Amy Wang, a Rush University medical student, will be teaching a health and service learning seminar to CPS high school students. She seeks to raise $500 for food and transportation for the students’ community service trips, creating a space where the students can debrief about their experiences and assess how the service organization seeks to address a community health need. After ten service trips, students will also design and execute a capstone project that focuses on one risk factor of their choice as a team.

The Schweitzer Fellowship is a year-long service learning program for graduate students in health-related professions who will design and implement innovative direct service projects aimed at improving the health and well-being of underserved Chicago area communities. Through their community projects and participation in a year-long program that includes mentoring support, monthly meetings, written reflection, and interprofessional collaboration, Schweitzer Fellows are developing the skills and confidence needed to become Leaders in Service—professionals who will remain dedicated to public service and to creating change.

In July 2014, the Schweitzer Fellows for Life network launched Summer Fest 2014 a year-long campaign to help support our current Fellows' projects. Each of the Fellows has created a "wish list" of supplies and resources that will help them realize their service project goals.