The goal of many universities is to prepare students for professional careers, especially in the applied field of recreation, leisure, and sport (Smith, O'Dell, & Schaumleffel, 2002). While some universities continue to use traditional knowledge-transfer methods to accomplish this goal, others have developed service engagement projects that immerse students in hands-on learning experiences designed to develop the skills and competencies desired by employers (VanSickle & Schaumleffel, 2015). In partnership with community organizations, these projects not only cultivate students' professional skills and knowledge, but they also deliver a product that provides a valuable service to the organization and valuable professional development experiences for the faculty members (Schaumleffel, Kruger, & McElwain, 2014; Williams & Lankford, 1999). This paper describes two such projects.