“Eat. Whatever you want. And
lots off it.”
— Lindsey Hightower,
managing editor
I “The heart of it (the camp) is
to share Christ and point (the
children) towards Him.”
— Lesley Baker, junior nursing student
Mind the changes; London
program gains new faces
still slots avail¬
able for the
second session,
Jan. 11 through
Jan. 25. The
usually high-
in-demand Jan
Term slots are
being offered
to students on
a first-come,
first-served ba¬
sis.
"Registra¬
tion times for London Programs are
termined by class rank,” Hiles said.
“Usually underclassmen do not have an
opportunity to attend Jan Term in Lon¬
don. This year offers sophomore and
freshmen students a chance to partici¬
pate"
Jan Term in London is divided into
two sessions, Dec. 29 through Jan. 1 1
and Jan. 1 1 through Jan. 25. Many stu¬
dents, including Cox, will attend courses
during one session and use the remaining
weeks to travel abroad.
"I am most looking forward to the two
weeks of travel. 1 want to go to as many
cities in that two weeks as I can," said
Cox.
Kelly Novay, a junior JMC major, is
one Samford student planning to attend
the Spring 2001 semester in London.
"I’ve been hearing about Samford in
London since I was a freshman. Ever
since then, some friends and 1 have been
planning to go [to London] junior year,
and now that the year has arrived, we’re
finally going."
the Spring 2001
semester term in
London began
Tuesday and will
continue until
3:30 p.m. today.
If spaces are
available after to¬
day, registration
will remain open.
Required courses
are Modem
Britain, team
taught by British
professors and
Samford professor, as shown above>
and Chance, taught
by business professor Tom Woolley.
Woolley is the spring 2001 professor-in-
residence for the London program.
Optional courses include British The¬
atre, Music and Art in London and In¬
ternships.
Novay looks forward to attending the
semester abroad, and said, "I would tell
Fall 2000 Samford students pictured above are attending the
London Study Center near the Museum of Natural History
Samford students thinking about going
to London to definitely go--for the price
and opportunity.
Most Samford students will get mar¬
ried and have children after college; this
might be the only opportunity we have
to go overseas for an extended amount
of time," she said.
The Samford in London
program is changing the
guard. The international
study abroad program is
gaining a new director, a
new web page and new stu¬
dent participants.
English professor Jane Hiles is the
new acting director of the London pro¬
grams as of the Fall 2000 semester.
"The London abroad programs are a
special opportunity for students,” said
Hiles. “I’ve been to London with several
different groups and all have loved the
experience. 1 urge students’ to take ad¬
vantage of Samford ’s London programs
and the emphasis Samford places on in¬
ternational studies."
Professor Marlene Rikard, former di¬
rector of 12 years, returned this fall to
full-time teaching in the department of
history and political science.
The new web site for the London pro¬
grams can be visited at
www.samford.edu/groups/london. The
web site offers the most recent study
center news, includes a tour of the Lon¬
don residence facility the Daniel House
and contains information on the Jan
Term, semester and summer abroad pro¬
grams.
Daniel Cox, a senior chemistry and
pre-med major, is one of the Samford
students attending Jan term in London.
"I would definitely tell students to
take advantage of Jan Term in London.
It may be one of the best things Samford
offers," said Cox.
Official registration for Jan Term end¬
ed Saturday but, as of Monday, there are
Service for learning no longer an afterthought
Samford has refined the
Convocation program with
a new
"50/50"
policy re¬
garding Service Learning
(formerly called Communi¬
ty Service), which took ef¬
fect this semester.
The Faculty Committee on Student
Affairs, Religious Life, and University
Relations approved a new policy requir¬
ing a minimum of 50 percent of the total
64 convocation credits be earned through
non-Service Learning events (university
chapel, lectures, etc.). Service Learning
attempts to foster a lifelong commitment
to Christian service and rewards partici¬
pants in off-campus projects with Con¬
vocation credit. The
"50/50"
policy was
enacted to further that goal. Students
may earn up to 50 percent of their credits
through some form of community serv¬
ice. Any credits over the 50 percent limit
earned before the approval of the new
policy will be unaffected.
Andy Benefield, a senior business
management major, said, "I would say
that the new policy is a responsible ap¬
proach to making sure that Service
Learning is not abused. It is a well-
known fact that before the policy was
changed, people took advantage of the
chance to gain convo credit for commu¬
nity service by obtaining the credit with¬
out satis¬
fying the
actual re¬
quire¬
ments of
the pro¬
gram. I
don’t
think it is
fair for
those that
do not fulfill the requirement to be re¬
warded the Same as those that spend
their time serving the community."
The policy was instituted out of con¬
cern for students who rarely, if ever, at¬
tend a Chapel, lecture, or play event,
wait until their senior year to begin earn¬
ing Convocation credits, or both. For
many such students, community service
becomes simply a means of earning a
large number of credits quickly.
According to Jennifer Dunn, director
of community service, 215 students per¬
formed community service in the spring
of last year,
compared
to only 118
in the fall.
Of these
215 stu¬
dents, 143
were sen¬
iors, and 74
of these
served en-
ice. It [Service Learning] should not just
be used as a means to get you by."
The new policy applies to all incom¬
ing freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.
Out of fairness, the University decided
not to apply the new policy to students
beginning the 2000 fall semester as sen¬
iors.
The University assures that there will
be more than enough non-Service Learn¬
ing events for juniors and underclassmen
to acquire the 50 percent minimum,
while still affording students the oppor¬
tunity to complete 50 percent of their
credits through Service Learning if so
chosen.
Those interested in participating in
Service Learning should see Jennifer
Dunn in the Student Activities office,
University Center 111. Anyone who
tirely at one of two local emergency
shelters. In all, 1 12 of the 215 students wishes to participate in the program must
who volunteered completed all their attend one of five orientation meetings.
Convocation credits in one month. C The dates of these meetings are in the
Dunn stated that such abuse of the Convocation brochure that students re¬
system, "is not promoting a life of serv- ceived at the beginning of the year.
“I would say that the new policy
is a responsible approach to
making sure that Service
Learning is not abused.”
— Andy Benefield, senior
business major
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