| 29 Randolph-Macon students – and three
faculty members – spent J-term assisting with hurricane
relief efforts in New Orleans. This service-learning course
explored the human conditions of poverty, race and class, as
well as the religious foundations for social responsibility
and action in times of natural disasters. While in New Orleans,
the class served under the auspices of the United Methodist
Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and assisted with cleanup efforts
in the greater New Orleans area. During their two week sojourn,
they stayed at Gretna United Methodist Church, located on the
Westbank of the Mississippi River. |