But in our overwhelmingly Caucasian community, for students to see that a young man from a town very much like their own chose to support a cause that was perhaps not naturally "his," is important.
Comer's program was informed by his holistic perspective on the educational process; it stressed the importance of establishing an engaged, supportive community for students and teachers as well as the need to attend to students' social and psychological well-being along with their academic progress.
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"We're really focused on creating a healthier and safer campus community for students," junior Colleen Ryan, co-chair of SEAT, told The Huffington Post. .
The program concluded with two special concerts open to the community for students and families, both in the school gymnasium and local gospel church.
In these turbulent economic times, the school site is often the most stable place in a community for students and their families.
Past themes have included the "Intensive Study," the "Service Leadership Community," the "International House," "Music House," the "WashPA Radio Theme Community" for students who participate in the WNJR college radio station, and the "Pet House".
There are over 200 student organizations on campus, and in 2013 Davidson initiated a new campus-wide program called the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative designed to create a community for student startups.
IBM has helped build a new educational model called P-TECH, which combines high school and community college for students, many who are from underserved communities.
Moreover, PBSAs could lead to a kind of student apartheid, he reckons: "They have the potential of becoming like gated communities for richer students, creating a two-gear system".
