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the Experience!
The University Fellows Experience
The University of Alabama . Honors College . Freshman Cohort 2011
Black Belt Experience...
- Long-term commitment to the community of Marion, alabama
- Partnership with community members and implementation of projects that address issues of systemic poverty (healthcare, education, economic, community development, policy)
April 27, 2011
“We knew we had to come back to Tuscaloosa,”
Following the classical purpose of education, the production of good citizens, the University Fellows Experience strives to prepare the most able and dedicated students at The University of Alabama for remarkable lives of leadership to their community, state, nation, and world.
The Experience! 2011
ENGAGE
Recognition and recollection of experience, information gathering, determination of needs
Community Immersion to expose students to various aspects of community disaster response
Temporary Emergency Services
Volunteer Reception Center
Samaritan's Purse
Holt Relief Center
Holy Spirit (Hispanic Community)
COLLABORATE
Holt Elementary Afterschool Enrichment
Temporary Emergency Services
Bama Dining
Samaritan's Purse
Keeping our commitments to Marion through:
Muckle's Ridge Fesitval, ACT Prep, Music Enrichment
mutual support of partners
ACT
Servant Leadership
Demonstrated personal attributes
Social capital
Awareness of continued, new, or evolved needs
"The tornado was a tragedy for all of us, but its silver lining was the many ways in which we all learned how to react to sudden, disruptive change. That lesson was the most valuable aspect of the experience."
REFLECT
Research topics led to understand the LARGER PICTURE
- build relationships
- share stories
- gather knowledge
RELATIONSHIPS
Community Investment
I feel a desire to help the community as well as help my home.
but then...
To be Weighed:
- Relationships and commitment to Marion
- Opportunity to serve our own community
- Growth, development, and experience for the Fellows
ask ourselves: what is our mission and how do we best respond to immediate need within that mission?
what used to be...
became...
the process...
Local Nonprofits, National Organizations, City Government, School Systems
...the vital component in all service
hands-on hard work at survivors' homes
areas of exposure...
serving the families within the UA community through personalized shopping experience
ownership projects
Team building (representation of various perspectives)
Applied creativity
Representation of skills, leadership styles, and strengths
what was gained...
we grow when we...