{"id":2486,"date":"2026-03-13T17:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/?p=2486"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:30:09","slug":"service-learning-reminder-staying-in-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/bulletin\/2026\/03\/13\/service-learning-reminder-staying-in-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Service-Learning Reminder: Staying in Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Class of 2029<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n      <h1>Service-Learning Reminder: Staying in Communication<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n          <div class=\"meta\">\n        \n                  <span class=\"date\">March 13, 2026<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">You have now passed the 6-hour mid-semester mark for your Service-Learning Hours!<\/p>\n<p>You all are at least halfway done with Service-Learning and many of you have already completed more than that!<\/p>\n<p>As we come closer to the final 12-hour Service-Learning Deadline on\u00a0<b>April 24<sup>th<\/sup><\/b>\u00a0I wanted to send a reminder about staying in contact with your assigned Service-Learning Sites.<\/p>\n<p>It is incredibly important to keep communication flowing with your host site &#8211; even if you are unable to make an event or service opportunity. 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