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How service-learning students brought a damaged painting back to life

March 5, 2025 by Charles Whitaker

A student uses a palette and brush to restore the painting of a landscape.

Undergraduate Earlene Elliot-Lee completed her MST495 Museum Studies Internship in painting restoration in spring 2023, restoring three Howard Garrison paintings for the Christian County Museum. As part of her internship, she gave well-received restoration demonstrations, showcasing her scholarship to a broader audience, and created a detailed research report and PowerPoint presentation on Garrison’s life and […]

Filed Under: Students Tagged With: art, community, history

High school student explores professional photography as a service-learning project 

March 22, 2024 by Charles Whitaker

Luca from ill-Abilities breakdances on his walking supports.

Meet Ridgley Cannon, a senior at Greenwood Laboratory School. Ridgley is a young talent who impressed us with his classic approach to photography and his heart for service. The images below, taken at the ILL-Abilities performance during the fall 2023 Public Affairs Conference are just a couple examples of his work:  Ridgley’s journey into the […]

Filed Under: Story, Students Tagged With: public affairs, service-learning, students

Dynamic duos, cross-disciplinary combos, and finding connection through composting

November 16, 2023 by Charles Whitaker

By Charles Whitaker and Ethan Gambriel There are many things in life that make wildly successful, yet unlikely combinations:  dessert and breakfast, chocolate and peanut butter, Romeo and Juliet. Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy? Yeah, we’ll stand by that. In other words, life often reminds us that, despite our differences, our uniqueness can bring […]

Filed Under: Story, Students Tagged With: art, composting, connection, cross-disciplinary, design, illustration, microbiology, service-learning, Springfield Community Gardens

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