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Students participate in various Service-Learning activities
What is Service Learning?

FEATURED SERVICE-LEARNING COURSE

HNR U206   Inquiries in Science and Technology: The Microbial World

Gail BegleyGail S. Begley, Ph.D., Biology Faculty & Chief Pre-medical Advisor 

Gail utilizes Service-Learning because, “engaging students in Microbiology, especially if they have a preconceived idea that the subject will be difficult or boring, can be challenging.  Service-Learning connects esoteric theory to the real world in which we live.  For example, when students work with community organizations on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, the disease becomes more than a headline or a textbook topic – it suddenly has a real human face.  This generates interest in the underlying Biology as well as the societal consequences.” >> More