06/15/2026
Mission University is launching a 2027 service‑learning partnership with LOAM in Odesha, India that offers curriculum‑aligned experiential learning, community impact, and accredited credit opportunities for our students.
We invite deans, program directors, and student advisors to consider how this program can advance institutional goals in high‑impact practice, global engagement, and community‑engaged scholarship.
Program highlights include:
Education strengthening: LOAM volunteer teachers have transformed a neighborhood classroom previously lacking basic materials into a child‑centered learning environment. Through teacher training, mentoring, and provision of classroom resources, LOAM shifts overcrowded, lecture‑driven lessons into interactive, skills‑focused experiences that improve literacy and retention.
Community health capacity: LOAM’s health initiatives include basic screening clinics and health education workshops and have increased early recognition of common childhood illnesses, improved nutrition and hygiene practices, and reduced preventable clinic visits. Trained community health workers now serve as trusted liaisons to formal health services.
Our programs are credit-bearing, and have been assessed for service‑learning and internship placement, and can be customized to meet your specific course learning outcomes and competencies.
Next steps:
Reach out to receive call details for an upcoming info session Friday, June 12; recommended for program leads, faculty sponsors, and advising staff.
If you’d like a brief meeting to discuss specific curricular alignment, assessment plans, or credit articulation, reply and we will schedule a planning call.
Learn more
www.loamindia.org
www.missionuniv.org
