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Poverty Simulation Held

2/4/2010

8:40 am

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Bethel University held its annual poverty simulation on Wednesday, Feb. 3 on its McKenzie campus. During the simulation some individuals portrayed representatives of various government institutions and private businesses, and some individuals were given scenarios where they assumed roles of impoverished “make-believe” people each dealing with issues related to poverty. The simulation allowed Bethel nursing and social sciences majors the opportunity to see the devastating effects of poverty.

A few of the participants included: (front row l to r) Tammy Carter, assistant professor of nursing at Bethel, Bethel nursing student Heather Jackson, Bethel nursing student Ashley Diaz, human services major Mary Creasy, and Bethel nursing student Elizabeth Anderson; (second row l to r) Gwen Joyner with the U.T. Ag Extension Service, Bethel nursing student Julie Doster, UT Martin student Merrie Jo Leach; (back row l to r) Gibson County Juvenile Court Clerk Lee Hayes; Dana Cobb, NW region coordinator for TCCY, Dayna Edwards, instructor of nursing at Bethel, and Tim Lindsey, associate professor of human services at Bethel.

Sharon Scruton, Associate Professor of English

Testimonial

"I am passionate about teaching and ideas, so I love to see passion in students who dedicate themselves to the athletic, artistic, and academic culture of Bethel’s College of Liberal Arts—students who paint their faces purple and gold to cheer on the Wildcats, students who spend long hours rehearsing for theater and music performances, students who give back to the community by volunteering for Make A Difference Day or Read Across America or the local Humane Society, and students who stay after class to talk more about the ideas presented that day. I look around campus and I see boundless enthusiasm, I see passions realized. I know mine are."

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