COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING AND VOLUNTEER WORK PROJECT

During semester or summer take the challenge and get involved as a volunteer student in one of our different projects. Through your experiences with the community, you will learn about leadership, personal advancement and the planning and organization of events. You may participate on a volunteer project during the spring or fall semester or in the summer session. Keep in mind that, during the semester, you’ll need to allocate your time between your volunteer project and 2-3 classes.

COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING

In the Community Service Learning Program you establish learning objectives and take a theoretical course (for full semesters the theoretical course is taught completely in Spanish) on the foundations of citizenship and social commitment.

Presented in cooperation with Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Social Development Institute, this program includes alliances with private or public organizations that serve low-income communities. You will be assigned to a community project to work on in a specific area such as education, health care habits, ecology, construction, and more.

The Community Service Learning Program is only offered during semester and offers 3 academic credits upon completion.

VOLUNTEER WORK PROJECT (Summer Program)

A Social Development Project conformed of theoretical and practical components where participants will study the foundations, principles and methodologies to organize, implement and evaluate community service actions, along with the real life experience of social projects at recognized institutions in Merida.

The volunteer work project takes place in the beautiful white city of Merida in the southeast region of Mexico during 4 weeks in July.

Conferences:
• The Foundation of Civic Engagement
• Community service within an intercultural context
• Social Capital Base for Development
• University Social Responsibility

Field Trips:
• Telchac Environmental Project
• Social Incubator at Puerto Progreso
• Dzytia wood workshop community

To see more about the VOLUNTEER WORK PROGRAM please click here.