Dear Colleagues,

This is an exciting fall semester in the history of Mississippi State University. Our campus has a renovated Lee Hall; our football stadium has a sleek, new design, and we are continuing to extend our research through the Extension Service and the efforts of our students, agents, faculty, and community partners to "extend knowledge, and change lives."

Now in its second academic year, the Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence (CASLE) continues its work as a joint partnership between the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, and the Extension Service. As such, we promote the MSU mission of research, learning, and service by extending our reach beyond the campus and into our 82 counties across the state.

CASLE provides opportunities for service-learning project development, assistance in preparation for obtaining the "S" or service-learning course designation, mini-grants for service-learning projects, support in finding peer-reviewed publication opportunities or grants for research. We can also help agents develop 4-H service-learning projects, through our service-learning librarian, develop literature reviews or assistance with scholarly materials, and assist community partners in developing service-learning projects.  

I am happy to answer any questions you may have about CASLE or about how service-learning can benefit what you do. I invite you to like CASLE on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or review more information on our website at www.servicelearning.msstate.edu. We look forward to working with you. Here's to another great year, bulldogs!

Learn, Serve, Become.

April Heiselt, Ph.D. 

Director and Associate Professor

Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence (CASLE)