Shepherd News: Pat Robertson, W & L Class of 1950, will speak in Lee Chapel Thursday, February 15 at 7:30 P.M. His talk is entitled "The Compassionate Conservatism Solution to Poverty" and is sponsored by the Contact Committee.

All About The Shepherd Poverty Program:

Overview

• Mission Statement and Goals 

Academics

• Course Offerings and Syllabi 

Local Volunteering

• Volunteer in Rockbridge County 

Shepherd Alliance:
Summer Service Learning

• Service-Learning Internships, Job Descriptions 

Related Links

• Campus Organizations, Grants and Fellowships, Service Organizations, Free Donation Sites, etc. 

The Shepherd Poverty Program involves students, faculty, and community service organizations in academic and service learning.

Our mission: graduates will understand the depth and nature of poverty in our society so they will become citizens who contribute directly to solving this problem facing a significant minority of Americans.

The three components include: 

• introductory and upper-level courses studying poverty and visiting lecturers 
• local service opportunities with persons who are impoverished  
• eight-week, full-time summer service learning placements with nonprofit agencies throughout the eastern United States and Latin America through the Shepherd Poverty Alliance  

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Join The Nabor's Service League Literacy "Dream A Dream, Read A Book" Campaign! Donate Children's Books in Drop Boxes Around Campus. Visit the Nabors League Home Page For More Information, and See a Children's Book List for Suggested Books to Donate.

Shepherd Alliance Students Contributed 8,945 Service Hours in the U.S. During the Summer of 2000 - That's 4.3 Years of Full-Time Work

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Contact the Shepherd Program:
PHONE (540) 463-8784 |  FAX (540) 463-8498 
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA  24450

Harlan Beckley
Director 
beckleyh@wlu.edu

Lucy Cavett Baldwin
Service Learning Coordinator 
baldwinl@wlu.edu