To: All Undergrad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Ann Finnegan" <abfinngn@uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: abfinngn@uiuc.edu

 Subject: MASSMAIL - LINC Course Combines Community Service & Learning

Interested in community service?

Looking for something different from your regular classes?

How about an opportunity to work on community projects 
AND earn academic credit at the same time?

LINC:  Learning in Community (www.linc.uiuc.edu) is a two-hour course, part 
of a campus-wide initiative to increase service learning opportunities for 
all of U of I's undergraduate students.  LINC emphasizes project 
management, teamwork and community engagement.  

Examples of current LINC projects include:
* helping Habitat for Humanity create a resale store 
* designing and testing switches, adaptive equipment and activity kits for 
children and young adults with severe disabilities
* establishing a lasting partnership with the people of Bangladesh through 
work on environmental projects 
* designing an outdoor classroom for local elementary children

HOW TO REGISTER: Listed for Sp03 as ENG 199 and LAS 199, section LNC.  To 
learn more about all LINC projects and how to register for Spring 03, visit 
the LINC web site (www.linc.uiuc.edu).
 
Here's what current LINC students are saying about the class:

"I get to think critically.  I am not just absorbing material from 
textbooks, but am applying it at the same time."  
 
"I like this class because we are learning to work in groups while 
simultaneously performing useful tasks for the community." 

"Recruiters have been interested in my LINC experiences because they 
reflect real-life teamwork and project management skills."

"A different world can not occur with indifferent people" 
--Horace Mann
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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