Community Service Annual Report 2011-2012 Serve. Lead. Inspire.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Impact 5 PART I Co-Curricular Initiatives 6
Community Service Programs 6 Alternative Break Service Trips 11 Carolina Judicial Council 15 Dance Marathon 16 Fraternity and Sorority Life 16 University Housing and Residence Life 19 National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition 26 TRIO Programs - Opportunity Scholars 27 Strom Wellness 27 Student Athletes 28 Student Health Services 28 Undergraduate Admissions 29 University 101 29 PART II Academic Partnerships 32 Service-Learning 32 Office of Undergraduate Research 39 College of Arts and Sciences 41 English Programs for Internationals 44 College of Education 47 College of Engineering and Computing 49 Law School 51 School of Library and Information Sciences 54 School of Medicine 55 Research Centers 61
PART III Campus Partners 62 Academic Enrichment and Conferences 62 Carolina Dining 62 University Ambassadors 63 United Way Campaign 64 Wellness & Fitness Center/ Blatt PE Center 64 National Awards 65 Campus Awards 65
PART IV Special Highlights 2
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INTRODUCTION Each year, thousands of University of South Carolina students join faculty and staff to use their skills outside of the classroom to benefit the community. This report summarizes service projects and partnerships undertaken by members of the University of South Carolina (USC) Columbia campus during the 2011-2012 academic year. Due to the variety and extent of the service contributions made by various branches of the university, this listing is not exhaustive, but it reflects the deep commitment to community engagement demonstrated by students, faculty and staff. Along with teaching and research, service is one of the three core tenants of the USC primary mission. The USC mission statement expounds on this value of service: Another important facet of the University’s public mission is service to its community, state, nation, and the world in such areas as public health, education, social issues, economic development, and family support systems. Founded in 1801 in Columbia, the University of South Carolina began providing programs in communities statewide in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time, a network of campuses was established in response to community initiative and support for accessible, affordable educational programs principally for local citizens (Approved by the Board of Trustees, June 30, 2004). Organized service efforts at the university began in 1989 with the establishment of the Office of Community Service. Located in the Department of Student Life, the mission of Community Service Programs is: To promote volunteer service as an integral part of the educational values of the University of South Carolina. We cultivate programs that foster university engagement within the larger community that emphasize a deep commitment to learning through reflection. Through the integration of community service programs across the curriculum and co-curriculum, we strive to prepare students for a lifetime of community leadership and responsible citizenry (Revised May 2007). In 2011-2012, the USC Coordinating Office for Community Engagement and Service (COCES) was established as a central coordinating portal through which faculty, staff, students, and those external to the campus can enhance their current community engagement and service activities as well as provide guidance and assistance in initiating new activities. The COCES developed a brief on-line survey to obtain information about university community engagement and service initiatives of faculty, staff, and students. The survey was emailed to members of the university community who have either been previously identified as having significant involvement in community engagement and service activities or who are serving in administrative or coordination roles dealing with engagement or service at the unit level. Not too surprising was the finding of a deep commitment of our faculty, staff, and students to individual volunteer work with various agencies and faith-based groups. When looking at USC-sponsored public engagement activities, the data indicate that volunteerism and service-learning initiatives represent the highest percentage of engagement activities (approximately 35% each). Outreach activities (i.e., those in which communities request assistance from a faculty or staff member based upon that individual’s specific area of expertise) constituted 21% of engagement activities. Community-engaged scholarship initiatives in which faculty and staff 3
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collaborate with communities to address specific research questions constituted approximately 13% of public engagement activities. A further analysis of the data indicated the following: • The primary focus of the USC-sponsored public engagement activities is service (61%), followed by teaching (28%) and research (11%). • In terms of individuals involved in public engagement activities, faculty represented the largest group (78%), with undergraduate students closely behind (71%). • The largest percentage of engagement activities were conducted in the Midlands area (46%) but there was significant representation in the Low Country (28%) and statewide (24%). 13% of the initiatives reported a presence at the national level with 4% indicating an international focus. • Regarding the availability of assessment or impact data for community engagement and service initiatives, respondents indicated that 45% of the activities produced identifiable data, with over 50% of those projects presenting such data either in web descriptions or published documents. • Funding for the majority of engagement or service activities that were not associated with a course was primarily from department, college, or university resources. Over 18% of projects were funded collaboratively between community/ business/agency and department or college. Only 10% of engagement or service projects were supported through federal funds.
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Impact
IMPACT During 2011-2012, volunteers were involved in hands-on community service, philanthropic fundraising, community-based research, service-learning, and advocacy initiatives. These groups include student affairs departments, student organizations, academic departments, service-learning courses, and campus partners.
