Sunday, March 12, 2017

Blog Introduction (Debra)

My name is Debra Miller, and I am a sophomore at Valparaiso University.  This semester I am taking Professor Buinicki’s English 396 course titled Traditions of Giving and Serving in America.  This course is unlike any other English class that I have taken before.  Like a traditional English class, we read a variety of novels and essays, but these readings supplement a very special component to this course; thanks to the Learning by Giving foundation, at the end of the semester, our class is able to donate $5,000 to a Porter County charity of our choice!


Of course getting 17 college students of varying ages and backgrounds to agree on a charity is no easy task, especially when the pool of charities from which we are choosing is compiled of so any deserving causes.  That is why we have started this blog- to document the interesting, extensive process of researching, selecting a charity, and rewarding the grant.  This blog will embody the thoughts and experiences of the students taking this unique course.  I am so excited to continue with this giving process, and I can not wait to read what the rest of my classmates write about! 

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