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The Integrative Service Project

The Integrative Service Project (ISP) is the culminating activity of the Scholars Program. It must relate academic work to the volunteer experience and meet a community need.  It demonstrates that the student has an in-depth and operational understanding of a particular issue or subject. A successful ISP is self-sustaining and leaves a lasting impact in the community.

Very few students begin the program with a clear idea of what they want their projects to be. You will probably gradually discover the topic of your ISP in one of two ways: 1) by volunteering to work regularly on a service project, which allows you to slowly recognize needs that are not being met; 2) by learning specific concepts in the classroom that you want to test through service needed in the community.  These combinations generally require the student to do both academic research as well as research by observation and experience.

However you proceed, the outcome of the ISP necessitates that you combine an academic specialty with a community service specialty to fulfill a community need.

Criteria for the Integrative Service Project

• The student must consult with his or her supervisory committee to plan the ISP.

• Students must submit an ISP Proposal prior to beginning their project and by the due date specified by the Scholars Coordinator

• The project must meet an identified need in the community and respond to the requests of those being served.  The needs and reactions of those served must be continually considered as the project is implemented.

• The student is encouraged to design an ISP related to his/her major.

• The Scholar’s experiences and creative ideas should serve as the primary foundation of the ISP.

• The project should promote self-sufficiency from — as opposed to dependence upon — the Service-Learning Scholar.

• The student must be able to articulate how the project allows her/him to integrate knowledge from his academic work with his/her service experiences.

• The project must be documented in a 5 page written summary that will be a permanent record of the scholar’s work in the Bennion Center and the Marriott Library.

• The body of academic work and community service necessary for the ISP may also be used in other programs, such as Honors, Women’s Studies, Bachelor of University Studies, etc.  However, the ISP must be distinct from any other project done for any other program.

ISP Project Ideas

Past ISP Projects