EDITOR’S NOTE

Students submitted these essays before spring break March 2023. While the pandemic has improved with vaccines and treatments, inflation, distribution irregularities, weather events, unprecedented growth in Nashville, and various other issues combined make the need for service to others even more compelling and complex in our lives and community. Individuals and non-profit institutions face challenges that will continue to evolve in the future. The work of the Ensworth Service Scholars illustrates resourcefulness, determination, creativity, and commitment in the effort to turn challenges into opportunities. The student designed projects fulfill the promise of the Ensworth Mission that encourages students to use their talents to the fullest, be contributors to society, and exercise their intellectual vitality. I am proud to work in a school that continues to focus on our Mission that includes service to the community. Each essay has inspired me, again, this year. I expect that will be a shared experience for all who read the published selections. Enjoy the reading, and thank you, Service Scholars, for your time, energy and effort. Each of you has made a difference.