Beacon Voyages For Service: 2013 Alternative Spring Break Trip To The Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota,
2013
University of Massachusetts Boston
Beacon Voyages For Service: 2013 Alternative Spring Break Trip To The Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, Sherrod Williams
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
This March, fourteen UMass Boston students traveled to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to address the pressing issues of poverty faced by the Oglala Lakota people by assisting in construction efforts such as repairing stairwells, building children’s bunk beds, and installing protective skirting around mobile homes to help increase the overall quality of life on the reservation. In conjunction with the service work, special attention was placed on fostering relationships and participating in a cultural exchange with the Oglala Lakota community that has created awareness about the tribulations faced by the United States of America’s most disadvantaged …
Social Equality And Environmental Education In Brazil,
2013
University of Massachusetts Boston
Social Equality And Environmental Education In Brazil, Sherrod Williams
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Beacon Voyages for Service (BVS) is a program within the Office of Student Leadership and Community Engagement that coordinates Alternative Break programs. BVS Brazil traveled to Porto Alegre. This group of students partnered with “The Brazilian Association of Cultural Exchange (ABIC)” and the Center for Environmental Education to learn about the social problems that affect the citizens of Brazil and tackle issues of waste management. The students work alongside community members in a recycling unit and spend many hours working with local youth.
Building Sustainability In Rural Puerto Rico,
2013
University of Massachusetts Boston
Building Sustainability In Rural Puerto Rico, Sherrod Williams
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Beacon Voyages for Service (BVS) is a program within the Office of Student Leadership and Community Engagement that coordinates Alternative Break programs. BVS Puerto Rico traveled to Las Marias, Puerto Rico. This group of students partnered with Plenitud Eco-Educational Initiatives to learn about sustainability through organic farming and permaculture practices in rural areas of Puerto Rico.
University College Connection Spring 2013,
2013
Western Kentucky University
University College Connection Spring 2013, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University
UC Publications
No abstract provided.
A Shift In The Sector: International And National Volunteer Development Strategies In Modern Nepal,
2013
SIT Study Abroad
A Shift In The Sector: International And National Volunteer Development Strategies In Modern Nepal, Megan Barrie
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The complicated political, social, and economic landscape of Nepal marks it a country in need of development as a means to improve poor conditions within a culturally and religiously diverse country. NGOs, INGOs, and bilateral agencies have emerged in Nepal in the name of development. It has become increasingly popular to send volunteers into developing areas to meet the goals of organizations. Looking broadly at the volunteer sector in Nepal, there is such a complex nature to development as the needs of communities in which these organizations serve are changing. The various strategies that volunteer organizations use to place their …
Chhs March 2013 E-Newsletter,
2013
College of Health & Human Services, WKU
Chhs March 2013 E-Newsletter, Dr. John Bonaguro, Dean, Vashon S. Wells, Editor, College Of Health And Human Services, Western Kentucky University
College of Health & Human Services Publications
No abstract provided.
Service Learning E-News - February 2013,
2013
Parkland College
Service Learning E-News - February 2013, Parkland College
Service Learning Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Making A Difference Beyond The Workplace,
2013
Bucknell University
Making A Difference Beyond The Workplace, Carrie M. Pirmann, Kathleen Mcquiston
Kathleen M. McQuiston
Library and IT staff volunteer their time outside of work to many charitable organizations.
Seeking More High-Quality Undergraduate Degrees: Conditions For More Effectively Working With Policy Makers,
2013
Portland State University
Seeking More High-Quality Undergraduate Degrees: Conditions For More Effectively Working With Policy Makers, Judith A. Ramaley
Higher Education
Our nation’s colleges and universities have always sought to prepare their graduates for life and work in their own era. The pressures we face today, both from outside the academy and within the higher education community, are complex, interlocking, and hard to manage. Some of these challenges require us to rethink what it means to be educated in today’s world and to explore ways to provide a coherent and meaningful educational experience in the face of the turbulence, uncertainty, and fragmentation that characterizes much of higher education today.
How Disruptive Is Information Technology Really?,
2013
Portland State University
How Disruptive Is Information Technology Really?, Judith A. Ramaley
Higher Education
In an administrative career lasting over thirty years, first as a provost and then through three presidencies and a stint at the National Science Foundation, I have watched while changes in technology have reshaped the nature and character of discovery, the gathering and interpretation of increasingly complex observations whose patterns would be completely opaque if we did not have high-speed computing to sort them out, and the integration and use of knowledge in ways that would have been impossible when I went to college in the early 1960s. I went from having to learn the purpose of each of the …
Thriving In The 21st Century By Tackling Wicked Problems,
2013
Portland State University
Thriving In The 21st Century By Tackling Wicked Problems, Judith A. Ramaley
Higher Education
More than 20 years ago, I was a member of a leadership roundtable in Portland, Oregon, that was working on achieving the ambitious goal of 100 percent graduation rate from high school. In the course of our deliberations, we finally asked ourselves why young people were dropping out of school. After listening to a number of experts talk about retention, we thought to ask ourselves, “What would the young people themselves say?” To find out, we invited a group of young high school dropouts and high school student leaders to an afternoon conversation. The experts had talked about various strategies …
Reinventing Citizenship As Public Work,
2013
University of Minnesota
Reinventing Citizenship As Public Work, Harry C. Boyte
Civic Engagement
The fate of democracy is inextricably tied to the work of educators, as well as to the meaning of citizenship and the practices of civic education. If we are to create a citizen-centered democracy—with citizens capable of tackling the mounting challenges of our time—we must revisit conventional ideas. We will have to reinvent citizenship as public work, for the sake of ourselves as educators, as well as for our students and for the democracy itself.
