Often the school-year schedule of colleges and universities does not jibe with the year-round lives of the people they serve students who leave for summer vacation unintentionally disrupt what had been an ongoing relationship. But service projects don t have to end when the warm weather comes. Children in Schenectady, New York, who have mentors through Union College s Big Brother Big Sister program come onto campus during the summer to stay connected through a camp run by five Union students. In the summer of 1997, twenty children enjoyed the library, pool, and other facilities at Union, and participated in reading programs and community field trips.
From Service Matters 1998: Engaging Higher Education In the Renewal of America s Communities and American Democracy
Contact: The Kenney Service Center at (518) 388-6609
