Academic Service-Learning begins Curators meeting

Posted to Live Blog: UM system Board of Curators meeting by Josh Barone at 10:58 a.m., Oct. 23, 2008

A committee discussion on Academic Service-Learning began the day for the Board of Curators meeting. Representatives from each campus in the University of Missouri system spoke of the program’s merits.

Interim dean of the Nursing School Rose Porter spoke of Tiger Place, a program that involved MU and the community to provide care for senior citizens. The program, she said, has involved students, multiple colleges, private companies and the state legislature.

“We wanted it to be a living, learning community for students,” she said.

Journalism School senior Robert Crosby compared Academic Service-Learning to his experiences seeing the legislative process in action in Jefferson City. He said involvement in the community is crucial to students’ education.

“This has transformed my way of thinking,” Crosby said. “In order to change the world, I have to experience and understand the community.”