A Teaching Innovation Initiative funded by the College of Human Sciences

Healthy Lifestyle Service Learning Initiative


Greg Welk	Ruth MacDonald	Sally Barclay	Jean Anderson	Carol Cordel


Steven Garasky	Jennifer Garrett	Corly Brooke	Hina Patel

Principal Investigators
Greg Welk, PI, HHP; Ruth MacDonald,Co-PI, FSHN; Sally Barclay, Co-PI FSHN; Jean Anderson, Co-PI, FSHN, Carol Cordel, Co-PI, HHP; Steven Garasky, Co-PI, HDFS; Jenniver Garrett^,Co-PI, Memorial Union; Corly Brooke, Co-PI, HDFS; Hina Patel^,Co-PI, UTEP.

Amount Awarded: $4,500

Duration: 1 year
Contact Information: Greg Welk, gwelk@iastate.edu

Abstract

This proposal funds initial development of a longer term project to provide students in the Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) with practical, real-world learning opportunities while serving the Iowa State University community and residents in surrounding communities. The proposed project builds directly from several ongoing service learning projects developed by our team. The proposal seeks to create a coordinated service learning structure that will expand the use of service learning in the college and create a sustainable and economically viable program to serve the campus and the community.

The proposed initiative is multi-disciplinary, strengthens the learning environment for students by creating new service learning classes and independent study opportunities for students in health-related fields (i.e. pre-human medicine and preprofessional health programs). The project will increase credit hour production and increase the ability of the college to recruit and retain high caliber students interested in careers in health and medicine. The project will provide a highly visible indicator of the college’s leadership and commitment to healthy lifestyles within Iowa State and the surrounding community.