Service Learning gave me the
opportunity to deal with failure and learn from my mistakes. --Barbara
Ledford, 2008
I learned that I can overcome a life-long fear by
shifting focus from myself and on to others; I learned this through the
Kids on the Block puppet shows. --Ellen Swink, 2008
Through serving the community, I was able to develop
confidence in myself and apply it to my current job, which has brought
great respect from my co-workers and clients. --Kelli Huggins, 2008
I learned from experience through Service Learning to
I overcome a life-long fear because I needed to do what the clients were
doing. I had a great fear of water, but did what clients were doing in
the adapted skiing class. I was afraid but, I did it and it changed my
life! --Ollie Tate, 2008
Accounting Students Reflect on the VITA (free
income tax assistance) program :
• My attitude about this program changed from
__________ at the beginning to one of __________ by the end of the
program.
It did not take long to lose the nervous feeling. I
definitely gained a more confident approach very quickly. I knew from
the beginning that the program would be a positive experience for all
people involved. My positive view just continued to grow as the weeks
progressed. There were some times when I was looking forward to the
class. And, most students do not say that often about their classes.
--Jody Crane, May 2008
•What did I like/dislike about the program?
At first I was very nervous, but after a couple of
days I began to feel at ease. I enjoyed talking with the different
people and learning different tax concepts that I didn’t know about. I
also enjoyed working with different students in our class, it was a
chance to get to know them a little better. --Patsy Beach, May 2008
•Other Comments
I found out that a lot of the people just liked to
talk to someone. I think a lot of the elderly were just lonely. The low
income and elderly didn’t have money to pay for their taxes to be done.
Wish it didn’t end so soon I was just starting to have fun. --Tammy
Bumgarner, May 2008