30,676 USC Volunteers • 472,152 service hours • $1,304,155 in donations
TOTAL IMPACT: $9,288,245.32
* Estimate based on 2010 value of volunteer time in South Carolina at $16.91 per hour as determined by the Independent Sector http://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time
** Report statistics based on voluntary submissions from USC partners as of June 15, 2012. For more information on how to contribute to future reports, contact Community Service Programs at (803) 777-3197 or saserve@mailbox.sc.edu
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Co-Curricular Initiatives Community Service Programs Services & Partnerships
Community Service Programs (CSP) provides resources to help students, faculty and staff become connected to the community. Community Service Interns and the coordinator are available to consult individuals on volunteer placements with over 100 non-profit agencies in the Columbia area. CSP’s website (http://www.sa.sc. edu/communityservice/ ) also highlights upcoming service opportunities and has a link to an agency database. Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to subscribe to the Serve Carolina listserv, which distributes a bi-weekly newsletter. This can be done via a link on CSP’s website.
Service Opportunity Fair
In order to increase student’s awareness of volunteer opportunities, CSP sponsors the Community Service Opportunity Fair at the start of the fall and spring semesters. Students had the opportunity to visit information tables for 31 non-profit organizations in the fall and 28 organizations in the spring at the Russell House University Union.
Service Saturday Program
In 2011 – 2012, the program engaged 795 participants at 7 monthly events. Service Saturdays partnered with 16 different non-profits organizations with the addition of one new agency U.S. Green Building Council.
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Carolina Cares
Each year during the month of November, CSP and Carolina Service Council sponsor the Carolina Cares holiday drive. In 2011, USC students, faculty, and staff sponsored 82 at risk children by participating in the Nurturing Center’s Project Holiday Joy. Over 600 stockings were donated to the Salvation Army and approximately 5000 cards were delivered to Holiday Mail for Heroes sponsored by the American Red Cross. The culmination of the Carolina Cares program is the tree lighting ceremony. Last year, at the 57th Annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the Historic horseshoe, we recognized new partners Amedisys Hospice and Adopt-A-Military Family who also received donations from USC. The Carolina Cares program was presented with the Midlands Organization of the Year Award by the Salvation Army.
MLK Day of Service Sponsored in partnership with Carolina Service Council, we expanded this 15th Annual event to 3 days of service
held on the MLK Holiday and the following Friday and Saturday. This allowed 718 students, faculty, and staff
to participate an increase of 56% from the previous year. We received numerous thank you notes; here are some quotes:
From Joyce Bibby, -“because of your enthusiastic USC volunteers the Carolina Children’s Garden had
one of the most successful workdays ever.”
“Thank you for sharing MLK Day with our residents and giving them lots of attention. They had a wonderful time and want
you to come back! Appreciate every one of you!!” Maria Barrera (Tucker Center).
Overall, 35 agencies were served across the 3 days of service and 56 student site leaders led their fellow peers on volunteer experiences in the community.
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Community Service Intern Program
Five undergraduate students were selected to serve as Community Service Interns during the 2011 – 2012 academic year. Community Service Interns are part-time staff members with Community Service Programs who assist students, student organizations and university faculty and staff with developing individual and group service
initiatives, thereby supporting the mission of our office. Major accomplishments included:
• Addition of Alternative Spring Break trip coordinated out of CSP office, the trips focused on issues such
as; disaster relief efforts in Nashville, TN & New Orleans, LA, hunger and homelessness in Washington D.C., and gleaning and interfaith efforts in Palm Beach Co., Fl.
• Interns planned, promoted, and facilitated 28 different weekday service projects throughout the year with
• Organized and facilitated Awareness Events such as; Trunk or Treat with Gonzales Gardens, Global
approximately 120 participants.
Health: An Outsider’s View into Sub-Saharan Africa, and “Visibility: A Look into International Human Rights Issues”.
Ashley Marie Nicole Silvera Focus Area: Poverty
“Poverty and Homelessness are continuing major issues in today’s society and with your help we can enhance and build towards positive change in this particular area.” From: Charleston, South Carolina
Major/Year: History (Secondary Education) -- Junior
Favorite Quote: “In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all.” -Mahatma Ghandi
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Colleen Ryan Focus Area: Sustainability
“Volunteering is a great way to become involved in the community AND the university. With sustainability, any little thing can help, but it’s great to help in a group atmosphere.
