2011-2012 Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA Julia Provoznik Impact Report

2011-2012 AmeriCorps VISTA Impact Report Julia Provoznik Students Community Partners The Tree of Service Learning LCCC Student Impact Academic Achievement Civic Engagement Personal Growth Higher grades Higher persistence rates Academic gains (including application of course learning) Higher levels of academic engagement Increases in critical thinking and writing skills Greater interaction with faculty Higher levels of satisfaction with their learning experience Deeper understanding of subject matter A greater likelihood of degree completion Greater retention Greater levels of civic behavior, social responsibility, understanding of social justice, and sense of self-efficacy Desire personally to effect political change Gaining a new perspective on social issues Gains in moral reasoning Greater tolerance and reduced stereotyping Greater commitment to service-oriented career Positive effect on their ability to work well with others Predictor of increased leadership skills Greater self-knowledge, spiritual growth, and finding reward in helping others A predictor of students’ feeling connected to the community A means of creating opportunity for close relationships among students and between faculty and students Community Impact Improve college-community relations Increase access to human, financial, and material resources Increase human resources for problem solving Gain more contributions to meet human needs Increase their future civic support and commitment Provides short-term volunteers to meet community needs Provides potential long-term volunteers and potential recruits for agency employment Increases awareness & marketing of agency services and social issues within the community Community agencies gain the opportunity to participate in educational partnerships Access to specialized skills and talents College Impact Improve student success (satisfaction, retention, & completion) Better prepare students for work and transfer to other educational institutions Improve college-community relations Develop a stronger motivational base of instruction and learning Enhance engaged learning opportunities Develop a broader conception of educational role Increase public service delivery Completion By Design & Achieving the Dream Improved Student Success Vision 2.0 COMMUNITY Cornerstone Experiential Education Service Learning Connect2Complete Service Learning Components At LCCC At LCCC Job Opportunities & Networking Improved Student-Faculty Relationships Greater understanding of Lorain County, community needs, poverty, diversity, course content... Desire to continue service at their site Assurance of career choice or education path Desire to take more SL courses AND MORE.... Student Personal Impact Book Common Themes Student Impact Example... 2011-2012 360 SL Students 4,064 Hours of Service "Because of our partnership with LCCC, this year we were able go from collecting 5 million pounds of food, to 7.5 million pounds of food." - Julie Cruz Blair, Second Harvest Food Bank At LCCC 93 Community Organization Outreach 22 Site Visits (VISTA Personally) $76,688 Monetary Impact Upon Community 2011-2012 Mentored "Littles" through Big Brothers Big Sisters Organized food drives for Second Harvest Conducted balance assessments for community members at risk of falling Served meals to the homeless Organized a Poverty Simulation to raise awareness Organized free HIV testing event for community Tutored High School students at the Early College Created a business plan for a local organization Organized a volunteer event to prep a house through Habitat for Humanity for a family to move Taught financial literacy to a group of Girl Scouts Worked at nonprofit farm (New Agrarian Center) to support the growth of sustainable agriculture, local foods, and access to healthy foods AND MORE.... 2011-2012 17 Faculty Members 20 Courses 360 Students New Student Online Reporting System Collects critical student project info Less of a burden upon faculty Filters into a large database of projects Database serves as a record of all SL projects Tells us: Who each student partnered with What they did and how many hours served How the project impacted the student Website Development Continuous updates Reorganization More Robust Content Addition of new features Community Partner Directory Addition of new Main Community Partners Adding & Online posting of their Wishlists for each semester Faculty Profiles New Feature Highlights: SL Faculty Divisions SL Courses Why the faculty member uses SL Past projects Student quote and project example Faculty contact info Will assist: Other faculty members (and campus community) to know who is already teaching with SL Identify potential divisional mentors Community Partners in identifying faculty who already teach with SL and what they do. Assist in meeting their needs Students in identifying potential SL courses through the professors who teach them Community Partner Connections & "Match Making" New Community Partner Orientations Site Visits Volunteering Wishlist Gathering Faculty Outreach & Connections to Wishlists Events United Way Agency Fair Poverty Simulation Nosh & Network (Community-Faculty) Event Service Learning Celebration Faculty Assistance Assist the Faculty Liaison Connecting and orienting new faculty Outreach and follow-up with new & interested faculty Faculty Connection to Community Partners Policies & Procedures Certificate & Medallion Reporting Wishlist Collection Faculty Information Collection Orientation Processes Student Interest & Connection Community Partnerships Organization & Sustainability Service Learning Advisory Committee Coordination Program Development Connections to Campus Completion By Design Achieving the Dream Vision 2.0 Experiential Education Students In Service & M3C Fellows 11 Members 1,001 Hours of Service $9,500 Education Awards Sharing Service Learning with others... Fellow OCC VISTAS Early College High School Amherst High School Westlake High School Case Western Reserve University Greek Life Conference Community College National Center for Community Engagement 2012 Annual National Overall served to connect the community and campus Program Coordination More Connections MAINTAIN GROWTH Community Needs Faculty/ Courses (High Level) (Low Level) Thank you! Marcia Jones Ruby Beil Erin Corwin Mari Welch Maxine Kantor Service Learning Advisory Committee Meeting Maintain Tier 1 Community-Faculty "Match Making" Wishlist Collection & Distribution Data Collection & Reporting Service Learning Advisory Committee Coordination Program Development & Logistics Tier 2 Website Development & Updating Marketing & Promotional Event Coordination Tier 3 Civic Engagement Grants Ohio Campus Compact & other external Connections Project Team Marcia Jones - Manager of Career Services Service Learning Project Director Ruby Beil - Assistant Professor, Division of Science and Mathematics Sustainable Agriculture Program Coordinator Service Learning Faculty Liaison Julia Provoznik - Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator Erin Corwin - Career Development Specialist-Experiential and Work-Based Learning Service Learning Project Team Member Maxine Kantor - Career Services Staff Assistant Service Learning Staff Support - Data & Reporting Mari Welch - Career Services Administrative Associate Support - Grants & Budget (Void - No budget) Main Project Team Support Grow & mprove FURCO Critical Mass Building Faculty Involvement & Support Faculty Incentives & Rewards Student Opportunity Student Leadership Staffing Departmental Support Transition Plan?