Service-learning initiatives are increasingly recognized across institutions as an innovative approach to enrich learning and promote cognizance of civic responsibility among students. At Michigan State University (MSU), we utilize educational tools, such as service-learning, to inspire dynamic citizen leaders who seek to make a difference both locally and globally. In an upper division physiology laboratory course at MSU, students have the opportunity to partake in a service-learning based honors option that allows them to design and implement an outreach activity. This project fosters a platform that reinforces physiological concepts while also advocating for community engagement. Throughout the duration of the course, the assignment requires each student to select a physiological area of interest, design and build an activity, construct a tri-fold display board of the conceptual information, and write a brief protocol for their activity. The project activities are pilot tested for accuracy and clarity prior to inclusion at an event and a short (<1-page) summary is written as a guide. In most cases, the students take their activity to a small or large scale outreach event to teach the community. Honors projects are awarded grades following a pass/no pass criteria upon completion. This has been so popular and successful that we are now offering this as a semester long Service Learning in Physiology course for 1 Cr. Thus, by implementing an element of community service into our course, educational effectiveness is improved through a novel learning opportunity that enables a university to share its valuable resources and simultaneously stimulate a sense of efficacy among students.