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From: Charlotte, North Carolina
Major/Year: Public Relations -- Junior
Favorite Quote: “Be the Change you want to see in the World” -Ghandi
Angel Miller Focus Area: Youth Development
“Children are our future --this phrase may be short in length, but it entails abundant
significance. By consistently reaching out amongst youth, teachers and the educational
system throughout our community, we will continue to build on the foundation of community service at Carolina and set a great example for this cause.” From : Coral Springs, Florida
Major/Year: Elementary Education -- Junior
Favorite Quote: “I can do all things through Christ with strengthens me.” -Philippians 4:13
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Ji Lim
Focus Area: Outreach and Awareness “My plan this year is to help the student body cultivate their community service experience by helping them to find projects that fits their interests. I hope that students will be interested in getting more involved in volunteering and seeing the impact we can make in our community through our services.” From: Sumter, South Carolina Major/Year: Business/Pre-Dental -- Senior Favorite Quote: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as this your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-- his good, pleasing, and perfect will.” -Romans 12: 1-2
Payal Patel
Focus Area: Health and Wellness “Health affects all facets of our lives ranging from our emotional well-being to our ability to work. With a level of prowess and your help, we can move forward to ensure more opportunities for improvement in the area of health and wellness for others and more exposure to the field as well.” From: Sumter, South Carolina Major/Year: Public Health -- Senior Favorite Quote: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain
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Alternative Break Trips
A growing percentage of USC students spend their fall or spring break on an Alternative Break Service Trip.
The Alternative Breaks (AB) program consists of substance-free, community service-learning trips during the university’s fall, winter and spring breaks. AB participants travel locally and nationally in teams to different
cities, engage in active service, and have the opportunity to gain new perspectives on social issues while meeting community needs, and learning about and building upon community assets. These past years’ trip locations ranged from Washington, D.C. to Ecuador and were focused on a wide range of issues. Fall Break
Building Low-Income Housing, Johns Island, SC • • • •
11 students, 1 staff Projects: Framed walls and roof of house. Partnership with Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Sponsored by Community Service Programs, Department of Student Life
Tornado Relief, Tuscaloosa, AL • • • •
20 students, 3 staff Projects: Construction, repair and debris removal. Partnership with Compassion Coalition and United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa Sponsered by Methodist Student Network, Carolina Campus Ministry
Winter Break
Disaster Relief, Guntersville, AL • • • •
8 students, 2 staff Projects: Construction, repair work and debris removal. Partnership with North Alabama Disaster Recovery Sponsored by Methodist Student Network, Carolina Campus Ministry
Spring Break
Hunger and Homelessness, Washington, D.C.
• 10 students, 2 staff • Projects: Served meals at soup kitchens, distributed food and supplies at food pantries. • Sponsored by Community Service Programs, Department of Student Life
Disaster Relief, New Orleans, LA • • • • 11
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Gleaning and Interfaith efforts, Palm Beach, Co., FL • • • •
9 students, 1 staff Projects: Gleaning, prepared meals, and facilitated an after-school program. Partnership with C.R.O.S. Ministries Sponsored by Community Service Programs, Department of Student Life
Disaster Relief, Nashville, TN • • • •
20 students, 2 staff Projects: Installed gardens in low-income neighborhood, and facilitated an after-school program. Partnership with Lutheran Family Services and Preston Taylor Ministries Sponsored by Community Service Programs, Department of Student Life
Tornado Relief, Tuscaloosa, AL
• 11 students, 1 staff • Projects: Participated in debris clearing, repair and maintenance, warehouse work, rebuilding and demolition work. • Partnership with Tuscaloosa Area Volunteer Reception Center • Sponsered by Carolina Service Council
Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, Merritt Island, FL
• 11 students, 1 staff • Projects: Removal of invasive exotic plant species, adding native plants, trash cleanup, and repairs of any existing recreational structures. • Partnership with Environmentally Endangered Lands Program (EEL) • Sponsored by Carolina Service Council
Sister Island Project, Dominican Republic • • • •
12 students, 1 staff Projects: Focused on different needs of local community; such as education and enviromental causes. Partnership with Sister Island Project Sponsored by Carolina Service Council
Mission Trip, Pastocalle, Ecuador
• 20 students, 2 staff • Projects: painting, construction, floor tiling, Vacation Bible School for 200 children, operating a Medical Clinic — seeing 300 patients, provided dental care for about 150 — and food distribution/ home visitation for 25 families in need. • Sponsored by Methodist Student Network
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Service Learning in Puerto Rico: UNIV290: Capstone Service Learning, From Columbia to the Carribbean
