Community Center

What is Global Service Learning Program?

Global Service Learning Program aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and global service experiences. The program will expand the classroom and college experience to the global scale while allowing students to proactively make a difference for communities across the globe. Students and faculty will collaborate to apply classroom knowledge to real world problems in a developing community using a sustainable approach. The program will provide students with a global and culturally conscious perspective and experience in the application of their college education in a multidisciplinary setting.

How can you get involved?

  • Faculty can incorporate Global Service Learning into their curriculum by allowing students to apply their skills and knowledge to solve a real world problem in a developing community.
  • Check back for a complete list of courses and professors involved with Global Service Learning objectives and faculty with existing Global Service Learning projects.
  • Students can pair up with a faculty advisor and get involved by proposing a Global Service Learning Project. You will need to complete a project proposal form and provide information about the community you would like to help and a nonprofit organization you will work with. We will help guide you in the process of making a successful GSL Project through mentorship, training, and acting as a pool of resources.
  • Information that you will need for the Project Proposal:
  • Name, Year, Major
  • Name of Faculty Advisor
  • Why you are interested?
  • Please describe the community that you plan to partner with including location, level of poverty, and any other relevant information.
  • Please list the local nonprofit organization(s) and local community contacts you will be working with.
  • Briefly describe the short and long term goals of your project.
  • What will students be able to learn from this project?
  • How is this project multidisciplinary and sustainable?
  • How is this project appropriate for the community it will be implemented in?
  • What kinds of funds and resources would you need?
  • There are a number of organizations at Cal Poly already involved in global service projects and you can join them to find out how you can get involved.
  • Engineers Without Borders Cal Poly Chapter
  • Project Hope and Fairness
  • Malawi Project
  • Sweet Earth Chocolates
  • Project Hope
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Raise the Respect Program
  • Alternative Breaks Program
  • Wheelchair Foundation
  • Check back for an updated and complete list of Cal Poly clubs and organizations involved with Global Service Learning Projects.

Partner Agencies

  • Local non-profit and public service agencies are welcome to apply to a host a CCVC AmeriCorps member.
  • Agencies are selected based upon current need and compatibility of the position they seek to create.
  • All hosting agencies are required to pay a cash match for half-time ($5,200) and full-time positions ($10,400); the CCVC covers all additional member expenses.
  • Participating agencies are required to develop a detailed job description for the AmeriCorps member position and identify a site supervisor to support and monitor the member’s performance.
  • Agencies and members are responsible to complete member and agency assessments at the beginning, middle and end of the service year to assist AmeriCorps in tracking our outcomes
  • Interested agencies are advised to contact The CCVC to learn more about recruitment.
  • Recruitment typically begins in late summer-early fall.
  • The CCVC operates on a rolling admissions basis - continuously filling slots as matches take place - until all slots are full.
  • Agencies are strongly encouraged to independently recruit members. While, the CCVC will also recruit members on behalf of partner agencies, independent recruitment improves the likelihood that an agency will be guaranteed participation in the program.
  • Priority will be given to agencies that request more than one member.
  • • Interested agencies must complete a "Letter of Commitment Form" available here
  • Recruitment typically begins in late summer-early fall.
  • Recruitment typically begins in late summer-early fall.
  • Recruitment typically begins in late summer-early fall.
  • Information that you will need for the Project Proposal:
  • Name, Year, Major
  • Name of Faculty Advisor
  • Why you are interested?
  • Please describe the community that you plan to partner with including location, level of poverty, and any other relevant information.
  • Please list the local nonprofit organization(s) and local community contacts you will be working with.
  • Briefly describe the short and long term goals of your project.
  • What will students be able to learn from this project?
  • How is this project multidisciplinary and sustainable?
  • How is this project appropriate for the community it will be implemented in?
  • What kinds of funds and resources would you need?
  • There are a number of organizations at Cal Poly already involved in global service projects and you can join them to find out how you can get involved.
  • Engineers Without Borders Cal Poly Chapter
  • Project Hope and Fairness
  • Malawi Project
  • Sweet Earth Chocolates
  • Project Hope
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Raise the Respect Program
  • Alternative Breaks Program
  • Wheelchair Foundation
  • Check back for an updated and complete list of Cal Poly clubs and organizations involved with Global Service Learning Projects.
For any questions and inquiries, please contact Lori Atwater at latwater@calpoly.edu.