Information for Community Partners

LALIS collaborates with different community organizations, institutions, and individuals in these ways:

 

Academic expectations for student volunteers

We see collaboration between the academic institution and the community as a mutual learning opportunity. This learning exchange process encourages a sense of social responsibility, committment to the common good, solidarity, curiosity and an interest in facing and resolving problems creatively and critically. With this objective in mind, at the beginning of each semester, we share our expectations for students with our community partners. Each community collaboration is unique and different, for this reason, our objectives are broad and flexible and can be adjusted to meet the needs of the particular community partner.

How do I become a community partner to LALIS?

The process is simple: to be a community partner of LALIS in any of the ways described above or to present a proposal, all you have to do is communicate via email with LALIS Spanish Community-Based Learning Program. Once we know of a specific need, the topic of the project and/or what kind of collaboration is most appropriate, we can schedule beginning and end dates, the number of volunteers, requirements and expectations.