To find service work, professors seek the assistance of Spring Hill's Foley Center for Community service, Directed by Dr. Kathleen Orange, the Foley Center assists professors in finding appropriate locations for the students' service work. Spring Hill junior Rory Lynch volunteers as a tutor at Palmer Pillans middle school in Mobile. Lynch and 8th grader Wendell have been studying together for 3 years. Dr. Nader Entessar said he has embraced service learning in his International Politics course. Entessar's assignment involves writing a paper on an international issue with local interest.
Students are to investigate refugee problems and the issues that lead to their immigration.
To complete the assignment, Entessar's students must interview refugees and include their personal experience in the paper. Through service work, Entessar said he hopes to humanize immigration issues for his students. It's one thing to talk about the 14 million refugees worldwide. Davis' students visit the Mission and learn about the many services provided, including meals, classes for GED, job training, financial assistance, childcare, athletic teams, and after-school tutoring. Another version, written at college level, is to be submitted for the class in addition to an informative fact sheet of the person's services.