Office of Service-Learning

DUQUESNEUNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

To further the goals of the Office of Service-Learning at DuquesneUniversity as well as those goals of our partner organizations, this Memorandum of Understanding establishes a Service-Learning Collaboration among the Office of Service-Learning, the supervising faculty member, the service-learning student, and the partnering community organization. Together, this collaboration will reinforce the missions of all involved and generate mutual benefits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Each entity will be represented by an official contact. The initial contacts are:

Office of Service-LearningName/Title412-xxx-xxxxemail

Faculty memberName/Department412-xxx-xxxxemail

StudentName412-xxx-xxxxemail

Community OrganizationName/Title412-xxx-xxxxemail

The Office of Student-Learning (OSL) will as required by prior agreement:

Coordinate partnerships

Orient all placements to service learning requirements, procedures, and processes

Identify, recruit, and orient community organizations to serve as partnership sites

Serve as a liaison between faculty members, students, and community organizations

Maintain records of all partnerships

Supervising faculty will:

Make contact with the community organization prior to the initiation of any placements

Provide a syllabus and/or course outline to each community organization

Convey all information on the requirements for successful evaluation to community organizations

Students will:

Demonstrate responsibility, accountability, compassion, and respect throughout the placement

Observe institutional, ethical, and legal parameters concerning privacy and confidentiality of individuals, organizations, records, and information

Comply with the University’s academic integrity policy

Demonstrate punctuality and professionalism

Attend all sessions or provide prior notification of cancellation or absence

Abide by the Student Handbook

Community Organizations will:

Provide a job description to each placement and clearly delineate tasks

Provide orientation for each placement to the agency, the position, the community, and to theexpectations and requirements for performance

Provide clear instruction to all students as to the definition of confidentiality and the applications of policies governing confidentiality and privacy

Contact supervising faculty and/or the OSL in the event of difficulties, conflicts, etc.

Complete and return all student evaluations and other reports as required

Participate in advisory groups for the OSL as needed

All parties agree to:

Meet annually to share ideas, projects, products, and information to establish benchmarks in the achievement of outcomes

Communicate regularly by email and meetings to promote program development and avoid problems. Please refer to the Conflict Resolution Worksheet.

Notify the OSL in the event of a change of contact people or changes in programs, requirements, functions, etc.

Participate in activities intended to promote the growth and development of service-learning

TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING

The term of this MOU is for a period of one semester and may be extended upon mutual agreement.

AUTHORIZATION

The signing of this MOU is not a formal undertaking. It indicates that all signatories will strive to reach, to the best of their abilities, the objectives stated herein.

From the University community:

NAME/TITLE - OFFICE OF SERVICE-LEARNING/DUQUESNE UNIVERSITYDATE

NAME/DEPARTMENT - SUPERVISING FACULTY/DUQUESNE UNIVERSITYDATE

NAME – STUDENT/DUQUESNE UNIVERSITYDATE

From the Community:

NAME/TITLE DATE

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION