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Students presenting “Literacy: the Cornerstone of Success” at the
Greenville Public Library are Lindsay Schultz, Julia Mellott, Abigail
Bond, Amanda Schiflit, Drew Monnin and Paige Burns. Photos courtesy of
Rachel Brock, Greenville Public Library.
Edison students
expand community service outreach
Edison State Community College, Darke County, communications students
expanded their community service outreach recently with a public
presentation on “Literacy: the Cornerstone of Success” at the
Greenville Public Library. In it they discussed the challenges of
illiteracy.
“Among developed nations, the United States ranks 16th in literacy,”
they told the audience, also that 12 percent of adults in this country
are considered illiterate, unable to read beyond the sixth grade level.
With more and more lower level jobs moving to automation, high school
dropouts – sometimes even those with only high school diplomas – will
have more difficulty obtaining employment that pays enough to support a
family.
A byproduct of illiteracy is crime and poverty, they added. The
students noted from their research that about two-thirds of students
unable to read past a fourth grade level are likely to end up in prison
or on welfare. The students wrapped up their presentation by talking
about the resources that are available to help students in Darke
County, including local school districts, Empowering Darke County
Youth, We Are the Majority, Big Brothers Big Sisters and more.
Edison State Darke County Campus Dean Chad Beanblossom attended the
presentation and commended the students for the quality and value of
their information to the community.
“Edison State’s Darke County Campus is committed to serving our
community in a variety of ways,” he said. “Class presentations that
focus on important topics, such as literacy, are ways in which our
students become involved in something much bigger than the campus.”
Edison Darke County communications students have been giving
presentations on Bullying and Drug Abuse at local school districts for
several years. Districts that have invited them in the past include
Arcanum, Mississinawa Valley, Ansonia and Greenville. They also
participate in tutoring and mentoring programs such as Empowering Darke
County Youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters and many church activities.
This is the first time they have taken on the topic of Literacy and
presented it in a public forum. Edison students have been invited back
in the fall for a public presentation on Bullying.
Beanblossom noted that Edison students accumulated over 1,500 hours of
service to the community during the 2016/2017 academic year.
“These activities benefit the individual student, the campus, and the
community overall,” he said.
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