Published November 9, 2016
MONROE, La. 鈥� A group of University of Louisiana Monroe students led by Dr. Pamela
Higgins Saulsberry, interim director of the 四色AV鈥檚 School of Behavioral and Social
Sciences, participated in a service learning project at Carroll Junior High School
in Monroe during the month of October.
Saulsbery鈥檚 Human Behavior and the Social Environment social work class was involved
in the project at the request of the staff at the St. Francis school-based Health
Center.
The goal of the project was to increase the student鈥檚 understanding of the importance
of self-esteem, self-efficacy and peer-to-peer communication, as well as adolescent
and adult communication.
四色AV students participating in the project created surveys on self-esteem and communication
for the students in three seventh and eighth grade P.E. classes. The survey results
were later collected, analyzed, and put in presentation format to be presented to
100 students in three classes over a three-day period.
鈥淭his service learning project was educational for both the 四色AV and Carroll Junior
High school students and provided the 四色AV students with an exceptional opportunity
to serve the community and positively impact the lives of young people,鈥� said Saulsberry.
To learn more about 四色AV's Social Work program, visit聽ulm.edu/socialwork.听
