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At the collegiate level, we as students are taught multiple
things. We may have different Majors or want to focus on separate aspects of
our educational lives, but it is safe to say that we are all intrinsically
taught the same values. We learn about service projects for the betterment of
our communities along with a great appreciation of said actions. However, most
importantly, I feel the most important value we learn is to think. We all learn
to change our global perspective through the lessons and experienced that we go
through, and without such an aspect, what is the point of attending college?
The University of San Diego prides itself on the fact that they are recognized
not merely as a school that teaches to think, but one that hangs it hat on teaching
about service for others around them. Also referred to as the “changemaker
campus,” USD builds and helps develop some entrepreneurs that will change the
societal norm that we have grown to accept. The students of the University have
developed a love and mission to help launch a plethora of resources that future
generations will ultimately benefit from. They help create opportunities for
low-income schools and their teaching circumstances to further the abilities of
all students in the classroom. As well, they have a desire to help better
Mother Earth by attempting to create other outlets to help preserve natural
resources used to distribution and production of items such as book used in schools.
We learn quite a bit in college, but perhaps the University of San Diego
amongst a few others have gone the extra mile.
Interesting article. I think that several university are taking the service before self stance. Education as a whole has changed and is more geared toward service of others. Most universities are now requiring some type of civic engagement core requirement. Do you think this will have a significant change or do you think student will push it off as a class the "have to" take?
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