As part of the Life Legacy Partnership, Jacksonville University students will incorporate service-learning and the elders project in an interactive projects with senior residents of Hurley Manor, a senior apartment complex near the university.
Highlights:
- Computer Information Systems students will increase the ability of seniors to communicate with loved ones by teaching them how to access the internet, send photos, and how to write and send email. They will also instruct seniors to play the interactive game system WIE, increasing entertainment options and encouraging physical activity.
- Theater students will interview and videotape selected seniors, engaging them in sharing their life stories. The videos will be compiled to share the contributions they have made to society and to leave a legacy for their family members.
Project Leader
Christine Tyler
Christine Tyler has been a Florida resident for more than twenty years. She has expertise in human services, having served in many leadership positions with a child welfare organization in Pennsylvania and at Community Connections in Jacksonville, Florida. As the first and only Community Service-Learning Director at Jacksonville University, she has implemented eight community service programs and numerous annual service events. She has traveled abroad with JU students to engage in service in Costa Rica, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic. She is an active board member of the Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc. and Hurley Manor and volunteer with the City of Jacksonville Human Rights Commission and the Strengthening Families Initiative.
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