Using support administered by the Center, Stanford faculty members have created dozens of service-learning courses that involve Stanford students providing direct service to local schools, non-profit organizations and government agencies. Other courses allow students already engaged in service, typically through student groups, to enhance the effectiveness of their service. Finally, courses are offered that provide students with an introduction to specific settings, a theoretical framework, and academic skills needed as preparation for public service fieldwork and internships.

Associate Professor Rob Reich challenges students' ideas about public service in Political Science 133 - Ethics and Politics of Public Service.

Contact Us
For information about involvement in service-learning courses, research and activities, contact Karin Cotterman , Service-Learning Program Director , karinc@stanford.edu, (650) 736-1650

Alternative Spring Break (ASB): Jon McConnell , Interim Associate Director for Public Service Education, jonmc@stanford.edu, (650) 725-2867

Stanford in Washington (SIW) has moved to the Public Policy Program. See their website for more information.

Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA): Gina Hernandez , IDA Associate Director, ghclarke@stanford.edu, (650) 724-3657

Office of Community Health (OCH): Ann Banchoff, MSW, MPH, Program Director, banchoff@stanford.edu, (650) 735-1957, http://och.stanford.edu

Community Writing Project (CWP): Carolyn Ross, Coordinator, Community Writing Project, cbross@stanford.edu, (650) 723-4624, http://pwr.stanford.edu/CWP

Office of Engineering & Public Service: Alex Tung, Coordinator, tungsten@stanford.edu, http://soe.stanford.edu/publicservice.

For details on the “Citizenship Option" of the Ethics in Society minor: Debra Satz, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in Ethics in Society, dsatz@csli.stanford.edu, http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin/bulletin05-06/pdf/EthicsinSoc.pdf.