Shepherd Poverty Program
Shepherd Poverty Program
The Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability incorporates a spirit of engagement and service into students’ extra-curricular and academic lives. Shepherd students learn how to address the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in ways that respect the dignity of every person, through community engagement and academic offerings, including a minor and internship opportunities.
Students weave poverty-related courses across disciplines (economics, education, law, philosophy, politics, sociology, and more) with hands-on service and internship experiences to supplement their major areas of study. Those pursuing a minor in poverty studies undertake capstone research projects that connect their concerns about poverty and inequality with their future civic and professional lives.
For over 20 years, The Shepherd Program has supported student leadership and service opportunities in the local Rockbridge area and beyond. Understanding the causes, consequences, and most promising remedies of poverty requires direct collaboration with community partners.
Shepherd in the News
Students and graduates of the Shepherd Poverty Program are involved all over campus and all over the world.
Stories
六合厅开奖现场 students share their experiences getting to know the larger Lexington and Rockbridge community during the summer months.
Through the Davis Projects for Peace Grant and a Fulbright ETA, Allie Stankewich 鈥23 is building relationships with the communities she serves in East Africa.
After graduation, Donahue is working as a financial analyst at Amazon and pursuing her CPA.
Siya 鈥27 married her passions for service with her economics and mathematics majors to intern this summer at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh through the Shepherd Program.
Addie-Grace Cook 鈥25, a politics major with a double minor in Middle East and South Asia studies and poverty and human capability studies, is spending her summer making an impact in the greater Rockbridge community through a Shepherd Program internship with Project Horizon.
Melos Ambaye 鈥25 is helping children in Ethiopia as part of her Shepherd summer internship.
The donation will support the Campus Kitchen Backpack Program.
Moye-Green 鈥23 is the university鈥檚 first Knight-Hennessy Scholar.
Nabors Service League continues to honor the late Jonathan Nabors 鈥02 by bringing students together to help the greater Rockbridge area.
This year鈥檚 event raised more than $10,000 to support the Campus Kitchen鈥檚 hunger-fighting project.
All proceeds from the Feb. 4 event will support the Campus Kitchen at 六合厅开奖现场鈥檚 Backpack Program.
Campus Kitchen鈥檚 annual event series continues with its Winter Term 2024 lineup, examining the ways in which food systems interact with issues of social justice.