Community-Based Learning

Through the use of primary literature and service-learning experiences, students develop an understanding of the experimental tools used in basic and applied nutritional sciences research. Because nutrition directly relates to many health care and quality-of-life issues at the forefront of modern society, this course also examines popular literature on food-related topics.

Sustained critical reflection on pivotal issues in poverty studies based on supervised volunteer work, journals, readings, and weekly discussions and papers.

Practical application of environmental issues based on volunteer work in the greater Rockbridge community. Students participate in a service-learning environment related to environmental education, campus sustainability, conservation and sustainable agriculture in the surrounding region.

Taught at Augusta Correctional Center with an equal number of W&L and incarcerated students. Students uncover how cultural metaphors, socioeconomic inequalities, and global realities inform and shape our identities and experiences. By reading different story-telling formats, the class works towards recognizing how the ways we tell stories impacts our ability to see new outcomes and reshape cultural scenarios for ourselves, our families, and our communities.

Students examine the origins of public relations, the nature and role of public relations, the major influences that affect organizational behavior, the ethics of public relations, and the professional development of public-relations professionals. Emphasis is placed on the planning, writing, and management functions, working with media and developing effective public-relations strategies.