The Center for Internships & Service-Learning was created in Fall 2003 with the merger of the Center for Internships & Cooperative Education and the Center for Community Service-Learning. CISL creates viable linkages between higher education, community organizations and professional offices and strives to create high quality community-based experiences that are beneficial to all involved. The Center for Internships & Service-Learning is committed to fulfilling the mission of the university, creating “experiences in and out of the classroom, [so that] students develop the habit of intellectual inquiry, prepare for challenging professions, strengthen relationships to their communities and contribute productively to society”.