By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n
Most students throughout America are required to complete a certain amount of community service hours before they graduate high school, however for students attending Sias International University, one of Fort Hays State University\u2019s China partner schools, seldom face the same obligation.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo 380 Sias students enrolled in LDRS 310: Fieldwork in Leadership Studies faced a very steep challenge in a class that focuses on service learning where students must design and deliver a project aimed at addressing a social issue,\u201d said Dr. Jill Arensdorf, chair of the Department of Leadership Studies.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstructors of the course decided to provide a new experience where students enrolled in the class could be introduced to community service by participating in a project coordinated as part of the course curriculum,\u201d said Dr. Jeffrey Bourgeois, assistant professor of leadership studies.<\/p>\n
FHSU faculty who coordinated the effort included Bourgeois; Angelique Evans, instructor of leadership studies; and Brittany Hughes, instructor of leadership studies.<\/p>\n
Faculty at Sias worked together to organize a series of projects at three different sites over the course of a weekend in collaboration with the Henan Charity Federation, a registered nonprofit in Zhengzhou.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll three visits provided opportunities for the LDRS 310 classes to learn about the process of helping others by immersing them in the act of helping others,\u201d said Bourgeois.<\/p>\n
The first day, 150 students visited a local orphanage. While there, students lead 10-14 year olds in activities including basic English lessons, outdoor games, and art projects. The same day, 130 other students visited a local primary school where they lead similar activities.<\/p>\n
The last day 100 students visited a school for blind and deaf children. Students who visited the school read to the blind children and played games with the deaf children.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany shared stories about specific children with whom they connected during their participation in the project,\u201d said Bourgeois.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the weekend of service, students had in class discussions and writing assignments to ensure they could identify specific strategies such as establishing project goals, communicating with organizations, creating a project timeline and assessing the success of the project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor many this will serve as a time they came together with their classmates to learn outside the classroom walls and improve the lives of some often overlooked members of their local community,\u201d said Bourgeois.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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