During interim session at the University of Redlands, students can be found rescuing animals in Utah, assisting taxpayers with income tax forms, teaching English in Japan, tutoring math over the Internet and performing a host of other acts of community service. Redlands is among a small group of colleges that require community service, with students serving 80 hours at a nonprofit agency or participating in a faculty-led community service course.
Many students meet the requirement during the four-week interim.
More than 250 students are working for schools, churches and other agencies across the United States through independent placements. Others are enrolled in courses like Into the Streets, building homes as part of Habitat for Humanity and working at a homeless shelter. A course called Out to the Field explores ecological identity, environmental literacy and earth stewardship. Students in Fieldwork in Adapted Physical Education assist disabled students in athletic activities. Students in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance provide free tax assistance.