Michael Jendzurski, a sophomore at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, is an Honors College student involved with research and service in South Africa utilizing ethnographic methods to obtain accounts of the lives and leadership challenges of diverse individuals who played a role in the cultural transformation from apartheid to democracy; these interviews were filmed for production of mini-documentaries. Michael has also led efforts in raising funds for those afflicted with HIV-AIDS and has given presentations in South Africa on service-learning practices. Using these experiences, he will be collaborating with faculty on a manuscript dealing with “sustained international education.”
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Michael Jendzurski, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, PA
I have always had a drive to serve others and work for the common good. But I never fully realized that I could go beyond volunteerism--that my opinion and hard work could influence policy decisions. My views changed when I sat in the office of one of my legislators in Washington, DC.
-Amanda Coffin, University of Maine at Farmington, Campus Compact student leader
