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SPU business students, individually or as part of a team, serve as a vital part of the success strategy for a small business, church, nonprofit organization or government agency through service learning projects. SBE's faculty endeavor to include service learning opportunities in their classes whenever possible and particularly when a "Community Partner" requests a specific project. Students serve by assisting in the administration of a wide variety of related projects and tasks. They provide the planning, implementation and evaluation that help facilitate any worthy initiative. These service learners provide a strong resource that can increase an organization's productivity and efficiency. Meanwhile, the student is able to observe or experience potential career opportunities, receive an increased awareness of a community's needs, directly apply classroom learning, hone leadership and management skills, and develop an ethic of giving and "servant leadership." By example, in the entrepreneurship classes, undergraduate and graduate students have worked on business venture proposals for organizations like the Pike Place Market Foundation, Union Gospel Mission, Northwest Cancer Resource Center, American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society.

For more information about SBE's Service Learning program, please contact

Mark Oppenlander in the Center for Applied Learning (CAL) at (206) 281-2942 or marko@spu.edu