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Penguin Pen Pals: A Service Project that's "Breaking the Ice" in Socioeconomic and Cultural Diversity

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Napoleon C2 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Jordan Edgell , Youngstown State University
Jude Koury , Youngstown State University
Ashley Orr , Youngstown State University
Jacob Schriner-Briggs , Youngstown State University
This session will showcase the YSU Penguin Pen Pal project, which is a volunteer mentoring program between inner-city elementary students and honors students. The program seeks to improve writing skills of the elementary students while exposing the honors students to the lives of children from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.