The document summarizes information about a center for community engagement and service-learning at an unnamed college. It provides the center's mission and vision statements, which focus on civic engagement and positive community impact through sustained partnerships. It then gives examples of student volunteer activities and defines service-learning as credit-bearing courses that incorporate service to meet community needs while enhancing student learning. Benefits to students are outlined, including real-world skills development. Service-learning is described as a high-impact educational practice.
2. Center for Community Engagement & Service-Learning
Mission Statement: The Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning
stands for learning through service that produces students who are civically
engaged and graduates who are active, global citizens.
Vision Statement: A sustained, engaged relationship with the community through
the Geneva Partnership that promotes positive community change and enhanced
student learning.
3. Community Service
“To end hunger in our lifetime by providing
food and life-saving aid to the world's most
vulnerable and by creating a global
commitment to mobilize the necessary
resources.”
60,000 meals were packed by First-
year students over Orientation.
Backpacks for Geneva’s “Back to
School Program” were packed and
Community Gardens were tilled.
4. Service-Learning: Definition
• SL is a pedagogy that faculty use to incorporate service
into their courses. Students benefit through
experiential learning and reflection and the community
benefits through the students' service.
• SL is a credit-bearing educational experience in which
students
(a) participate in an organized service activity that meets
identified community needs, and
(b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain
further understanding of curricular content, a broader
appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of
personal values and civic responsibility" (Bringle and Hatcher, 1996).
5. Student Reported Benefits
1. Develop real world
experience & skills
2. Critical thinking skills
3. Communication
4. Teamwork
5. Civic responsibility
6. Problem solving
7. Public speaking
8. Computer skills
9. Research skills
10. Analytical skills
10 Top Skills Employers
Seek
1. Written & Verbal
Communication skills
2. Interpersonal Skills
3. Motivation/Initiative
4. Strong work ethic
5. Teamwork skills
6. Analytical skills
7. Flexibility/Adaptability
8. Computer skills
9. Leadership skills
10. Organizational Skills
SERVICE-LEARNING BENEFITS STUDENTS…
7. Service-Learning: Reported Outcomes
• The most frequently reported value of service-
learning was the opportunity to interact in
meaningful ways with people from diverse
backgrounds. Service-learning creates
opportunities for social integration (promotes
retention).
• Studies indicate graduates who’ve volunteered or
taken SL classes have positive gains with regard to
civic leadership, charitable giving (including with
alma mater), and overall political engagement.
8. Service-Learning @ HWS
• Annually 400-500 students are enrolled in
approximately 20-25 Service-Learning classes
• 35 active community partnerships
• Examples:
– FY Seminar – Consuming Our World
– Intro. To Sociology
– Economics of Caring
– Life Cycles in History
– Public Policy
9. Community Based Research @ HWS
• Undergraduate Research = High Impact
Practice
• Annually Celebrated at Community Engaged
Research Forum
• Often a continuation fr
from a seed
planted in a SL class
10. Social Justice Studies Program
Interdisciplinary look into social, cultural, and
institutional responses to inequality and oppression.
~Social Justice Minor
~Civic Engagement and Social Justice Minor
Example – Explore social justice by delving
into topics such as distributive justice,
egalitarianism, libertarianism, resource and
welfare-based approaches, feminist and
capabilities approaches, and desert
approaches. Then, enroll in ECON 213 Urban
Economics to take a look at the basic
problems of urban areas today
11. National Discussion-
Value of Higher Education and Impact on Communities
Economic Impact of
HWS on Geneva: $83.3
million. An impact that would not have
existed if the Colleges were not located
in the city of Geneva.
Civic Impact of student +
Employee Time: The total
community service contribution of
students and employees or the
Colleges to the Geneva area is
estimated to be 190,419 community
service hours = $4, 180,000
12. How else do we know SL is effective?
• Alums come back and tell
us…
• 5 Semesters with Teagle
Foundation Funded
Scorecard
• CBR projects are archived
on City of Geneva’s
website
14. • According to the 2010
census, the City of
Geneva had a population
of 13,261.
