Sustainable agriculture classes planting gardens. Marketing and PR classes running public service campaigns. Women's Studies capstone courses developing anti-violence programming. Healthcare policy classes lobbying in Springfield for key public health legislation. Service-learning helps you learn better...while doing real good.
Service-Learning 101 contains a full complement of resources for students who want to learn more about service-learning at Loyola, or who are enrolled in a service-learning class. Visit it today to explore finding service sites, documenting service in LOCUS, managing risk while serving, and being the best volunteer you can be!
Katie MacKendrick (English BA/MA, 2013) joined LIFT-Chicago's client-advocate team, and discovered a passion for working with people that has changed her perspective on life AND on her career after Loyola.
Blair Jones (Pre-Med, 2013) has been volunteering at Lurie Children's Memorial Hospital for several years, and so has been able to see it re-invent itself in the transition to a new facility...even as its basic mission remains the same.
Rachel Roesner (Pre-Med, 2013) wanted to learn more about her local community, and so she volunteered to support a community-wide public art and peacebuilding program supported by a collection of neighborhood organizations and activists.
Jensen Schwarzbach (Pre-Med, 2013) reflects on her own volunteering at Lurie Children's Hospital AND offers compelling reflections on what it means to be involved. Need inspiration? Check out her blog too!
