Students and faculty from the four colleges of the University of Louisiana Monroe recently traveled to the Dominican Republic for a service-learning trip from April 8 – 14, 2023. Twenty-seven students and faculty from physical therapy/kinesiology, social work, political science, education, and pharmacy traveled to the Dominican Republic to engage in service learning centered around Abba’s House Children’s Center, located in the barrio of Cienfuegos, a nonprofit organization that educates, feeds, and provides medical care for 125 children living in extreme poverty. Students were also engaged in various learning and practice experiences related to their specific areas of study in Santiago.
Two communities merged Saturday, April 8 when students from all four ULM colleges arrived in the Dominican Republic for a cross-college service learning experience. During this trip, students from varying programs had the unique opportunity to implement what they have learned in class into real-world situations within professional settings, all the while providing service to.