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D. Fostering Learning in Broad, Cross-Cultural Contexts
Involvement beyond the campus often means engaging with different cultures.
Indeed, faculty members who sponsor such community-based activities are
frequently in a position to help students understand and value the perspectives
of local residents who belong to a variety of ethnic, racial, religious,
economic, and cultural groups with which the students may have only limited
experience.
- College of Notre Dame,
Baltimore - International Cooperative in Service
The focus of this program is pairing students with Japanese peers.
- Gettysburg College - Nicaragua as
a Template
A service-learning trip provides context for learning.
- Heritage College - Exemplary Multicultural
Practices in Rural Education
College partnerships are designed to implement multicultural programs
that raise awareness and respect for differences among students, administrators,
faculty, staff, parents, and community members.
- Illinois College - The Illinois Partnership
of Minority Achievement
This program involves tutoring for middle school children from diverse
environments.
- Ithaca College - Cinema on the
Edge
A service-learning film project is aided by South Side, African American
community citizens with expertise in African diaspora communities.
- Johnson C. Smith University -
Urban Research Group
This program is designed to meet the research needs of students and
community-based organizations.
- University of St. Francis - Occupational
Therapy and a Homeless Shelter
Students gain awareness of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity
and its impact on occupational performance.
- University of the Incarnate Word
- Ministerio de Salud
Students learn about the health needs and well being of a predominantly
Hispanic community. Service-learning is focused on community health,
parish nursing, health screening, health promotion, and disease management.
The context is south of San Antonio in socio-economically disadvantaged
neighborhoods.
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