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Residential community service programs: ICE (Inter-Community Experience) Program and a Service House

Southern Methodist University - TX, Texas

Southern Methodist University has two residential community service programs. The ICE (Inter-Community Experience) Program has three main components: a seminar course on urban issues, enrichment programs for neighborhood youth, and a house in the neighborhood accommodating 4 students in the program. The house was built by SMU students in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity and serves as the centerpiece for this program.

Website: http://www.smu.edu/ice/welcome.htm The second program is the SMU Service House, a cooperative living theme house for 28 student volunteers in a former fraternity house on campus. Residents, under the guidance of a hall director, coordinate everything from kitchen duty to service projects.

Website: http://www.smu.edu/housing/new/rhi/servicehouse.htm

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