Trevecca Nazarene University Launches Program Focused on Social Justice

J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice Provides New Career Opportunities for
Students

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevecca Nazarene University
(www.trevecca.edu) announced today the launch of the J.V. Morsch Center for
Social Justice, a multidisciplinary program of study created for students who
want to make a lifelong commitment to community and civic responsibility.
Students at the Center will acquire the academic and practical skills
necessary to work in the areas of social policy, environmental studies and
non-profit organizations that are devoted to human need-in the local community
or around the world.

"Trevecca students are moved by, and engaged with, the inequities and
injustices in our neighborhoods and around the globe," said Dan Boone,
president of Trevecca Nazarene. "They have a strong desire to make a
difference, and this program will provide the academic underpinnings as well
as the real-life skills to develop these students into change agents for good.
Providing first-hand experience in community outreach, lessons in the
mechanics and business of fundraising, and training in policy making
procedures, Trevecca will create world-class servant-leaders with the drive,
the expertise and the motivation to make a positive difference in our local
and global communities."

The J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice will offer a four-year curriculum
with courses in biblical justice, sociology, social work, business
environmental studies, public governance, law, leadership, technology and
administration. Students will receive a degree in social justice with a
concentration in social policy, environmental studies or non-profit in
congregational leadership.

"This new program extends outside the classroom where our students will
develop relationships with local social service organizations and participate
in hands-on service projects to expand their knowledge base and improve our
community," said James Casler, director of the J.V. Morsch Center for Social
Justice. "We anticipate the program will be filled to capacity starting in the
fall and that four years from now we will graduate our first class of Morsch
Center educated servant-leaders."

The J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice is named in honor of Reverend James
V. Morsch, a former pastor of First Church of the Nazarene in Nashville and
the founder and national liaison coordinator for Nazarene Disaster Response.
Amy Sherman, PhD, a senior fellow at the Sagamore Institute for Policy
Research, in Indianapolis, Ind., is a noted expert on charitable choice and
faith based initiatives and is serving as the senior founding consultant for
the Center.

Trevecca Nazarene University, (www.trevecca.edu) now in its 108th year and
with an enrollment of 2300+, is a national research university that offers 52
baccalaureate degrees, four associate degrees, master's degrees in six
disciplines, and two doctorates (education and clinical counseling). In the
fall Trevecca launched the Center for Leadership, Calling, and Service, a
program specifically designed to ensure that students succeed in college. In
the fall of 2009, Trevecca will launch another interdisciplinary program in
the worship arts.

SOURCE Trevecca Nazarene University

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