Service Learning, Externship, Pro Bono Volunteering
Some of the ongoing projects include working with students and faculty members at:
Hutton Honors College & Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington: Through this innovative and high impact service learning project, students and faculty members collaboratively working with the BACI, specifically Hutton Honors students serve as one-on-one mentors to our high school students participating in the BACI Upward College Program.
IU McKinney School of Law, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI): Through a continued collaborative partnership between the IU McKinney School of Law and the BACI, J.D. students, serving as pro bono volunteers, are involved in teaching citizenship classes and providing naturalization assistance for LPRs who wish to become naturalized citizens. They do so under the supervision of the BACI Staff Attorney.
The International Relations class at the University of Indianapolis: “BACI is a unique organization striving to help newcomers integrate into American society. The service-learning project with BACI allowed our students to view their education beyond the need for a career and a profession to understanding their place in society and responsibility to the community. It is particularly hard for students studying macro level subjects like international relations to see the link between their major and the local community. Service learning allows students to make that necessary link between local and global.” — Dr. Jyotika Saksena, Associate Professor and Graduate Director of the International Relations Program, Department of History and Political Science, at the University of Indianapolis, whose class has been working with BACI.
We are having conversations with other Universities, such as IUPUI, Marian University, Butler University, etc. to expand our service learning opportunities and develop similar collaborative partnerships. Any faculty members or students interested in exploring partnership opportunities, please email us at info@baci-indy.org.
