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Category: SL/CE Stories

  • Service Stories Archive: Making English documents more available through Spanish Translation (SPAN U311)

    Service Stories Archive: Making English documents more available through Spanish Translation (SPAN U311)

    This article was originally published on March 11, 2016, on USC Upstate’s News page. It began as part of the Spanish U311 translation class in 2013. Maria Monteso, a full-time instructor in the Languages, Literature and Composition Department, believed providing her students with a practical way to demonstrate the value of translated documents would also…

  • Homelessness to Opportunity

    by Suzanne Floyd, Senior, Interdisciplinary Studies Follow one student’s journey from homelessness to serving the homeless community in service learning course, WGST U101. If you need help, connect with our Community Resource Coordinator! From Homelessness to Serving with Opportunity Housing I had no home when I moved to South Carolina in fall 2011 from the…

  • SPREAD AWARENESS, NOT DISEASE

    SPREAD AWARENESS, NOT DISEASE

    Spreading Awareness of Infectious Diseases and Methods of Disease Control Students in Dr. Ginny Webb’s Microbiology course (BIOL U330) aim to spread awareness of various infectious diseases and methods of disease control. They regularly partner with Oakland Elementary School where microbiology students teach hands-on lessons to kindergarten students about disease transmission and hand washing. The…