Program Name:
Presentation College: Christian Morality |
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Description:
1.Each semester students are provided the opportunity to discover
first-hand the inherent and inalienable dignity of all human persons, foundational
to the responsibilities of Christian moral decision-making, in their work
with the Salvation Army, Adjustment training Center and local nursing homes,
serving those in need. Weekly and throughout the semester, students
work in the meal program preparing and serving meal, food pantry, reception
office, thrift store and after-school tutoring programs at the Salvation
Army, as well as various other activities at other community sites. Structured
and on-going reflection integrates their experiential learning into the
classroom, enlivening class discussion of and bringing relevancy and deeper
understanding to the academic concepts of the course. The Religious studies
department is moving toward formal integration of service-learning into
this core course, which could potentially deepen the meaning and impact
of the college's 20 hour per year volunteer service requirement, furthering
the mission of this Catholic-Christian college. This course is also taught
at distance learning sites via picture-tel technology and has successfully
incorporated service-learning ar various community sites in northeastern
South Dakota and southeaster North Dakota.
2. Students discover frist-had the inherent and inalienable
dignity of all human persons, foundational to the responsibilities of Christian
moral decision-making, in their work with the Salvation Army serving those
in need. Weekly and throughout the semester, students work in the meal
program preparing and serving meals, food pantry, reception office, thrift
store and after-school tutoring program. Structured and on-going reflection
brings their experiential learning into the classroom, enlivening class
discussion of and bringing relevancy and deeper understanding to the academic
concepts of the course. |
Age of Participants:
18-up
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Issue Areas:
Environment
Human Needs
Religous Studies |
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Program Name:
Presentation College: Christian Tradition |
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Description:
1. As many as sixty-five students give 20 hours each of service
to people in their community, in a variety of settings, to experience the
Christian work of helping to meet the needs of others. Students prepare
for service to others by studying the Christian worldview, including the
biblical understanding of human existence and purpose, and are invited
to open themselves to "the experience of the Spirit working in and through
them," in the words of the instructor. They serve in sites such as the
Salvation Army, New Beginnings Center, Bethesda Towne Square, Aberdeen
Living Center, Head Start and resource rooms for students with special
needs. Students reflect on the impact their service has on those whom they
serve, on themselves, and the religious dimensions of service.
*From spring 1998-fall1999, the professor utilized and integrated the
students' service experiences from the college's volunteer service program
(20 hours/year), requiring them to process and demonstrate the experiential
learning gained through service in oral presentations and discussions in
class. The Religious Studies department is moving toward formal integration
of service-learing into their core courses, which could potentially deepen
the meaning and impact of the college's 20 hours per year volunteer service
requirement, furthering the mission of this religiously affiliated college.
2. Through working with the Salvation Army, students learn about
and practice an essential aspect of Christian identity, that of serving
others, particularly those in need. Weekly and throughout the semester,
students work in the meal program preparing and serving meals, food pantry,
reception office, thrift store and after-school tutoring program. Structured
and on-going reflection bring their experiential learning into the classroom,
enlivening class discussion of and bringing relevancy and deeper understanding
to the academic concepts of the course. |
Age of Participants:
18-up
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Issue Areas:
Environment
Human Needs
Religous Studies
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Program Name:
Presentation College: World Religions |
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Description:
In the context of studying the diversity of religions of the peoples
of the world and how these religions shape their respective cultures, students
discover the universality of human rights ratified by all member nations
of the United Nations. During the fiftieth-year anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), students prepare and deliver a presentation
on Article 29, which declares that "everyone has duties to the community
in which the free and full development of his [sic] personality is possible,"
at the Second Annual Presidents' Student Summit. The communities for the
high school and college students participating. |
Age of Participants:
18-up
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Issue Areas:
Environment
Human Needs
Religous Studies |
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Program Name:
Presentation College: Economic Justice |
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Description:
Through work in the Salvation Army meal program, food pantry, thrift
store and reception office and other agencies providing direct services
to persons suffering economic need, 34 students encounter the human dignity
of those in need and discover the real effects of a human-designed and
-sustained economy. The entire course contextualizes the students' experiences
and reflections in and in-depth study of economic justice and peace, including
biblical and ecclesiastical foundations, and historical and current practices.
The spring semester included students in distance-learning sites participating
in service-learning in their own communities in and around Eagle
Butte and Whapeton. |
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Issue Areas:
Environment
Human Needs
Religous Studies |
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RELIGIOUS
STUDIES