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A coach who found the intersection between career and community

March 14, 2025 by Charles Whitaker

Colby Sanders’ journey through a service-learning grant writing course taught him the value of engaging in the community. Sanders came from a coaching background with little experience in grant writing. In the fall of 2024, alongside fellow graduate student Katherine Whitaker, Sanders helped develop a grant application for Missouri State’s vision screening program. The program […]

Filed Under: Story, Students Tagged With: community, grants, research, sports management, vision

The student dedicated to expanding mental health access through research

March 10, 2025 by Charles Whitaker

Max Miller talks about his undergraduate service-learning research from fall 2024 in mental health access throughout the Ozarks and how it stacks up to other cities. I’m grateful to Max for giving me the opportunity to have a conversation with him about his research. Keep reading to see the full conversation: First steps Charlie: Okay, […]

Filed Under: Q&A, Students Tagged With: community, LGBTQ, mental health, research

Learn, serve, and sing: using opera to make a difference

March 10, 2025 by Charles Whitaker

Dr. Ann Marie Daehn has taught her opera workshop as a service-learning course for over a decade. She wants opera to be a force for good. I recently got a chance to visit Dr. Daehn in her cheery, sun-soaked office in Ellis Hall for a conversation. And, next to her beautiful Boston piano, we chatted […]

Filed Under: Educators, Q&A Tagged With: community, opera, service-learning

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