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SLU's Service Center Creates Research Partnership with School in Belize

by Jeanette Grider

Students from the Department of Psychology and the Department of Civil Engineering recently joined a faculty research team from SLU's Center for Service and Community Engagement for a partnership project at St. Martin de Porres Elementary School in Belize City.

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Ashlei Peterson, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, and Jibril Muhammad, an engineering undergraduate student, stand at Altun Ha archeological site in Belize, as part of a site visit through a new partnership between SLU and a Belizean elementary school. Submitted photo

The team worked with teachers and administrators to convert student records and grade reports from paper copies to a more user-friendly electronic format.

The new electronic records will facilitate the assessment and tracking efforts associated with Belize 2020's "Project Heal" and St. Martin's new school-wide literacy program.

For more details about the Belize 2020 partnership, visit http://belize2020.org/.