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Implementation of Community Service

Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology emphasizes the importance of community outreach in higher education institutions (HEIs) to foster social change and sustainable development. The college's policy focuses on engaging students in community service, enhancing their professional skills while contributing positively to society. Various initiatives are outlined to promote community involvement, skill development, and cultural transformation, alongside a structured approach for effective implementation of community service programs.

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Implementation of Community Service

Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology emphasizes the importance of community outreach in higher education institutions (HEIs) to foster social change and sustainable development. The college's policy focuses on engaging students in community service, enhancing their professional skills while contributing positively to society. Various initiatives are outlined to promote community involvement, skill development, and cultural transformation, alongside a structured approach for effective implementation of community service programs.

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Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology

Cheeryal, Keesara (M), Medchal Dist.

Institution’s Community Outreach Policy and Implementation


HEIs play an important role as leaders in teaching and learning, in education, research and
technology. In teaching activities, HEIs provide the professional training for high-level jobs, as well
as the education necessary for the development of the student’s personality. The role of the HEIs is
important to all sectors from social as well legal point of view. Graduates of all disciplines need
knowledge about sustainability as well. HEIs can help in providing with the new knowledge and
skills needed to meet the challenges of sustainable development in a community, in raising public
awareness and providing preconditions for informed decision-making, responsible behavior and
consumer choice. HEIs are considered to have been regarded as key institutions in processes of social
change and development. The most important role they have been assigned is the production of
highly skilled manpower and research output to meet perceived targets. Another role that HEIs may
play is in the building of new institutions of civil society, in developing new cultural values, and in
training and socializing people of new social era. GCET’s policy is to focus and bring out economic,
political, social, and cultural transformation in the society. Our mottos is “EPI-Center (Education
Process Improvement Center)” for Transformation, while the impact of education for transformation
of society is our primary objective.
We explain students and young faculty that by involving in various activities for community
development and and contributing to the local community, students not only make a positive impact
on society, but also build connections with like-minded individuals enabling sustainable development
of the society.
GCET’s Community Engagement initiatives:
1. Promote involvement in community service and volunteer programs.
2. Impact the local culture through events, art programs, and educational outreach
3. Facilitate local students to pursue higher education, which can contribute to social mobility
4. Encourage skill development of local youth thereby facilitate creation of jobs and increase
revenue for local businesses
5. Drive economic growth by producing innovative technologies and supporting local startups
6. Facilitate increase in diversity and bring new perspectives to the community
Benefits of involvement in Community Service
 Fostering critical thinking, civic engagement, and community involvement, developing empathy,
compassion, understanding of cross-cultural issues, enhance cross-cultural communication skills
 Improved problem-solving and adaptability, expanded global network and job opportunities,
fostering dialogue and collaboration between nations, developing a broader perspective on global
issues, enabling graduated students to become global citizens, contributing to peace and harmony
in society
 Make a positive impact by collaborating with the community, government, and industry.
Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology
Cheeryal, Keesara (M), Medchal Dist.

Modus Operandi for effective implementation of


Community Outreach for Professional Learning

Initially an Orientation Program for providing community service to be conducted explaining the
benefits of community service and how this along with academics would facilitate students build their
professional career. Perhaps, it may not be a bad idea to conduct this orientation program with the
help of corporate professionals who may speak on its relevance in their organizations.

For performing community service, identify community needs, and ways in which students can
address those needs through community service with a learning component attached to it and how this
learning helps them in their professional career.

Preparation includes students identifying a community need, researching how to address that need,
and developing a plan of action. It may also include soliciting necessary support within the college
community area and as well as building relationships with nonprofit/community organizations.
Community personnel and students should brainstorm possible barriers that could hinder
implementation of a successful program/project.

Identify a few faculty mentors for facilitating students to provide community service, slightly reduce
their teaching load, mentor the faculty to in turn mentor students on the benefits of providing
community service.

Part of every preparation process is generating student excitement about the opportunity to participate
in community service. Suggestions for ways in which to accomplish this include
 Inviting a student or alumni who has participated in community service to speak
 Inviting a community member to speak to the students on related issues
 Inviting someone from a community-based organization to speak
 Organizing a field trip to service sites so that students can see the setting first hand
 Publicizing what last year’s students achieved participating in community service.

Identify community services that we may be able to provide by discussing with community persons
by inviting them to the college.
 Allocate budget for this purpose.
 Allocate time slots for providing community services/projects/problems by discussing with the
community persons.
 Discuss with students on identified community services and match the services vis-a-vis students'
interests
 Accordingly, form various groups of students and involve them in community service based on
their already identified interests.
Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology
Cheeryal, Keesara (M), Medchal Dist.

 Facilitate students to brainstorm projects/problems faced by community that would also meet
their curricular objectives which are appropriate, interesting, and sometimes exciting.
 These projects form the basis for further exploration by students.
 Students can share the results of their exploration with other classmates so that a variety of
community sites and related issues are addressed within a class setting.
 If a student is working independently, he/she may discuss his/her research results with faculty as
moderator in classroom.

Students write a report on the community service provided. Further, students answer the following
questions along with the report being submitted.
 Who all are the people did the student meet and describes them.
 Describes the place of the community learning. Includes aspects such as ventilation, ambience,
surroundings. etc.
Facilitate students with the following questions to make him realize his learning experience as part of
providing community service as a reflection of his learning.
1. What equipment/tools did you use for the service?
2. Describe or explain, how did you prepare for the service?
3. Name five things that are most memorable about the service you provided.
4. Describe some of your interactions with community people in the community program/service.
5. Did you work by yourself, in groups? Describe the setting.
6. In two words describe the place.
7. Explain, what was the best thing that happened as part of community service.
8. What did you learn about the population/community served?
9. What did you do that you were particularly proud of?
10. How are you different/similar to other members of your group?
11. How did differences strengthen the group?
12. In what instances did being different help and hinder the group members?
13. How are you different/similar to members of the population you have served?
14. Who assumed the leadership roles during the activity; how did the group respond to the leader?
15. What would have happened if this group had been larger or smaller?
16. What would you do differently if you were starting the activity again with the same group?
17. What would you like to say to the group members?
18. If you are served in the way you have served, what would you think of yourself?
19. What other needs do you think the people you served have?
20. What have you accomplished? Describe in five sentences.
21. What have you learned? Explain in five sentences.
22. What conclusions have you drawn? Mention in three sentences.
Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology
Cheeryal, Keesara (M), Medchal Dist.

Community service learning can be linked to any curriculum area and can support student learning
expectations set forth in the Curriculum Framework. The following list contains a few areas and skills
that can be applied through community service learning.

Make the students aware of the following aspects given in the table below, that one would learn
through community service by relating each aspect to the course vis-a-vis community service
provided.

Science / Societal Math Language Professional


Engineering Career
Research Political and Real-world Communication Application of
economic applications skills tools and skills
connections
Real-world Social awareness Express and Critical thinking Professional
applications interpret Work ethics
mathematical
ideas
Rational and Critical thinking and Problem solving Effective Etiquette/behavior
creative thinking problem solving listening
Environmental Civic engagement Estimating Language Personal
applications Budgeting appreciation appearance

 This should be done on a continuous sustainable basis by inviting feedback both from students
and as well as community.
 Publicize it and bring out a newsletter alternate month.
 Give a small incentive for the group whose services have been appreciated most by the
community.

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