Center for Values, Service, and Leadership
Welcome to the Center for Values, Service, and Leadership
The Center for Values, Service, and Leadership is committed to providing students with an effective values based education. Six Core Values have been identified by Saint Leo University to include: Excellence, Community,Respect, Personal Development, Responsible Stewardship, and Integrity. These shared values reflect our commitment to prepare students for a challenging world, and to insure their academic success. The faculty and staff are provided information and resources to enhance teaching, organized around related themes of service-learning,leadership, and civic engagement.
The Center for Values, Service, and Leadership collaborates with student organizations such as Students Engaged in Relevant Volunteer Experiences (SERVE) and the Samaritans in promotion of service learning activities designed to create a culture of purposeful civic engagement,enhanced academic learning, and relevant service.
Get Ready To Help Others!
Principles for Service Learning:
•Promotes learning through active participation
•Provides Structure Time for student reflection
•Extends learning beyond the classroom
•Fosters compassion and caring for others
Get Involved Today! SERVE Trip Orientation Spring Break 2010
Student Engaged in Relevant Volunteer Experiences (SERVE)
•Engages Saint Leo University in Alternative Break Service trips
•Trips designed to promote living our Benedictine core values through service to those in need
Students Engaged in Native American Garden
Samaritans
•An ecumenical organization, enabling students of all faiths and traditions to work together
•Building the community of Saint Leo University through social, spiritual, and volunteer service
•Motto: “Wherever You Are, Make A Difference."