Service-learning at Oakwood University is a university-wide initiative that integrates service into the academic curriculum. It is defined as a course-based, credit-bearing educational experience in which students engage in organized service activities that meet identified community needs. Through structured reflection, students connect these activities to academic course content, deepening their understanding of their discipline while fostering personal values and civic responsibility.
Each academic department offers at least one course that integrates service-learning. Courses designated as service-learning provide students with opportunities to explore the meaning and value of service within the context of the Christian faith. For more information, see course descriptions for OU 205 Global Missions and other service-designated courses.