Four College of Law professors and eight law students helped the homeless, gardened at the Church of the Brethren and participated in other community engagement activities throughout Southern California for Freshman La\u00a0Verne Experience (FLEX) and New Student Community Engagement Day Aug. 27.<\/p>\n
Assistant Professor of Law Ezra Goldschlager accompanied eight law students to Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. The mission, which serves more than 3,000 meals daily and provides shelter for about 1,100 people, gave a tour to Goldschlager, undergraduate and law students.<\/p>\n
Some students worked in the kitchen, preparing food, while others handed out University-sponsored snow cones to residents of the Mission and others living on Skid Row.\u00a0 A third group of students cleaned the family wing of the facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was very impressed by the scope and quality of services offered by the Mission to surrounding residents,\u201d Goldschlager said. \u201cThe students and I were pleased we had an opportunity to spend the day doing meaningful work.\u201d<\/p>\n
FLEX Day is the first academic experience for new students, and is a part of the university\u2019s La Verne Experience program, which includes learning communities for freshmen. Transfer and graduate students also participate in FLEX Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always get a good feeling from doing this and seeing all the students and their energy,\u201d said Professor of Law Chuck Doskow, who volunteered at the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Peace and Carrots Garden.<\/p>\n
The organic garden provides about 150 pounds a week of fruit and vegetables to the Beta Program Center\u2019s food pantry in Pomona.<\/p>\n
Professor of Law Placido Gomez painted with students at House of Ruth domestic violence shelter in Pomona and Professor of Law Kevin Marshall worked with students cleaning a storage room and engaging with clients at Prototypes in Pomona, which serves women recovering from substance abuse. Gomez and Marshall both teach courses for FLEX learning communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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