OUR VIEW: Service-oriented USU classes need changes

Service is commendable, and the Utah State University Management and Human Resources 3110 class promotes students to involve themselves in the community and charity projects should be praised.

However, with some USU courses creating more than 20 groups – averaging 200 students per course – asking for donations and involvement may overwhelm fellow students and community members. By no means should service projects decrease or become any less effective, however, maybe there are better ways to go about this.

That students are short on time and money isn’t a novel idea. With numerous groups approaching students constantly throughout the year, service efforts may lose their value in the eyes of the community and campus. People may begin to believe “there will always be another project” spearheaded by students, and may overlook supporting certain projects because of the frequencies in which they occur.

Maybe there is a way to compromise between student efforts and involvement while continuing to respect the dedication and support USU and community members have to charity.

One solution may be to decrease the number of students in each section, thus making the number of groups decrease as well as the projects. As much as the class does offer important experience for the students participating, the larger number of groups does create a service overkill on campus.

With that said, the ideas these groups create encourage the best of us to donate our time and money for causes that do need more recognition and support.