The Shenandoah University Experience
My monthly column in Southern Soccer Scene is normally directed at sports science topics. This month, I’m going to describe one team’s service to their community.
College is a unique experience. Students come from all over to spend 4-5 years pursuing a course of study. Upon graduation, most students will move on, leaving their temporary college home. Having spent many years in ‘college towns’ as a student or faculty member, the town-side of the ‘town-gown’ equation can sometimes feel a bit ignored by the ‘gown’ side. As a result, university administrations take great pains to integrate the students into town activities.
A life-long friend of mine is Dr. Karen Schultz, director of the Center for Public Service and Scholarship at Shenandoah University (SU) in Winchester, VA. She recently told me of a unique program in her Center, not by an individual, but by an entire team. Here’s their story as conveyed to me by Mike Madden, an AmeriCorp VISTA member in the SU Center.
It’s Thursday afternoon. The Shenandoah University Men’s Soccer team has again assembled. But today it is not for conditioning, a tactical session, or even a match. Today they face a more daunting opponent.
One hundred and twenty-five elementary school students are waiting for homework assistance at the Power Hour of the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. Executive …
College is a unique experience. Students come from all over to spend 4-5 years pursuing a course of study. Upon graduation, most students will move on, leaving their temporary college home. Having spent many years in ‘college towns’ as a student or faculty member, the town-side of the ‘town-gown’ equation can sometimes feel a bit ignored by the ‘gown’ side. As a result, university administrations take great pains to integrate the students into town activities.
A life-long friend of mine is Dr. Karen Schultz, director of the Center for Public Service and Scholarship at Shenandoah University (SU) in Winchester, VA. She recently told me of a unique program in her Center, not by an individual, but by an entire team. Here’s their story as conveyed to me by Mike Madden, an AmeriCorp VISTA member in the SU Center.
It’s Thursday afternoon. The Shenandoah University Men’s Soccer team has again assembled. But today it is not for conditioning, a tactical session, or even a match. Today they face a more daunting opponent.
One hundred and twenty-five elementary school students are waiting for homework assistance at the Power Hour of the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. Executive …
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