Social Justice

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AmeriCorps VISTA
Dr. Schwalbach championed the launch of an AmeriCorps VISTA program. Sponsored by Mount Mary, and staffed with Mount Mary student volunteers, the program provides English language tutoring to Hispanic community members to advance employment and educational opportunities for the program's adult participants.

Caroline Scholars hold an annual auction in late winter, 2011.

Caroline Scholars
Dr. Schwalbach developed Mount Mary's Caroline Scholars program which provides challenging academic work, leadership development and financial assistance to academically gifted young women. A full tuition scholarship for each year in the program, as well as room and board in the residence hall, relieves students of the need to work.

Program participants can then be fully engaged in service to the Milwaukee community. Dr. Schwalbach has provided mentoring to Caroline Scholars since the program's inception including teaching Leadership for Social Justice, a class designed to build student leadership skills and foster a strong commitment to social justice.

Literacy
Dr. Schwalbach has dedicated time and attention to in a leadership capacity to solving the literacy needs of the community. She serves on the Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services Board of Directors (right) and supports its mission of providing education, life skills training and workforce development instruction for adult learners in an atmosphere of mutual acceptance and respect.

Dr. Schwalbach's contributions to the organization were acknowledged with her receipt of Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Service's 2009 Legacy Award. She was honored (left) for Mount Mary's "College in Community" program which provides computer-intensive classes focused on language arts to the near north side African American community. Held weeknights and Saturday mornings, these college-level courses provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to help secure or advance their employment opportunities.

United Way Campaign
Dr. Schwalbach served as a Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the 2010 United Way Campaign for Greater Milwaukee.