Border Immersion Trip

For several years Belk Chapel has partnered with Dr. Commins, Shelton Professor of Political Science to lead a Border Immersion Trip to El Paso. This border immersion experience provides students with opportunities to learn more about the complex realm of immigration and human migration, through academic analysis and in-person encounters with a variety of key border partners. Students take a semester long course exploring critical issues through a variety of lenses (academic, religious, interfaith) prior to traveling to the border for the immersion experience. During the trip students have plenty of opportunities for on-the-ground learning and service to the community.