RISE is an Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Experience with a structured curriculum and scholarly focus:
Student Expectations:
Be prepared for a setting and daily living that may be outside their comfort zone
Community service project- will be multi-factorial in partnership with community members in a select city in the Dominican Republic. Details of what participants will do are to be determined.
2020 experience:
With local masons and cement workers and community volunteers, students cemented floors for five local families in Villa Verda, Dominican Republic. The community council chose the five families considering age, health, income, and opportunity for alternate aid. Working with Community Empowerment local representatives, students stirred cement, carried, poured and completed floors in five homes. Through this experience, students gained a deeper understanding of the perseverance of Dominican communities, multi-dimensional poverty and were able to impact the lives of multiple families.
Open to Rush Students
The service trip costs approximately $1550, which includes flights, trip logistics, travel insurance and food. Each participant receives a scholarship of $900 and is responsible for paying $650.