Service learning class raises awareness for homeless

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Students in Tusculum College’s Service Learning class in Block 4 have been working with the homeless as their class project all term and wrapped up their efforts with a homeless awareness display in Niswonger Commons on Tuesday, December 15.  Pictured are Emily Palenkas a junior from Maryville, Travis Heath a sophomore from Union Point, Ga., Ryan Huff a senior from Chuckey and Matthew Poff a sophomore from Copper Hill, Va.  The entire class worked with and researched homeless issues as part of the course and spent three days a week volunteering at the Melting Pot, a soup kitchen in Johnson City that serves more than 100 people a day from children to the elderly.  Robin Fife ’99, assistant professor of social science, is the instructor for the course.