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Dance with purpose: getting the community moving with service-learning

March 10, 2025 by Charles Whitaker

One of Azaria Baggett's students leads kids at Reed Academy through a dance lesson.

Azaria Baggett has always wanted her dancing to mean something. “If you’re making a dance piece, you’re usually doing it because you have something to say and want people to see it,” said Baggett. Since she was five years old, Baggett has been dancing formally. Her background includes an MFA and graduate assistantship from Texas […]

Filed Under: Educators, Story Tagged With: art, community, dance, service-learning

What prospective students—and their parents—think about service-learning

November 13, 2024 by Charles Whitaker

A Missouri State bear statue on a beautiful fall day.

At fall Showcase, we got a chance to chat with visiting families about how service-learning fits into student life at Missouri State. Sure, we saw participating in Showcase’s Student Life Expo as a promotional opportunity: to share the benefits of service-learning early to dozens – arguably hundreds – of potential students. But we also saw […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: admissions, community, parents, service-learning, Showcase, student life

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

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