Service Learning Students’ Perceptions Of Citizenship,
2013
Merrimack College
Service Learning Students’ Perceptions Of Citizenship, Audrey Falk
Education Faculty Publications
This study examines the conceptions of citizenship held by students engaged in a service learning course. Open-ended responses to instructor-developed surveys were analyzed. Results indicated that students primarily viewed good citizenship in terms of community service; however, their ideas about service were limited to passive kinds of service such as helping others and volunteering, rather than active kinds of service such as community organizing. Results were compared with conceptions of citizenship held by students engaged in another course with a smaller volunteering component. Opportunities for broadening service learning students’ understanding of citizenship are discussed.
C-U Canteen Run,
2013
Parkland College
C-U Canteen Run, Emily Scott
A with Honors Projects
Powerpoint presentation describing student's volunteer work with C-U Canteen Run, a program run by the Salvation Army which provides people throughout the community with food, water, clothes, and other basic necessities.
Building Up A Community By Empowering Disadvantaged Youth,
2013
Dominican University of California
Building Up A Community By Empowering Disadvantaged Youth, Sophia De Quattro
Service-Learning | Student Scholarship
When you enter the grounds of Marin County Community School (MCCS), you see security patrolling the premises. The students may be on probation, house arrest, or have general behavior issues deemed unfit for regular public school. High-risk youth in Marin County generally are referred to MCCS, an alternative education facility, in hopes of providing the student a second chance to earn a high school diploma and a better future. MCCS, located in San Rafael, California provides an educational program geared towards intensive instruction in English/Language Arts and Mathematics with a focus on developing pro-social skills through the integration of services …
A Civic Engagement Agenda For Caribbean Higher Education,
2013
Barry University
A Civic Engagement Agenda For Caribbean Higher Education, Glenn A. Bowen Phd
Glenn A Bowen PhD
Civic engagement programs have become prevalent in higher education in many regions of the world. Interest in engagement has increased at a time when Caribbean countries are strengthening the regional integration movement in response to the demands of globalization. Based on a cross-national assessment, this article describes the manifestations of civic engagement in Caribbean universities and proposes an agenda for institutionalizing the practice. The civic engagement agenda is applicable to higher education institutions elsewhere.
Fostering College Students' Civic Commitment Through Alternative Breaks,
2013
Barry University
Fostering College Students' Civic Commitment Through Alternative Breaks, Glenn A. Bowen Phd
Glenn A Bowen PhD
Higher education institutions in the United States sponsor alternative breaks to give students an opportunity to assist underserved communities during spring and fall/winter breaks. As students address social issues during alternative breaks, many are likely to commit themselves to long-term involvement in community service. This article is based on research conducted at a public, comprehensive university in Western North Carolina. Case study methods were used to explore the learning/development outcomes of the university's alternative break program and the influence of alternative break experiences on students' continued involvement in civic activities. The research revealed that, despite the limitations of short-term service …
The Conscientious Gringo,
2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
The Conscientious Gringo, Ryan Alaniz
Ryan C. Alaniz
Many Americans only have a week or two to serve internationally. They fundraise, learn about the country they are visiting, and then work hard building houses, installing wells, or sharing the gospel abroad. This handbook is a practical guide to help these short-term volunteers get the most out of their service experience while also enabling them to avoid assumptions about those they are serving. By drawing on social science theory and pedagogy, and real life experiences of dozens of volunteers engaged in social change--from poor urban schools in the U.S. to the border of Swaziland to a large orphanage in …
Reflections On The Impact Of Service-Learning/Experiential Education For The Field Of Human Services,
2013
East Tennessee State University
Reflections On The Impact Of Service-Learning/Experiential Education For The Field Of Human Services, Teresa Brooks Taylor, Jamie Branam Kridler
ETSU Faculty Works
This article will address the importance of a holistic approach for human services by exploring the concept of community and utilizing service-learning/experiential education in human service courses. ACCESS (Achievement, Collaboration, Community, Education, Standards, and Services) will be covered by illustrating how service-learning/experiential education is a great pedagogy for collaborative partnerships between the university, community, students and faculty. Important elements of service learning/experiential education will be reviewed to provide a better understanding of the concepts. Reflections of the service experience will be included from students, community agency and faculty. Survey results will be utilized to demonstrate how service-learning/experiential education helps students …
University College Connection Winter 2013,
2013
Western Kentucky University
University College Connection Winter 2013, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University
UC Publications
No abstract provided.
