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Audrey L. Ward
Assistant Professor of English & Research Associate
Bennett College
Greensboro, North Carolina
Community Service Project
The College Community Connection Ministry, a nonprofit organization in Orange County, North Carolina, partners with local colleges and universities to serve students who desire to attend a Saturday academic enrichment program. Students who participate in the Saturday Academy take courses for advancement or do remedial work in a particular area of study. Areas of concentration include reading, English, mathematics, and computing. The program assists students in pre-K through 12. The teaching staff consists of college students from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina Central University. This project has already been implemented. Students from Bennett College participated in the program during the initial development phase. The first classes were held at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Durham, North Carolina. The Orange County Schools Board has pledged its support, and, in the coming year, classes will convene at the A. L. Stanback Middle School in Hillsborough, North Carolina.