Jennifer Broome

Letter from Jennifer Broome, Mount Union College Director of Service- Learning and Community Service in support of the Robertson Youth Center proposal.

Letter from Jennifer Broome, Mount Union College Director of Service- Learning and Community Service in support of the Robertson Youth Center proposal.

Jennifer Broome Mount Union College 1972 Clark Ave. Box #1271 Alliance, OH 44601 (w) 330-829-8168

"It's brand new and an exciting program that has been proven successful on other campuses," said Jennifer Broome, director of service-learning and community service at Mount Union."It offers students an opportunity to be involved in the community."

Through this grant, the College hopes to model a peer group of community-minded, civically-engaged students."The students will go through as a cohort," said Broome."The hope is that they will build a sense of community and rely on one another.They will do programs together, but also on their own to develop skills not only as a team but also as individuals."

Citizen-Scholar Fellows will be encouraged to create their own community service projects and will most likely be paired with a community partner, Broome said.They will be trained by the director of service-learning and community service to interview representatives of community partner organizations to help them to identify their needs that can be addressed by student volunteers.

"We hope to see students become leaders of social justice on campus and within the community," Broome noted.

"It's brand new and an exciting program that has been proven successful on other campuses," said Jennifer Broome, director of service-learning and community service at Mount Union.