Service Learning Newsletter
Service Learning on the Radio
Kirtland coordinator of service learning, Nicholas Holton, discusses the concept of service learning and the growing number of SL opportunities available to Kirtland students in this April 26, 2003 Kirtland Korner broadcast (MP3 format).
Kirtland student, Deborah Smith, describes the her service learning experience with Habitat for Humanity through Kirtland Community College in this March 27, 2004 Kirtland Korner broadcast (MP3 format).
Service Learning in the News
Kirtland reaches out with Service Learning trip (January 14, 2010)
Students at Kirtland Community College are being given the opportunity to see a different part of the world, lend a helping hand to people in need and get class credit through the college's Service Learning and Global Awareness programs.
KCC puts ‘community’ into community college (December 4, 2009)
Officials at Kirtland Community College are making sure that “community” in community college is even more meaningful by reaching out to help those in need through a variety of recent efforts.
Balloon launch honors domestic violence victims (November 3, 2009)
Officials for Kirtland Community College and River House Inc. helped honor victims of domestic violence with a balloon launch ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the college’s main campus near Roscommon.
Kirtland Community College Students seek to Change the World, One Bowl at a Time (October 9, 2009)
The skilled hands of Joe Donna’s Kirtland Community College ceramics class, along with those of COOR-area potters, made and donated 270 bowls for the first annual Empty Bowls Art Show and Silent Auction to take a stand for ending poverty in America. The event, by way of its 100 plus attendees, raised $2,000 (and counting)! All left-over bowls are currently being sold on campus.
VISTA member, KCC seek to build new bonds (September 10, 2009)
In the upcoming weeks and months, a 22-year-old woman from a small town in Texas is hoping to build new and lasting bonds here in northern Michigan between Kirtland Community College and community agencies, such as River House Inc., a non-profit agency based in Grayling that serves victims of domestic abuse in Crawford, Oscoda, Ogemaw and Roscommon counties.
