for Service that is launching in the Fall of 2020 has been created with a purpose to serve others by connecting students with the community where they live, work and go to school. The Center for Service’s mission is to make an impact in the community, on campus and to students themselves as they learn more about what a community needs to serve their people.
Students are able to earn one general elective credit for every 40 hours they serve in the community through Center for Service approved projects. A student can earn up to three credits through this process (120 total hours.) Academic credit is earned by attending orientation, doing project and service learning experience surveys, writing a reflection and response paper and having a final debriefing with the director for each credit.
The Center for Service is looking for agencies, businesses and organizations to partner with the program and its students to serve in the community through group or individual projects. Projects can be on-site or virtual.
For more information please contact Kim Sigrist at 816-271-4116 or online https://www.missouriwestern.edu/center-for-service/
About
Missouri Western State University's Center for Service program was implemented in the fall of 2020 to allow students serve the community while earning general elective academic credit at no cost.
Missouri Western State University has a proud tradition of providing a high quality, affordable education to students in the state of Missouri and beyond. We are a four-year, state-supported institution providing a variety of degree programs and offering professional master’s degrees, four-year baccalaureate degrees, two-year associate degrees, pre-professional transfer programs and one-year certificates. In addition, the University offers seminars, conferences and workshops suited to the needs of the community.
Students come from throughout the United States and more than 30 countries. And our alumni live and work around the world. From its humble beginnings in 1915, Missouri Western continues to deepen its impact on the community, region, nation and world.
