Community Service and Service Learning
The College's motto, Corde et Mente et Manu (With Heart and Mind and Hand),
expresses the value placed on service by the Hood community. Opportunities abound
for students to engage in service learning that is community-based and enhances
the major field of study.
Office of Service Learning
The Office of Service Learning, located in the Career Center
on the second floor of the Apple building, provides interested students with
the opportunity to learn through service to others. Here, student volunteers
are matched with local, regional, national, and international community service
experiences.
Bonner Scholar Program
The Bonner Scholar Program supports community service by providing funds for off-campus
work with community agencies in lieu of on-campus employment. Bonner Scholars
perform an average of 10 hours per week of community service during the school
year; they participate in campus-wide service projects and enrichment activities;
and they perform summer internships in community organizations. Earnings are used
to pay for the student's education. The Bonner Scholars Program is supported by
The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation, a national philanthropic organization
based in Princeton, New Jersey.
The Second Century Foundation
The Second Century Foundation encourages
academic initiative and public service by awarding up to $2,000 each year to Hood
sophomores, juniors, and seniors conducting independent research or carrying out
community service projects.
Center for Community Research
The Center for Community Research, housed in a newly renovated facility in the
Sociology and Social Work Department, gives students the opportunity to work collaboratively
with members of the Frederick community to design and carry out research that
meets a community need. Students from a variety of fields—including sociology,
law and society, environmental studies, chemistry, political science, and social
work—apply their research skills to help solve real-life problems while, at the
same time, giving organizations and groups in the Frederick area access to some
of Hood's resources. The CCR supports community-based research in different courses
across Hood's curriculum and sponsors an annual Community Research Workshop that
brings together students, faculty, and community members to share ideas, results,
and plans for future projects.
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