OUR MISSION

The Thayne Center for Service & Learning unites Salt Lake Community College with our greater community through civic participation, service-learning, and volunteerism.

Our namesake is Emma Lou Thayne. We honor her in our work every day, and we also honor one student every year with a scholarship in her name. The 2009-2010 Emma Lou Thayne Civically Engaged Scholar is Tufui Takiaho.

The Role of Service in Higher Education

Watch this video from the Corporation for National and Community Service explaining the important role service-learning and volunteering play in higher education today.

National Honors for the Thayne Center for Service & Learning at Salt Lake Community College

President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Corporation for National and Community Service: 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009

Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning New Media Leader

American Association of Community Colleges: 2009-2012

Service-Learning Collaboration Award: Partners in Service & Learning initiative

Community College National Center for Community Engagement: 2008

Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning Mentor Institution

American Association of Community Colleges: 2006-2009

Learn and Serve America Higher Education Grantee

Corporation for National and Community Service: 2003-2006

(See final report summary here)