Academic Service Learning 4CR Campus/Community Consortium of the Capital Region

1. Academic Service Learning4CR Campus/Community Consortium of the Capital Region Lauren Johnson

2. Who am I • Siena College Grad 2009 • Econ BA PoliSci Minor • Why I chose VISTA?

3. What Isn’t Service Learning?

4. What is Service Learning?

5. Collaboration

6. For Example When: Mary from Siena cleans up trash near the Kromma Kill Creek on the weekend It is: A service to the community

7. When: • Students remove trash from the creek • Analyze what they found • Share the Results • Offer suggestions on how to reduce trash • Reflect on their experience It’sSERVICE LEARNING!!!

8. Service Learning • Community Service as a Vehicle • Fulfilling a community need • Real Life Situations • Increases • Enhances • Teaches • Empowers • Invites

9. Reaction of a Professor "Service-Learning has allowed me to inject the "real world" directly into the learning experiences that students have in my classes--the positive effect that I see on the quality and level of classroom discourse, student skills for critical thinking, and motivation for advanced study are truly remarkable!"--David Dubois, Professor, Department of Psychology

10. Reaction of a Student "I assisted in organization and strategic planning and worked with local artists, board members and staff. [My experience] was wonderful! I was given a lot of responsibility and very positive feedback."--Student in Public Administration serving at Missouri Theater Center for the Arts

11. Reaction of a Community Partner “The SUNY volunteers benefited our program by providing quality time with the children in our program as mentors.” -Children’s Respite Services, Catholic Charities

13. My Role • Build Capacity • Sustainability • Expand • Create Support • Increase Funding • Universalize

14. Current/Future Projects • PBSL Training August 27th-28th • St. Agnes Cemetery • Logging faculty courses • Logging community partner needs • Match Maker • V.I.R.E. Grant

15. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!ISTA