By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) - Louisiana Christian University welcomed two service-learning scholars from Tulane University to its March faculty meeting to train professors in creative ways to incorporate this initiative into the classroom. Jelagat Cheruiyot, a senior professor, teaches two to three of her courses with service learning each semester, teaching first-year students to seniors, as well as other community-engaged projects involving student mentees. Her service-learning students work with several community partners locally and regionally on different projects from community gardens, restoration, recycling (materials and nutrient), insect sampling and preservation as well as attending and participating appropriately in different cultural events. Additionally, Cheruiyot facilitated Tulane Center for Public Service’s semesterly faculty seminar on service learning from fall 2021-fall 2023, guiding dozens of faculty through service-learning course conceptualization and design. Bridget Smith, assistant director for Academic Community Engagement, has been with Tulane’s Center for Public Service, working at the nexus of community and higher ed for the past 15 years. She leads Tulane’s … [Read more...]