Ten students from West Tennessee are bound for Costa Rica June 26. The program organizer, Global Citizen Adventure Corps, is an award-winning nonprofit offering international service-learning opportunities and college credit. The students – the majority from Hollow...
The weather proved to be challenging but GCAC is accustomed to overcoming those! The January ice blanketing West Tennessee kept many of our RSVPs for our inaugural Passport Party Extravaganza at home, and yet, we still had many students meeting and greeting community...
By Verity Tatum and Dr. Brittany Presson “I’ve been to Costa Rica already,” she said to me from a position of confidence. Brittany had traveled with her high school Spanish class at one point and brought it up often and fondly. Myself? I had studied French in high...
Working as a literacy tutor by day and a student of ministry and social justice by night, Christine Fox understands completely why a nonprofit offering scholarships for travel service learning can be life-changing. As a member of the Global Citizen Adventure Corps...
DRESDEN, TN – As a philosophical concept in ancient Greek thought, Arete means “excellence” of any kind and is linked with an individuals’ fulfillment of purpose. Since his days in McKenzie as a student at Bethel University to his current role as the...
MCKENZIE, TN – Joel Washburn isn’t usually in the photo or the news story. His typical place is behind the camera or behind the keyboard. As publisher of the McKenzie Banner, he has made a career, continuing his family legacy, of chronicling community life. However,...
