Current Courses

Academic service learning courses utilize an exciting teaching methodology that incorporates community service as a means of helping students gain a deeper understanding of course objectives, acquire new knowledge, develop professional expertise and engage in civic activity. To find an ASL course click on the semester of your choice.

Fall 2009            Winter 2010

Fall 2009

Business, Walker L. College of

CIS415 Systems Development Project Students will apply their technology and consulting skills to community agencies in need of website information and restructuring.

David Helton


Communications & Performance Studies
 

PR250 Research in Public Relations – Students will develop, conduct and analyze a survey for a specific public relations situation and community client.  

Wally Niebauer


Education, School of

ED231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom – Students help meet a community need by assisting children with their homework and after school activities at Lake Superior Village Youth and Family Center, Bothwell Middle School and Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy.  

Judith Puncochar

ED310 Social Studies Methods for Elementary Teachers Students plan lessons, assessments, extension activities, and technological connections for core social studies lessons in seventh grade classrooms at Bothwell Middle School.

Derek Anderson

ED311 Methods and Materials for Elementary Language Arts – Students teach elementary students to use writing notebooks, write poetry, and language experience approach writing at Sandy Knoll Elementary.

Suzanne Standerford

Sue Szczepanski

ED312 Science Methods for Elementary Teachers Students plan lessons, assessments, extension activities, and technological connections for core science lessons in seventh grade classrooms at Bothwell Middle School.

Greg Coverdale

ED316 Elementary Reading Instruction – Students will assist various elementary teachers in creating and providing instruction to small groups of children.

Suzanne Standerford

Sue Szczepanski

ED402 Teaching Life Skills – Each student will be assigned to work with a student with a disability as part of the Therapeutic Riding Program at Willow Farms in Harvey.

Linda Mallon

UN100 Freshman Seminar – Students will take part in various health care volunteering.

Eileen Smit

UN250 Leadership Theory and Practice – Students will develop service learning project proposals based on needs in the community. The class will then select the project they feel has the most merit and carry out the service project.

Jon Barch


English
 

EN11 English Composition – Students will write profiles of the volunteers and places on the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve for a special edition of the Yellow Dog Howl.  

Rochelle Dale


Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

HP295 Dance Studio – Students will use dance, music, story and multi-media performances to as a catalyst for discussion around a theme promoting tolerance. They will perform a series of outreach performances to a variety of community partners.

Maria Formolo

ATR 329A Intermediate Practicum – Students will serve as a student athletic trainer with a community partner. They will practice their skills, while assisting the community partners with daily activities such as prevention and care of injuries.

Maguerite Moore


Hospitality Managemen
t

HM115 Professional Cooking – Students will develop menus, cost recipes and create their own specials to be served in the student run café which is open to the public.

Deborah Pearce


Modern Languages and Literatures

FR101 Elementary French I – Students will create educational displays for exhibits at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum.

All Professors

FR201 Intermed French I Students will create educational displays for exhibits at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum.

All Professors

FR300 Reading/Writing French – Students from the course will rotate hosting weekly French conversation sessions. 

All Professors

FR495 French Theatre – Students from the course will rotate hosting weekly French conversation sessions. 

All Professors


Native American Studies

NAS488 Native American Service Learning Project

Adriana Green


Nursing

NU212 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice Clinic Students create and implement a service learning project/activity for older adults in one of the nursing homes around the Marquette area.

Sheri Giordana

Katherine Menard

NE421 Community Health Nursing Clinic Students formulate nursing care of populations by completing health projects for various community agencies.

All Professors

NE432 Management Concepts in Nursing – Students will assist local health care agencies with their needs while realizing that citizens have both an opportunity and a responsibility to be involved in the life of the community and in addressing community problems.

All Professors


Psychology

PY492A – Behavioral Analysis Practicum – Students will provide services to area clinical sites and schools.

Mary Pelton-Cooper


Sociology/Social Work

SW100 Exploring Social Work – Students will work with various human services agency to provide added assistance to the care of patients and education programs.

Patricia Cianciolo


Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

SL464 Methods of DiagnosisStudent will conduct speech, language and hearing screenings at local preschools and day care centers.

Lori Nelson

Winter 2010

Business, Walker L. College of

CS495 Database Applications on the Web Students will apply their technology and consulting skills to create three projects for the NMU Math/CS department, the College of Business, and Marquette General Hospital.

Ken Culp


Clinical Laboratory Sciences
 

CLS203 Immunohematology – Students are involved in the recruitment of blood donors, screening of donors, and assist with the blood donation procedure with U.P. Regional Blood Center.

Mary Stunkard


Communications & Performance Studies
 

BC495A Advance Audio Production – Students will work with WNMU-FM to record, edit, mix, and produce a one-hour music and interview radio show which will be aired during graduation weekend.  

Charles Ganzert


Education, School of

ED231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom – Students help meet a community need by assisting children with their homework and after school activities at Lake Superior Village Youth and Family Center, Bothwell Middle School and Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy.  

Judith Puncochar

ED306 Children's Literature Students will select and secure books to place in the libraries of primary schools in Tanzania, Africa.

