About 200 Southeastern students in six courses are participating this semester in Connections-related activities. Projects range from creating an environmental awarness program and manual for Global Wildlife Center to the assisting with the clean-up of Mile Branch in Covington. At least three additional faculty members have committed to offering service components in the fall 1998 semester. Activities are tightly integrated into academic curriculum. Adding hands-on experience to classroom learning enhances the relevence of the subject, Greene said.
Students often ask 'what's the point' of what they are learning.
Service-learning shows them how what they are studying will affect the real world.