So, You Want to Save the World, Now What?

IDPT 101-36

The College of Wooster

Fall 2007

Instructor

• Kristin Domike
• Morgan Hall 303
• 330-363-2166 or x2166
• KDomike@Wooster.edu

Youth today love to volunteer. Some by acting locally, some by acting globally, and others acting now and then as it suits them. What ways should people get involved? What is sustainable service? What are real ways to help, not just resume boosters? What are some resume boosters, and why? Is travelling to Africa to learn about problems there the best use of your time and resources? Are there things you can do locally? Should we encourage faith-based service, or is that imposing world view and creating barriers? We will think about the economic, social and environmental impact of various kinds of service. We will try to find way(s) in which we can serve someone, something or some cause during the term and capture our experiences. We will be reading, discussing and writing about a variety of service issues.

Syllabus

• IDPT 101-36 Syllabus (200 kB PDF)
• Assignments, updated schedule, and grades can be found on the course website located on Woodle.

Required Reading

• Jungle Book or Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.
• Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams.