IMPACT! Service-Learning RAP

IMPACT! is the service-learning Residential Academic Program. Through this year-long program, you can learn how to make a positive impact on the larger community around UMass, and you can find a place for yourself as part of that community. IMPACT! strives to create a holistic experience for students by integrating community service, contemplative practice, social justice, and leadership in the classroom, on campus, and in the larger community. In the 2013-2014 school year, the IMPACT! RAP will be open to 22 students.

The IMPACT! Experience

Curious about what goes on in IMPACT!? Explore the links below to find out more about service, contemplative practice, social justice, and leadership in IMPACT! and click here to hear what IMPACT! participants have to say about each of these areas.

Service in IMPACT!
Work in a local community service site for 30 hours both fall and spring semester

Contemplative Practice in IMPACT!
Learn about and engage in mindfulness and contemplative practices

Social Justice in IMPACT!
Explore individual and societal perspectives on social justice

Leadership in IMPACT!
Participate in activities to develop your own individual leadership style

Course Information
Fall Semester
Service-Learning 192: Service, Contemplation, and Social Justice
Mondays 3:35-6:35pm

University 190R: RAP Seminar
Wednesdays 3:35-5:30 (the seminar will not meet every week)

Spring Semester
Service-Learning 193: Leadership and Service
Mondays 3:35-6:05

Please see the RAP website for more information on how to join IMPACT! or a RAP in general.

For information on how to integrate the IMPACT! program with the Certificate in Civic Engagement and Public Service please see here.

For more information, contact:
Civic Engagement and Service-Learning
(413) 545-2015
Email: cesl@umass.edu