• Summary of Project: 11 students and 1 staff were engaged in a house restoration project (roof construction, mixing and laying cement) in Villa Del Rio, Puerto Rico through a partnership with Global Works Travel. • Sponsored by Capstone
Service Learning in Belize: UNIV290: International Healthcare: Service Learning in Belize
• Summary of Project: 21 students, 1 faculty and 1 staff learned a variety of healthcare-specific skills, and applied those skills by providing health services to the rural communities of Belize during the week of Spring Break. • Sponsored by the Office of Pre-Professional Advising
Maymester
Service trip 2011, Harlem, NYC
• 22 students, 2 staff • Projects: painting, construction and delivering meals to homes • Sponsored by Methodist Student Network
Service Learning in Ecuador: COLA298: Service Learning in Latin America
• Summary of Project: 13 students, 1 faculty and 1 staff participated in a two week cultural program included several days of service, tutoring, and mentoring the street children of Quito, Ecuador. • Sponsored by Capstone Scholars in collaboration with USC Office of Study Abroad
Service Learning in Africa:
• Summary of Project: 16 students, 2 faculty members and 1 staff traveled to Senegal, Africa and worked with K-12 students to help develop their proficiency in English. USC students each spent approximately 10 hours tutoring over the 2 week period; while they resided in one of the poorest towns in Senegal, Africa. They worked with other surrounding schools (elementary, middle, high school in the area) to help students become more proficient in English. They brought English books to give to the students and the schools. USC students were the first westerners to reside in the town of Bambey for an extended period of time. During the course of this trip: students, faculty and staff volunteered 190 hours. • Sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Weekend trips
Rural Mission, John’s Island, SC (in March & April of 2012)
• 10 students, 1 staff • Projects: cut and split firewood for home heating and did home repair (flooring and painting) • Sponsored by Methodist Student Network
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Penn Center, St. Helenas, SC • • • •
10 students, 1 staff Projects: worked on general upkeep of the preperty, gardening and brush control Educational component: learning about Gullah culture and the dynamic history or Penn Carter Sponsored by Preston Residential College
Students also took part in non USC-sponsored volunteer and service learning opportunities in the following countries: France, Guatemala, Uganda, France, UK, Tanzania, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, South Africa, Greece, and Costa Rica.
Dobson Volunteer Service Program
The Dobson Volunteer Service Program at the University of South Carolina provides funding support for students,
faculty and staff members to engage in direct service activities, both locally and abroad. The program underwrites
up to 50% of approved expenses for individuals and groups. Applicants must provide a description of their
intended service and outline how the service will be of help to the population served, how it will complement their academic program, and the impact it may have on their spiritual development. During 2011 – 2012 academic year, the Dobson Program funded 91 USC students and 6 staff on service trips.
Group Name
Participants
Volunteer Days
Methodist Student Network
18
180
Music School
2
18
Lutheran Campus Ministry Capstone Global Works
8
64
5 45
Belize - International Service Learning 4 36 MSN – Alabama/Louisiana Hurricane Relief
58
232
Panama - International Service Learning
1
12
London with First Baptist
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Carolina Judicial Council
Event Name: Martin Luther King Jr. Service Week Date of Service or Event: Jan. 16, 20, 21, 2012 Number of student participants: 13 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 18 Summary of Project: Students participated in service projects in the Columbia community. Event Name: Race for the Place - St. Lawrence Place Date of Service or Event: 2/11/2012 Number of student participants: 12 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 5 Summary of Project: Students helped organize the race benefitting St. Lawrence Place, a transitional home for families in Columbia. Event Name: Creed Week Harvest Hope Canned Food Drive Date of Service or Event: Mar. 19-23, 2012 Number of student participants: 35 Number of staff participants: 6 Summary of Project: Members of the Carolina Judicial Council organized a campus-wide food drive during Creed Week, and donated all the canned food and goods to Harvest Hope. Event Name: Service Saturday Date of Service or Event: April 14, 2012 Number of student participants: 5 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 4 Summary of Project: Students participated in service project in Columbia community. Event Name: Relay for Life Date of Service or Event: April 20, 2012 Number of student participants: 35 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 12 Total amount of money raised: $698.24 Summary of Project: CJC participated in the annual Relay for Life event held at Blatt PE Field and fundraised for Relay for Life.
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Dance Marathon
An annual 24-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping event held in February. It celebrates the culmination of efforts to raise financial and emotional support for the patients of Children’s Miracle Network at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, located in Columbia, SC. This year there were 578 student participants and a total of $177,229.05 was raised in support of CMN.
