OCSL Mission: The Office of Community Service Learning is a program of Commonwealth College for the entire University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

OCSL promotes positive change, intellectual growth and social justice.

OCSL connects community members, students, faculty, and staff in community partnerships to enhance student learning, strengthen community assets, meet immediate needs and address the root causes of social problems.

By combining service with experiential and academic learning, OCSL supports the University’s land-grant mission to use education to improve the lives of the people of the Commonwealth.