Students Mentoring Faculty Who Mentor Students: A Service Learning Program at an Urban Community College

This study involved a service learning program where students mentored members of the faculty at Eastfield College in Dallas, Texas. The students who participated in the project mentored faculty by familiarizing them with new technology to enhance and improve the current curriculum. This service learning program provided a unique opportunity to team up students with senior faculty members. The study demonstrated that students can be a valuable resource to the faculty and staff. The faculty also mentored the students. The research conducted in this study also provided limited insight into generational studies in education. In the service learning project described in this article, students took on the role of the teacher in the area of technology, and the faculty took on the role of mentor of the students outside the classroom. This role reversal, while challenging at times, helped each generation gain an appreciation of the others' learning style.