Fraternity & Sorority Life
Greek Life at USC has a strong tradition of service and philanthropy. During the 2011-2012 academic year, 4,326 Greek students donated an estimated 118,642 service hours and $689,806 to the community. In additional to individual projects and philanthropies, the Greek Programming Board sponsored three major service projects (listed below):
Carolina/Clemson Blood Drive
The Greek Programming Board hosted the 27th Annual Carolina/Clemson Blood Drive and collected blood from 4,079 Carolina students, staff, and alumni. This marked the 4th year in a row that Carolina beat the Tigers, beating the in-state rival by a record 1,038 donors!
Trick or Treat with the Greeks
The 7th Annual Trick or Treat with the Greeks hosted by Greek Programming Board provided a safe trick or treat environment for over 100 children of community members and staff. Children played games provided by the chapters, jumped in a bounce house, and collected tons of candy. Fraternity and sorority members enjoyed dressing in costumes ranging from angry birds to Dalmatians to Disney princesses.
Greek Week Philanthropy Makes Wishes Come True
The 2012 Greek Week philanthropic partner was Pet’s Inc, and through a penny war and collection drive, the community collected $1,000 and over 2,000 cans and bags of food to benefit sheltered animals. The Greek Programming Board also adopted several dogs for the day and showered them with love and attention. Sorority Council adopted the Circle of Sisterhood, an organization of college educated women who are committed to providing access to education for girls and women around the world, in 2011 as their official philanthropic partner. Through Greek-wide t-shirt sales, Sorority Council was able to raise around $4,000, which is enough money to send 72 girls to school for a full year. Alpha Chi Omega held a benefit dinner to raise money for the family of a sister who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Sisters sold tickets and served food. Over 700 students attended the dinner in the Greek Village and enjoyed pizza, sodas, cookies, and sent messages of hope to AXO sister Julie.
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The following are the service and philanthropic contributions of the Greek organizations as reported by the Fraternity and Sorority Report of 2011 -2012:
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Chi Omega Sorority
Alpha Epsilon Pi Sorority
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Chi Psi Fraternity
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Delta Zeta Sorority
Kappa Delta Sorority
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Phi Mu Sorority
• 7,032 service hours • $55,135 raised for charity • 287 volunteers • 9,174 service hours • $31,221 raised for charity • 322 volunteers • 953 service hours • $3,444 raised for charity • 37 volunteers
• 7,564 service hours • $103,857 raised for charity • 282 volunteers
• 855 service hours • $1,419 raised for charity • 32 volunteers • 3,407 service hours • $5,683 raised for charity • 71 volunteers • 11,340 service hours • $46,811 raised for charity • 283 volunteers • 13,438 service hours • $72,103 raised for charity • 226 volunteers
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• 2,206 service hours • $5,473 raised for charity • 67 volunteers
• 1,922 service hours • $2,395 raised for charity • 25 volunteers • 1,055 service hours • $8,076 raised for charity • 68 volunteers
• 665 service hours • $818 • 7 volunteers
• 1900 service hours • $2,009 raised for charity • 120 volunteers • 695 service hours • $875 raised for charity • 18 volunteers
• 11,340 service hours • $68,826 raised for charity • 287 volunteers • 7,326 service hours • $16,369 raised for charity • 247 volunteers
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• 2,576 service hours • $8,076 raised for charity • 92 volunteers • 6,319 service hours • $16,500 raised for charity • 287 volunteers • 1,991 service hours • $9,300 raised for charity • 131 volunteers
• 1,573 service hours • $23,345 raised for charity • 125 volunteers • 50 service hours • $500 raised for charity • 8 volunteers
• 18 service hours • $300 raised for charity • 10 volunteers • 192 service hours • $2,695 raised for charity • 27 volunteers • 11,485 service hours • $38,937 raised for charity • 288 volunteers Co-curricular initiatives
Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Sigma Chi Fraternity
• 3,138 service hours • $10,450 raised for charity • 68 volunteers • 986 service hours • $5,236 raised for charity • 154 volunteers
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
• 2,271 service hours • $9,390 raised for charity • 70 volunteers
• 321 service hours • $3,200 raised for charity • 78 volunteers • 936 service hours • $13,950 raised for charity • 134 volunteers
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. • 270 service hours • $863 raised for charity • 6 volunteers
Sigma Nu Fraternity
• 1,485 service hours • $13,000 raised for charity • 129 volunteers
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Theta Delta Chi Fraternity
• 409 service hours • $2,200 raised for charity • 25 volunteers
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
• 48 service hours • $620 raised for charity • 5 volunteers
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• 5,205 service hours • $113,246 raised for charity • 279 volunteers
University Housing and Residence Life Living Learning Communities
Living and Learning Communities are academically themed communities that provide students with the opportunity to live in an environment that promotes diversity, embraces excellence, encourages insightful faculty-student interaction and works to develop a strong sense of community. During the 2011-2012 academic year, two living and learning communities reported incorporating community service opportunities into their programming for students. Below is a brief overview of service initiatives offered for students.
