Program Objectives

• To foster a better understanding of, and commitment to, the visual arts
  
  
• To provide meaningful service to local community art agencies through the development of service-learning courses in the visual arts on selected CSU campuses
  
  
• To promote student learning through active participation in meaningful and planned experiences in the community that are directly related to course content
  
  
• To introduce art agencies in the Los Angeles Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program to service-learning pedagogy through the implementation of these new university courses
  
  
• To introduce CSU faculty in the visual arts to service-learning pedagogy through the development of these new courses and their relationships with the community art agencies
  
  
• To provide funding support and training for CSU faculty through the Getty Service Learning Scholars Program in order to develop and implement new service-learning courses
  
  
• To create a culture of awareness and support within the visual arts programs of each CSU campus so that service-learning opportunities can thrive, and the sustainability of this program is ensured
  
  
• To evaluate and disseminate the impact of service-learning courses developed under this program to students, faculty, and community partners