Peter Konwerski, an adjunct assistant professor of Human Services and assistant vice president for Student Academic Support Services, addresses the importance of service learning:
“The pedagogy of service-learning has empowered my students to not only explore social issues here in Washington, but to also attempt to find solutions to some of our nation’s most pressing social problems.”
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How strong is the service learning program at GW university? The programs listed by Professor Konwerski sounded quite promising, especially those helping the non-profits improve their operations.
How do the professors find time to work service learning into the curriculum? Has it been a large issue thus far?