From Children to Cape Town

For Gabrielle Misfeldt, Comm '06, volunteering within the community was an important part of her Marquette experience.

"Marquette is so different with our community service," she says. "It's not only working for the community, but with the community."

As a freshman, Misfeldt read to children in the waiting room of the 16th Street Clinic. The next year, she joined the campus chapter of Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

As a junior, Misfeldt left the continent to participate in Marquette's South Africa Service Learning Program in Cape Town. In addition to learning from courses taught by experts in their fields, she worked with South African organizations that support people struggling with injustice and poverty.

Misfeldt thought she wanted to work for a metropolitan newspaper. But as she reflected on that unforgettable semester in Cape Town, her horizons expanded.

"I wanted to go over and leave my mark, but I think South Africa left more of a mark on me," she explains. "I feel a greater responsibility to use my education — to use my privileges and talents — to better the world and work for the greater good. I've realized that my education is helping me to help others. If I didn't have the education I've received from Marquette, that wouldn't be possible."

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• Gabrielle Misfeldt
• Conor Sweeney
• On a Mission: Dr. Chuck Garven
• Hunger Clean-up and
  National Service Day
• The Whole Community’s a Classroom
• Campus Kitchen

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