Junior Year

The theme of the Junior Service Project is “Service Through Direct Involvement.” By now, students have examined their personal responsibility within familial and social relationships and are ready to make a more significant contribution to the larger community. Juniors are required to complete 16 hours of Service at non-profit agencies that serve people who are in some way challenged, i.e., physically, developmentally, economically or academically. Social Justice instructors facilitate students’ projects and reflection. Students cannot earn a grade in Social Justice without completing their Christian Service requirement.

It is during the junior year that students have the opportunity to participate in the Overnight Immersion “Plunge” at Loaves & Fishes, a 24-hour immersion experience designed to give students an opportunity to experience poverty “from the inside.” There is an application process for this experience.