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JACOBS RECEIVES SERVICE LEARNING AWARD

By Kevin Mould (RPTA '14), Staff Writer

It goes without saying that the RPTA faculty is one of the hardest-working and most dedicated within this university, and it now proudly owns another teaching award to show for it. Dr. Jeff Jacobs was the recipient of the most recent Faculty Award for Service Learning at the Cal Poly President's 26th annual Community Service Awards reception this past May.

Dr. Jacobs was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the SLO and Cal Poly community by way of his RPTA 205, 302, and 360 classes, all of which incorporate some form of leadership excellence or service learning component. In his 205 classes, students undertake leadership excellence projects that seek to make the community we live in a better place by raising money to donate to local, school, and non-profit organizations. Similarly, in 360 students conduct survey research on behalf of several Cal Poly and other local organizations, and in 302 students partner with local schools to help teach environmental and outdoor education curricula.

In Dr. Jacobs' time here at Cal Poly more than 650 students have taken these classes and helped to collectively raise more than $62,000, in addition to the benefits received from volunteer research and education. The most recent service project undertaken by a Jacobs-led class has perhaps been the most inspirational in helping to spread the message of Jodi Fisher to more people. The project is chronicled in this edition of "The Report" (see the "What's On Your Fun List?" article in this edition).

The latest project is yet another testament to the great care Jacobs takes in helping to make our community and world a better place and how he inspires his students to do the same.

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