Capstone Scholars
In addition to the service that Capstone Scholars do with the Capstone Residence Hall, the Capstone Scholars Program provides opportunities for all first and second year students to engage in the community. Typically the Capstone Scholars Program hosts a “Service Friday” once a month which attracts 10-20 students on average. These events usually go from 2-4 PM, and students have served at places like Harvest Hope Food Bank, St. Lawrence Place, Pets Inc., and Habitat Restore. The Capstone Scholars Staff likes to provide opportunities during the semester in order for Scholars to get to know each other, live out our motto, and help students work toward their semester community service goal.” • 6,589 hours reported by 760 people for Fall 2011, and 8,568 hours reported by 526 people for Spring 2012.
Preston Residential College
Preston Residential College seeks to provide a transformative undergraduate experience by fostering purposeful faculty-student interaction, a commitment to servant leadership, and a passion for civic engagement. This year residents in Preston participated in a variety of different service events with several local agencies: • United States Military, in honor of the 10th anniversary of Sept 11, students composed thank you letters for the soldiers that were deployed. • PETS Inc., A group of approximately 15 students volunteered to help in the daily operations of the facilities for 2hrs in the months of October and November. • Transitions, Initiated a food donation program with Transitions, Second Servings and Preston Dining to donate food to the shelter on Mon, Wed and Fri of each week. They also hosted Mr. Eddie Myers and Mr. Dennis Grate (two residents of Transitions) at Preston Dining so that they could share their experiences before and during Transitions. • Tucker Center Nursing Home, A total of 7 students volunteered at the nursing home for 3hrs to help them set-up for their Super Bowl party. Tasks included room set-up, gathering residents and organizing a game of BINGO.
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• Epworth Children’s Home, Preston Ambassadors and Y-IMPACT (Preston community service organization) held its 5th annual date auction to raise funds for the children’s’ home. Over $400 was donated. They also had a group of 8 students volunteer at the annual Alumni Association “Cookout for Kids” by fixing, serving, and taking orders for BBQ plates. • United Way of the Midlands, in collaboration with Student United Way, a group of 7 students from Preston volunteered at the 5K run in 5 points where they helped set up and block off traffic for the participants. • Penn Center, St. Helena’s Island, SC, Preston sponsored a service learning trip to Penn Center in St. Helena’s Island for a group of 10 students and a faculty advisor. Duties included general upkeep of the property, gardening, brush control and learning about the Gullah culture and dynamic history of Penn Center.
Columbia Hall
Event Name: Relay 4 Life- Columbia Hall Team Date of Service or Event: April 20, 2012 Number of student participants: 20 Number of staff participants:2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 30 Total amount of money raised: about $300 Number of people in attendance at event:10 Summary of Project: Columbia Hall held penny wars, did individual fundraising, and had Valentine’s candy grams sold all in an effort to raise money for Relay 4 Life at USC.
Resident Hall Association
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is a government exclusive to on-campus students at the University of South Carolina. The hall government plans programming for their residence halls. Many programs are on safety, diversity, sustainability, and wellness. Programming serves as an opportunity for residents to meet each other and enjoy their residential community at USC.
Hands of Hunger Charity Poker Tournament
Hands for Hunger celebrated its 10th year this year as a charity poker tournament raising money and awareness of hunger in our community, collecting food for Harvest Hope. Students entered to play in this spring tournament by donating 5 cans or 5 dollars if they live on campus and 7 cans or $7 if they live off campus. This year they had 60 players and raised over $500 worth of donations. $400 was given to the Harvest Hope Food Bank.
RecycleMania
This program is a national ten-week competitive recycling program for students living in residence halls and the Greek Village. RHA collected 441 tons (893,529 pounds) of recyclable materials during the challenge. The EcoReps encouraged tailgate recycling during the homecoming football games last season. Therefore, RHA provided recycling bags to tailgaters before and during the game. 20
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Green Quad Community Clean Up
Number of Students: 21 Number of Faculty: 2 Number of staff: 3 Total number of hours volunteered: 25 Total number of goods raised: 8 Number of people in attendance at event: 26 Summary of Project: Various events throughout the year in Green Quad included: cleaning the community garden behind the building- by pulling weeds, putting down mulch, separating compost, and various other activities.
MLK Day of Service
Number of Students: 76 Number of staff: 2 Total number of hours volunteered: 40 Number of people in attendance at event: 78 Summary of Project: Participated in service projects throughout the Columbia community.
