Johns Hopkins University SOURCE Service-Learning Academy: Showcasing Campus Compact Impact Award Winners: A Series Exploring Best Practices From the Field

Join us to learn about the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) SOURCE Service-Learning Academy (SLA), launched in 2012. SLA is a year-long, comprehensive, cohort-based program that trains health professional faculty and community leaders together in critical service-learning pedagogy, equipping them with the necessary tools and methods to develop transformational partnerships and courses. The program was developed in response to increased demand from students to integrate real-world applications into their curricula, identified needs for faculty training, and requests from community partners to collaborate on projects that directly address social determinants of health.

Now in its 14th year, the SLA has become an institutional cornerstone and has expanded to include faculty from beyond JHU over the past five years. Each year, a competitively selected cohort of faculty and community leaders (SLA fellows) start the program with a 2.5-day seminar, where they develop relationships and learn the basics of critical service-learning.

Following the seminar, fellows participate in monthly seminars and 1-on-1 advising with the SLA leadership team. Prior cohorts are invited to participate in monthly seminars, where they share lessons learned, engage in reflection, and grow the network of service-learning champions. Fellows have access to additional resources, including the SLA manual, a Teams site with readings, recordings, and helpful tools, and the ability to tap into our expansive and supportive network. Rooted in a social justice lens, fellows model key practices with each other and then implement strategies with their learners – promoting critical thinking, diversity and inclusion, centering community-voices, and improving competencies related to health equity.

Johns Hopkins University SOURCE Service-Learning Academy

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