Student Leaders for Service - Oregon Health and Sciences University

Housed within the Center for Academic Excellence, the Student Leaders for Service (SLS) program intentionally builds students' leadership capacity to serve and learn with nonprofit organizations in the Portland metropolitan area. Student Leaders enroll in a three-term course, commit to nine months of direct service (five to ten hours per week) at a community organization linking with their personal academic and career goals, and receive a small stipend. Student Leaders serve as a key link between the University and the community, making manifest PSU's motto: Let Knowledge Serve the City. In this partnership, SLS students work with Oregon Health and Sciences University/Critical Care Assistant program to complete community-based research to help improves quality of care at OHSU.