Sandra Imdieke

ED310 Social Studies Methods for Elementary Teachers Students plan lessons, assessments, extension activities, and technological connections for core social studies lessons at Bothwell Middle School and Superior Hills Elementary School.

Derek Anderson

ED311 Methods and Materials for Elementary Language Arts – Students teach elementary students to use writing notebooks, write poetry, and language experience approach writing at Sandy Knoll Elementary.

Suzanne Standerford

Sue Szczepanski

ED312 Science Methods for Elementary Teachers Students plan lessons, assessments, extension activities, and technological connections for core science lessons in seventh grade classrooms at Bothwell Middle School.

Greg Coverdale

ED316 Elementary Reading Instruction – Students will assist various elementary teachers in creating and providing instruction to small groups of children.

Suzanne Standerford

Sue Szczepanski

ED319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers – Students will be required to create and teach content area reading and writing lesson plans in middle school classrooms in the Marquette area. Additionally, students will create content specific reading and writing lesson plans for teachers in Tanzania, Africa.

Markisha Smith

ED349 Diversity, Equity and Social Justice – Students will be required to create and teach content area reading and writing lesson plans in middle school classrooms in the Marquette area. Additionally, students will create content specific reading and writing lesson plans for teachers in Tanzania, Africa.

Markisha Smith

ED420 Teaching In Elementary School – Students will develop their teaching skills by teaching in elementary schools across the world.

Joe Lubig

ED430 Teaching In Secondary School – Students will develop their teaching skills by teaching in secondary schools across the world.

Joe Lubig


English
 

EN309 Teaching of Writing – Students work to meet the needs of K-12 teachers by generating lesson plans that include writing of literature as an emphasis. 

Kia Richmond

EN350 Methods and Materials for Teaching English – Students create lesson plans in literature for teachers at middle and high schools.

Kia Richmond


Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

HP295 Dance Studio – Students will use dance, music, story and multi-media performances as a catalyst for discussion around a theme promoting tolerance. They will perform a series of outreach performances to a variety of community partners.

Maria Formolo

ATR392B Intermediate Practicum – Students will be assigned two rotations with community partners and serve as a student athletic trainer. While practicing their skills, they assist the community partners with daily activities such as prevention and care of injuries, differential diagnosis, and rehabilitation.

Maguerite Moore

PE112 Fundamental Motor Skills – Students will create and implement a physical education program, which addresses motor skill development at Father Marquette Elementary School.

Bill Connor

PE346 Adapted Physical Education – Students will create and implement an adapted physical education program, which addresses the needs of physically and mentally handicapped individuals at Marquette Area Public Schools.

Bill Connor

PE350 Methods in Physical Education – Students will create and implement a physical education program for Marquette High School and Crossroads Christian School.

Bill Connor

PE472 Health Exercise Leadership Skills – Students will provide assistance to help educate the public on health issues and screen for many aspects of illnesses at the NMU Wildcat Wellness Health Fair.

Barb Coleman


Hospitality Managemen
t

HM221 Hospitality Service Management – Students will provide Chez Nous with a menu, daily special and service to highlight proper service techniques.

Leslie Cory

HM225 Banquets & Catering – Students will provide the NMU Northern Council for Lifelong Learning with assistance in creating a menu and service.

Deborah Pearce


Modern Languages and Literatures

FR102 Elementary French II – Students will create educational displays for exhibits at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum.

All Professors

FR202 Intermed French II Students will mentor FR102 students and help them create educational displays for exhibits at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum.

Nell Kupper

FR295 ST: FLSA-Mysteries of Paris – Students from the course will rotate hosting weekly French conversation sessions. 

Tara Foster

FR305 Conversation French – Students from the course will rotate hosting weekly French conversation sessions. 

Nell Kupper

FR310 Introduction to French Civilization & Culture – Students from the course will rotate hosting weekly French conversation sessions. 

Tara Foster

FR400 Advanced French Composition & Grammar – Students from the course will rotate hosting weekly French conversation sessions. 

Nell Kupper

FR495 ST: Introduction to French Literature – Students from the course will rotate hosting weekly French conversation sessions. 

Tara Foster


Native American Studies

NAS488 Native American Service Learning Project – Some students will be designing Native American culture and language programming for the Title VII Indian Education program of the Marquette Area Public Schools. Other students will develop different projects with other partners such as the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Adriana Green


Nursing

NU212 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice Clinic Students create and implement a service learning project or activity for older adults in one of the nursing homes around the Marquette area.

All Professors

NE421 Community Health Nursing Clinic Students formulate nursing care of populations by completing health projects for various community agencies.

All Professors

NE432 Management Concepts in Nursing – Students will assist local health care agencies with their needs while realizing that citizens have both an opportunity and a responsibility to be involved in the life of the community and in addressing community problems.

All Professors

NE543 Practicum 1 – Students will use Smart phones to collect data on sugar-sweetened beverage consumption by adolescents in the Upper Peninsula. After the assessment, the students will educate adolescents and parents on health risks associated with excessive intake of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and healthy drink alternatives.

Melissa Romero