• The population of
Geneva comprises
approx. 12% of Ontario
County.
• The federal poverty level
for a family of 4 is
$23,550.
• The median income
in Geneva is $45,190
which is $12,00
below the county
average
Some demographics of Geneva…
15. Global workshop with 2nd graders – where are you from? “Whales!”
Finger Lakes Medical Associates – Geneva 2020 books @ 1st Well Child Visit
16. Inaugural Job
Shadowing
Program
Ninth-grade students from Geneva High School had the opportunity to learn
about careers from community members who are engaged in Geneva 2020. This
was 'collective impact' in action, students finished the job shadowing
experiences knowing more about prospective careers, and equally important,
that their success in school is important to all of us.
17. Geneva 2020 is included on NY State Cradle to Career Website
http://www.suny.edu/cradletocareer/
Editor's Notes
Nickname – CCESL
We were the Public Service Office until 2007 – we went through a strategic plan with external reviewers and integrated feedback and best practices in the field of service-learning to create Compass. Compass is our developmental sequence where students become involved in community service, think more critically about the underlying social issue that was addressed by their service (civic engagement), become further aware of and develop capacity (civic leadership) and ultimately define how they hope to live a life of engaged citizenship.
This program, similar to the Pathways program in Career Services, is the integration of curricular and co-curricular experiences which we believe ultimately helps students define how to live a life of consequence.
FY Day of Service – shared service experience is meaningful way to connect students to their new community
Stop Hunger Now
You’ll recall Kaboom from 2 years ago.
When done well – reciprocity is achieved
More than nine in ten of those surveyed say it is important that those they hire demonstrate ethical judgment and integrity, intercultural skills, and the capacity for continued new learning. More than three in four employers say they want colleges to place more emphasis on helping students develop five key learning outcomes, including critical thinking, complex problem solving, written and oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings.
Across many areas tested, employers strongly endorse educational practices that involve students in active, effortful work—practices including collaborative problem solving, internships, research, senior projects, and community engagements
Association of American Colleges and Universities – Spring 2013
From AACU in the 2008 – High Impact Practices, What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter. George Kuh.
Learning Communities, FY Seminars, Global Learning, Writing Intensive Courses, Internships…
https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/hip_tables.pdf
There are volumes that highlight the positive and lastting impact of community service and service-learning
http://www.heri.ucla.edu/PDFs/pubs/reports/UnderstandingTheEffectsOfServiceLearning_FinalReport.pdf
http://www.compact.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/downloads/Retention_Literature_Review.pdf
Service-learning intentionally connects learning concepts with experiential education
Meaningfully broaden their learning to have implications beyond the classroom as they explore careers and cultivate citizenship skills
Community-based research is collaborative inquiry that is dedicated primarily to serving the research or information needs of community organizations. The CBR community-campus partnership includes representatives of the community organization, students, and faculty. These partners work together to address a community organization’s need to study itself (e.g., to evaluate a program), or to gather information necessary for organizational or program development (e.g., a community needs/assets assessment).
CBR is public scholarship—rigorous research as a form of service to the public good - Elizabeth Paul “Community-Based Research as Scientific and Civic Pedagogy”
She faclitated a workshop – and helped a cohort of faculty members create a course “Introduction to the scholarship of engagement”
The “Intro to the Scholarship of Engagement” Course is one of the 6 required courses for one of the SJSP minors
As our country weighs in on the what a college degree is worth, we know ….. Pride… experiences…
42.6% of students gave 139,884 hours of community service and 39.4% of employees contributed 50.535 hours of community service.
Community service hours at a estimated value of $22 / hour - https://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time = 4.18 Million dollars
Now that you know – what do you owe? To whom much has been given, much is expected.
How’s professor…. How’s Geneva..
5 semesters of Teagle S
Race among children in 2010 in Ontario county was 3% Hispanic and 3% black, 2% other, 92% white
The Data Report is updated Bi-annually by student researchers under the advisement of Professor Perkins, keep things like this in mind as unique opportunities to match your academic interests with your possible career intentions!
Reminder – 3 Goals
Community Launch in March 2013 – Example of commitments