Kayla Mitchell, a senior interdisciplinary studies major from Andalusia, takes part in the Office of Civic Engagement's poverty simulation.
Kayla Mitchell scrambled from one side of the large Trojan Center Ballrooms to the other, trying to balance her work schedule while also ensuring she had time to shop for groceries and cover her “family’s” financial obligations.
Students were divided into family groups and had to navigate different circumstances by working with different agencies…
About 60 TROY students took part in the simulation, aimed at increasing empathy and understanding toward those living in poverty.
When Brittney Taylor entered the Trojan Center ballroom, she wasn’t expecting her outlook on life to change.
But Taylor, one of about 60 Troy University senior nursing students who took part in a poverty simulation Tuesday morning, learned valuable lessons over the course of just a few hours.
“I learned not to be as judgmental,”…