How are students evaluated or graded for their service?
Students should not be evaluated or graded for the service performed if they are serving in a traditional volunteer capacity and not required to produce a specific tangible outcome for the organization. The expectation is that the students fulfill their service commitment, and that their service is satisfactory to the community organization. The community organization determines whether or not the service is satisfactory based on the standards they use for their volunteers or the evaluation given to them by the Center or instructor. Particular courses may choose to evaluate the service more directly, but these will be exceptions, and the criteria should be spelled out before the course begins. Faculty should evaluate and grade the students based on their academic performance in the class, which includes their ability to express through each assignment how the service experience connects to and informs them of the course contact.
