by JHill | Jun 20, 2024 | Costa Rica, From the Board
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...
by JHill | Feb 1, 2024 | Behind the Scenes at GCAC, From the Board
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 JHill | Feb 1, 2024 | Behind the Scenes at GCAC, From the Board
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...
by JHill | Jan 5, 2024 | Costa Rica, From the Board
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...
by JHill | Oct 31, 2023 | Behind the Scenes at GCAC, From the Board
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...
by JHill | Oct 2, 2023 | Behind the Scenes at GCAC, From the Board, Guatemala, Uncategorized
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,...
