What are the academic goals of the student?

Each student is required to conduct a project

resulting from observation and interaction
with an organization. The project is to align
with specific organizational and leadership
issues examined through classroom reading
and other material. Grades will be assigned
based on the students ability to apply
leadership learning through their service
hours. Students will submit reflective writing
assignments and have scheduled meetings
with the course instructor. Community
partners may request a copy of the students
final project and provide evaluative feedback
to the course instructor.

Dan Noel, Ph.D.

Lecturer and Director of Service Learning
Organizational Leadership
Office: 444 Allyn Hall
Phone: (937) 775-3097
Email: dan.noel@wright.edu
Wright State University
Leadership Studies in Education
and Organizations
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, Ohio 45435-0001
(937) 775-2821

What if the service hours do not work

as planned?
Organizations using our students will have
access to the course instructor to discuss any
adjustments that may be needed to better
accommodate the organization or the student.
Are there legal issues involved with
community-based learning?
Students are required to sign an
Acknowledgement of Risk and Consent
for Medical Treatment form, accepting
responsibility for medical treatment. A copy of
this form is sent to each contact site. Students
who may work directly with minors/children
undergo additional screening, including finger
printing.

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Organizational
Leadership
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Community-Based
Learning

FAQs

For more information,

please contact:

CommunityBased
Learning
The Wright State University
Organizational Leadership program has
students available to serve the Miami
Valley though community-based learning
opportunities with local nonprofit, 501(c)
(3) organizations.

Types of
Service

Getting
Started

Working with your organization, students can

focus their service in one of several areas.
Direct Activities
These services require personal contact
with people in need, and generally receive
immediate positive feedback derived from
helping others. Examples include working
with senior citizens and serving as a
receptionist for a community center.

Your organization benefits from the

talents and skills of our Organizational
Leadership students. Students assist your
organization through guided projects or
routine functions assigned by you, the
site contact. The course instructor also
provides supervision.

Indirect Activities
Indirect activities are focused on channeling
resources to the problem, rather than
working directly with individuals and clients.
Students typically do not have face-to-face
interactions with the people being served.
Examples include collecting food or toys
for disadvantaged families and transferring
printed documents to electronic format.

Students also benefit by gaining

real-world work experience through
observation and interactions with your
organization, learning leadership,
organizational processes, problem
solving, planning, and the ability to work
well with others.

Advocacy
In this area, students lend their skills toward
creating public awareness or solutions
to specific problems. Examples include
conducting public presentations to the
community and making phone calls to help
raise funds for a notable cause.

Students earn course credit interacting

with your organization for a minimum
of 20
24 hours during a given semester
(summer hours may vary). The hours
are typically spread over seven to eight
weeks.

Research
Students engage in research with the
purpose of solving a pressing problem
or developing an initiative for change.
Examples include creating survey tools for
an agency to assess a specific community
need/problem, conducting a needs analysis,
and evaluating a current process or
organizational need.

1. An Organizational Leadership student

from Wright State would make the
initial contact with you and invite
your organization to participate.
2. A student meets with you to outline
expectations, duties, scheduling , and
desired outcomes that should result
from serving your organization.
3. Once agreed upon expectations are
approved by you and the instructor,
students may begin their service hours.
Students also maintain a time sheet
to track their hours, which is to be
verified by you.
4. After the completion of the required
hours, students will write and submit
their final project. This includes
applying leadership concepts (learned
through course materials) to their
observations and interactions with
your organization. You may request
a copy of the students work and
provide evaluative feedback to the
course instructor.