Category Archives: Global Scholars

“…rather than confined to your own self.”- Bahá’u’lláhBy Angel-Amon Wildgoose If I could compare my childhood summers in San Diego to a song, it would be Bobby McFerrin’s Don’t Worry Be Happy at max volume. Truly. Especially on the weekends, we would go to Bahá’í school. There, we learned that service wasn’t charity but indeed our responsibility. WeContinue reading ““Let your vision be world-embracing…””

Sofia Tascon To “do good” in a community means to perform actions or exhibit an attitude with the intentions to leave a community better than you found it. “Better” is a subjective term, however, this provides multiple different opportunities for positive change to be conducted. From recycling a bottle cap you find on the street, toContinue reading “Conversing With Community”

By Liam Roberson To do good in your community is to treat the community like you would yourself. Every community is different; however, the community must be respected to be as healthy as possible. A new community can seem foreign, and one with a different culture and customs can seem difficult to understand and getContinue reading “Heading Back Home”

By Alanna Rivera Window view of my fight back home from Rome ! To me, doing good in the community means giving a helping hand to someone in need and serving your community when they need it most. Research can help find out the disparities in communities and where the help is needed most, furtherContinue reading “What Does it Mean to do Good?”

By Maria Clara Oliveira To do good in the community is help and be compassionate for a community. It is not to make a short-term change, but make a change that will impact their lives. To do good, one has to build relationships, that relationship needs to be build on trust, kindness, and respect. ByContinue reading “What is this for?”

By Ava Jones It’s difficult to define in short what “doing good” for a community really means. Physically, yes, communities can be built; bridges can be constructed, gardens can be plowed, money can be raised. Doing “good” can present itself in an obvious, tangible effect on a community. At LeMoyne, I’ve done good like this.Continue reading “Fostering Connections and Building “Bridges””

By Michelle Heims I believe that doing good in a community means taking part in things that result in improvements and/or positive outcomes. If oneself is doing good for their community, they and others will benefit from their actions. There are many different ways to do good for your community, some of which include volunteering,Continue reading “What Does it Mean to Do Good?”