Community service is hot, and that makes it definitely cool.
The students, along with Wofford Bonner Scholars Program Director Hunter Phillips, joined 1,500 students, administrators and national service leaders March 15-18 for the 17 th annual COOL Conference held at Harvard University. Students attended discussions, workshops and lectures on topics ranging from how to build a global society and how to conserve our food resources to why student don t vote. Ladson, SC They combined their strengths and backgrounds in service in discussions and participation in conference events and in workshops designed to encourage students to unite their college and campus communities in service. They described Wofford s service initiatives-Bonner Scholars, Americorps Bonner Leaders Program, Twin Towers, and the Service Learning Interim 2001 program. The group also led participants in six focus group discussions, which spurred innovative solutions to campus service challenges.