The Slippery Rock University Recreational Therapy program has been part of Community Engaged Department (ED) initiative since January 2020. Like many other aspects, COVID-19 impacted face-to-face community engagement and prompted more student isolation due to the increase in on-line learning. One aspect of the ED initiative involved supporting student voice in capturing an institutionalized community engagement process. During the initiative, faculty formulated and supported the RT Student Success Panel to allow students more opportunities for direct voice in the process. The RT Student Success Panel surveyed other students and formulated a toolkit for student-to-student peer mentoring in community engaged-learning. This session will provide information on community engagement (service learning) at SRU, student-developed toolkit, and student-to-student mentoring program.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe an accurate definition of Engaged Department and Community-Engaged Learning with 7 taxonomy points
2. Identify 3 ways that student voice is important in community-engaged learning
3. List at least 2 essential aspects of a student-to-student mentoring program for community-engagement