Bates West
Number of Students: 50 Number of staff: 1 Total number of hours volunteered: 20 Total number of goods raised: clothing and canned goods Number of people in attendance at event: 50 Summary of Project: The hall collected items to be donated to charity at the end of the Spring semester.
Coats for the Homeless
Number of Students: 65 Number of staff: 3 Total number of goods raised: 15 coats Summary of Project: Resident Mentors collected coats to donate to the homeless for the winter season.
Food Donations
Number of Students: 50 Number of staff: 3 Total number of goods raised: 5 lbs Summary of Project: Resident Mentors raised food goods for the Christmas season. They placed boxes in their halls asking for donations.
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Souper Bowl
Number of Students: 50 Number of staff: 22 Total number of hours volunteered: 6 Total number of goods raised: approximately 48 canned goods and non-perishable items. Number of people in attendance at event: 250 Summary of Project: Souper Bowl was an event for South Quad and East Quad residents to watch the Super Bowl as well as donate a can good to charity.
Relay for Life
Number of Students: 21 Number of staff: 3 Number of people in attendance at event: 5 Summary of Project: Relay for Life on Blatt Field Students in Hall government and RM staff raised money and donated to Susan Society.
Lego Building
Number of Students: 15 Number of Faculty: 2 Number of staff: 2 Total number of hours volunteered: 30 Number of people in attendance at event: 17 Summary of Project: The Engineering and Computing Community built the Lego play fields for a high school robotics competition.
Souper Bowl Viewing Party
Number of Students: 100 Number of staff: 1 Total number of goods raised: 250-300 non-perishable items. Number of people in attendance at event: 101 Summary of Project: Capstone hall government and Resident Mentors partnered with Coldstone Creamery and Harvest for Hope for a Super Bowl Viewing Party. Capstone residents brought canned food to donate to Harvest for Hope to enjoy ice cream and football on the big screen.
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Adopt-a-Family
Number of Students: 560 Number of Faculty: 1 Number of staff: 3 Total number of money raised: $210 Total number of goods raised: $1645 in gifts Summary of Project: The Capstone hall government adopted 3 families through Project Holiday Joy. Each Capstone House floor received one member of the family along with this individuals wish list. Collectively the floors provided about $1645 worth of gifts for the families. Additionally, hall government sold candy cane grams to Capstone residents. The sale raised about $210 which a $70 gift card to each family.
Relay for Life
Number of Students: 40 Number of Faculty: 1 Number of staff: 3 Total number of hours volunteered: 40 Total number of money raised: $2000 Summary of Project: Capstone residents created a Relay for Life team and worked throughout the spring semester to raise approximately $2000. The residents also participated in the overnight relay event on Blatt field.
Pets Inc
Number of Students: 40 Number of staff: 3 Total number of hours volunteered: 40 Number of people in attendance at event: 50 Summary of Project: Every other Wednesday a group of Capstone residents volunteer time at Pets Inc or foster an animal for a few hours in the afternoon.
Service Saturday
Number of Students: 20 Number of staff: 1 Total number of hours volunteered: 100 Number of people in attendance at event: 20 Summary of Project: A group of Capstone residents from the 10th floor participated in Service Saturday through the Community Service Programs office.
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South Tower Bras for a Cause
Number of Students: 200+ Number of Faculty: 2 Number of staff: 18 Total number of hours volunteered: 10 Total number of money raised: $100 Number of people in attendance at event: 400 Summary of Project: Collecting bras for young women.
Housing Adopt a Family
Number of Students: 15+ Number of staff: 100+ Total number of hours volunteered: 15 Total number of money raised: $585.00 Number of people in attendance at event: 22 Summary of Project: This project was designed to help families within the department to have assistance during the holiday season.
Carolina Women’s Community Service Initiative- Sadie Hawkins Dance
Number of Students: 28 Number of Faculty: 20 Number of staff: 3 Total number of hours volunteered: 40 Total number of money raised: $258.20 Number of people in attendance at event: 286 in collaboration with OMSA-MAPP Penny Wars Number of Students: 21 resident mentors Number of staff: 2 Total number of hours volunteered: 6 weeks Total number of money raised: $220.00
Sole Book Drive
Number of Students: 8 resident mentors Number of staff: 2 Total number of hours volunteered: 10 weeks Total number of goods raised: 62 books Summary of Project: Book drive for after school program for k-6 students in Columbia, SC.
