Become a Service Learning Community Partner today!
Thanks for your interest in joining over 400 community partners with the CSUMB Service Learning Institute. We are excited to explore how we can support each other in our missions to positively impact our surrounding communities!
Service Learning Overview
Each undergraduate CSUMB student is required to enroll in at least one service learning course to complete their undergraduate degree. The majority of courses are offered in the Fall and Spring terms (16-weeks), with a few courses offered in the Winter and Summer terms (4- or 8-weeks). During the course, students must complete 25 or 30 hours of service with a single community partner and be supervised by a member of that organization. Courses span the spectrum of degrees offered, emphasize social justice and equity, and help students become multicultural community builders. About 1,400 students enroll in service learning courses each fall and spring semester.
If you have questions about this commitment, please reach out to the Coordinator of Community Partnerships, Tritia Moneypenny (servicelearning@csumb.edu; 831-582-5175), before completing the forms below.
To find out if your organization already has a Partnership Agreement with CSUMB, contact our Coordinator of Community Partnerships.
Steps to Become a Partner
Below are the steps to partnering with CSUMB and our service learning program.
1. Request to Initiate Partnership
https://app.calstates4.com/csumb/RTIP_CSUMB
This form will initiate the process for us to learn more about your organization and the learning opportunities that you’d like to make available to students. Ideally, a representative of the organization who is familiar with the learning activities that university students will be engaged in, as well as your safety policies and procedures, completes this form.
It may take 10-20 minutes to complete this form, and it does not currently allow the saving of progress. Use this Worksheet for Request to Initiate Partnership form, Service Learning or this Google Doc worksheet to preview the questions and pre-write your responses before starting the online form. Questions include:
- Organization/Agency details, including mission, audience/population served, focus areas, contact information
- Site requirements and safety and risk information
- Opportunity type and details, including associated CSUMB Program (Service Learning), maximum number of students for this opportunity, number of hours, safety and risk information, application instructions, student expectations, etc.
As part of this process, you will be asked to complete an Opportunity Form which will indicate one unique service opportunity at your site. If you have multiple unique kinds of opportunities, you can fill out additional opportunity forms using the Create New Opportunity form.
2. University-Agency Agreement
University-Agency Agreement for the Placement of Students (UAAPS)
The UAAPS is a formal contract that makes your organization an official community partner with the University for five years. An Authorized Signatory is required for this form.
The UAPPS is mandatory for any organization hosting students in any capacity. This does not require organizations to host students every semester for the five-year duration, nor is this limited to only hosting service learning students.
3. Review info for hosting students
View the information on the Community Partner current semester information tab and the Community Partner Guide for general information and guidance on the service learning process. Keep your eyes out for emails about meet-and-greet and recruitment opportunities, informational meetings, and other important correspondence from Service Learning Institute staff and faculty!
After partners select student(s) to serve at the organization, site supervisors will be asked to sign student learning plans, approve hours, and evaluate students using forms emailed from the CalState S4 partner database. More information about the details of these processes can be found on our CalState S4 Help for Partners page.
If you have any questions, concerns, technical glitches, or would like to talk about your opportunities, please reach out to the SLI’s Coordinator of Community Partnerships, Tritia Moneypenny.