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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His work in the academy includes various stints in project management, student affairs, development, and fundraising roles at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Tuskegee University, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. I am, therefore, especially proud that he is now a tenured professor at an HBCU.”

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Four Life Skills Example Projects for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Plan a Dinner Party on a Budget This is a favorite life skills example project for my high school students. Students plan a hypothetical dinner party with the option of actually hosting this party. Students develop a menu for a 10-person dinner party under a set budget. The process of planning a fundraiser can be tricky.

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21 Experiential Fall Learning Activities for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Make Your Own Halloween Costume One of my favorite fall learning activities is having my students design and make their own Halloween costumes using the principles of design thinking. Dinner Party on a Budget I have my students develop a dinner party plan on a budget before the holiday madness ensues.

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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Winter Walkways for Neighbors Organize a group of students to shovel snow and clear walkways for elderly neighbors or community members with limited mobility. Through planning and organizing this service-learning project, students develop responsibility, compassion, and communication skills as they coordinate with residents and work in teams.

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10 Fun and Productive Summer Skill-Building Activities for Teens

Experiential Learning Depot

They not only get to build some pretty incredible skills, including the ability to develop and launch a business , but they get to make a little extra summer cash in the process! I have had students develop and run summer camps, computer maintenance businesses, take-and-bake pie shops, and photography companies, just to name a few.

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Engaging with Hope and Beyond

Hope College Network

For me, an international student from Nigeria, building a sense of community was an important aspect of what I set out to do in the U.S., My first year was marked by my significant involvement in Hope’s Phelps Scholars Program, which is a first-year program that helps students develop the tools needed to navigate our multicultural world.

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12 Community Action Project Ideas to Wrap Up the School Year

Experiential Learning Depot

Host a Fundraiser: Raising money is a great way to take action. Several of my students organized a holiday pie fundraiser at the time when the Syrian refugee crisis was front and center. They not only learned about the Syrian conflict but also how to organize an effective fundraiser.