{"id":2574,"date":"2020-10-13T15:12:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=2574"},"modified":"2025-04-04T16:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:57:32","slug":"about-the-scs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/about-the-scs\/","title":{"rendered":"About Service at Marymount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"p_lt_WebPartZone5_zoneContent_pageplaceholder_p_lt_WebPartZone3_PageContentZone_EditableImage3_ucEditableImage_imgImage\" class=\"banner-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marymount.edu\/marymount.edu\/media\/About-MU\/QEP\/DDHW7226.JPG\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Marymount\u2019 is committed to \u201cService to Others\u201d by facilitating collaboration between people, organizations, and communities and providing programs and resources that empower Marymount students and the broader university community to educate and activate toward a more just and equitable world.<\/p>\n<p>Our Marymount community will prioritize working within and understanding community in a lifelong commitment to service.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Focus Areas<\/h2>\n<p>Faculty, staff and students support our university and broader communities to promote positive, community-driven social change. We align ourselves with the values of our founders \u2013 the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary \u2013 whose <a href=\"https:\/\/rshm.org\/mission-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mission<\/a>&nbsp;is to \u201cplace ourselves and our resources at the service of those who are most in need of justice, especially women and children, enabling the powerless, the deprived, the marginalized, the voiceless to work effectively for their own development and liberation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Our four focus areas include:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 101.477%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%;\" scope=\"col\">Cultivating Collaboration and Commitment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><em>&#8220;We believe the challenges facing our communities are complex, and can only be addressed through long-term, &nbsp;sustainable relationships. Our work relies heavily on relationships with community partners, students, faculty and staff.&#8221;<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Providing Resources and Support<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>\u201cWe believe that people learn best through experiential learning coupled with intentional reflection. Opportunities to explore social issues, grounded in our own communities, academic disciplines and personal experiences. Through this process we also learn about our own values and strengths, deepening our ability to take intentional action.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Curricular:<\/strong>&nbsp;We support academic departments and faculty to use their teaching and research in focused ways to serve a larger community.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/saints-center-for-service\/\">Learn more about service learning at Marymount<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-curricular:<\/strong>&nbsp;We support initiatives that invest in our students as they develop into engaged citizens prepared to serve effectively within their communities to advance the needs of society.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/Academics\/saints-center-for-service\/SCS-for-Students\/\">Learn more about co-curricular service opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Events and Programming<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>\u201cWe believe that people learn best through experiential learning coupled with intentional reflection, such as opportunities to explore social issues, grounded in our own communities, academic disciplines and personal experiences. Through this process we also learn about our own values and strengths, deepening our ability to take intentional action.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>To learn more about upcoming Saints\u2019 Center for Service events and programming, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/scs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit our MU Engage page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Data Collection and Assessment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The Quality Engagement Plan (QEP) is a five-year institutional plan to enhance our student learning experience. The theme of the 2018-2023 QEP is Empowering Students for Service. This plan defines service as &#8220;work that is performed by students, faculty, and staff for the common good.\u201d &nbsp;Data reflecting this is collected through MUEngage, surveys conducted by our Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, and directly from academic and student affairs.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/saints-center-for-service\/about-the-scs\/quality-enhancement-program\/\">Learn more about the QEP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>We hope that you take the time to explore the many resources and opportunities available at Marymount University. Our goal is that by participating in service-related programs, events, and activities, you will continue to develop your capacity to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Become aware of and increasingly participate in service<\/li>\n<li>Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively serve your community<\/li>\n<li>Express confidence in your ability to work collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate the value you place on service by expressing a commitment to serve others<\/li>\n<li>Apply your education to serve others in your community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We see these outcomes as essential elements in your journey to becoming leaders in the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marymount\u2019 is committed to \u201cService to Others\u201d by facilitating collaboration between people, organizations, and communities and providing programs and resources that empower Marymount students and the broader university community to educate and activate toward a more just and equitable world. 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