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Spring Fling Dance
Number of Students: 21 resident mentors Number of staff: 3 Total number of hours volunteered: 80 weeks Total number of money raised: $252.00 Number of people in attendance at event: 300
Service Saturday participation by NRHH Members
Number of Students: 7 Total number of hours volunteered: 21 Number of people in attendance at event: 100+ Summary of Project: The objective of the event was to help reorganize the Vietnamesse Thrift Store by volunteering time and effort to the owners.
South Atlantic Association of College and University Residence Hall (SAACURH)
Number of Students: 15 Number of staff: 1 Total number of money raised: $150.00 Total number of goods raised: 3 large boxes of food Number of people in attendance at event: 100+ Summary of Project: The objective of the event was to help reorganize the Vietnamesse Thrift Store by volunteering time and effort to the owners.
Facilities Services
Give It Up for Good • Each year as students move out of the residence halls, they are able to donate food, clothing, household goods, and appliances to the Give It Up for Good program. For the first time this year, the collected items were sold at a yard sale to benefit Habitat for Humanity’s new project “Green House on Greene St.” The yard sale raised $3,450 for the house that will be built outside of the Russell House in Spring 2013. All of the food collected was donated to Harvest Hope and leftover clothing from the yard sale was donated to the Salvation Army. Overall the program collected over 29,000 lbs. of material from the residence halls.
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National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Event Name: 31st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience Date of Service or Event: February 17-21, 2012 Number of people in attendance at event: 1,819 total conference participants Summary of Project: In partnership with the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA), the National Resource Center sponsored a special philanthropy project at the 31st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. The Center and NODA underwrote nearly all of the cost associated with the Spanish version of one of its most popular publications, Empowering Parents of First-Year College Students: A Guide for Success. Based upon that contribution, a $0.25 donation from conference participants would provide one copy of this publication to a senior in one of our partner high schools in the Harlandale Independent School District of San Antonio. We collected donations on-site at the conference bookstore. A total of $250.00 was collected to donate all of the 1,000 copies of the guides that we had set aside for the project. Event Name: Pencil Project Date of Service or Event: February 17-21, 2012 Total number of goods raised: 1,594 pencils and 381 pens Number of people in attendance at event: 1,819 total conference participants Summary of Project: Conference participants were invited to donate new pencils and pens bearing their college/ university name or logo at the registration desk of the 31st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. The National Resource Center then distributed these pencils and pens to low-income students in Heyward Gibbes Middle School and Eau Claire High School (both in South Carolina) to encourage potentially at-risk K-12 students to consider higher education in their future. A total of 1,594 pencils and 381 pens were collected and distributed this year. The University 101/National Resource Center Offices had a food drive the week of December 12-16, 2011 for the Harvest Hope Food Bank. They collected $453.00 and contributed 220 pounds of food. 4 volunteers took donations to the food bank on Friday, December 16th and each person volunteered for 3 hours – total of 12 hours.
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TRIO Programs: Opportunity Scholars Program
Faculty and staff were recognized for their contributions to the 2012 United Way Campaign. TRIO Programs was honored for having the highest percentage of participation of any division or unit on campus. All TRIO employees contributed.
Strom Wellness
Outdoor Recreation (OREC) OREC, an office in Strom offers a lot of service opportunities for students. During the 2011-2012 academic year, some events repeat each semester. Event: Campus Tree Plantings Number of Times Held: 6 Number of Students: 39 Number of Service Hours: 46 Event: Garden Days Number of Times Held: 7 Number of Students: 49 Number of Service Hours: 95 Event: Carolina Community Garden at Preston Green Number of Times Held: is an on-going service for students and faculty Number of Students involved: 84 Event: De-Stress for Success Number of Times Held: 2 Number of Students: 150 Number of Service Hours: 20 hours of service is provided mostly by our staff for the student body. The exam breaker is to help students relax by opening our challenge course/slack line area, and provide sustainable crafts and food for students. Collaborated with other organizations on campus in larger events such as CaronlinaLIFE, Travel Lightly Day, and EARTHSTOCK 2012. These events aren’t claimed under the Outdoor Recreation name but we have contributed greatly to these programs and events.
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Student Athletes
“Team Gamecocks” represents the union of all South Carolina student-athletes for the purpose of conducting community outreach to Columbia and the surrounding area. Collectively, all 18 sports teams made over 200 appearances this year and contributed over 5,300 hours of service to the community. This is an increase of nearly 2,000 hours from 2010-2011 and results an average of 10 hours per student-athlete. Some of the activities they engaged in included reading and speaking to elementary and middle school children, visiting patients at the Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, participating in Dance Marathon and Relay For Life events, helping sort and organize donations at the Harvest Hope Food Bank, even spending their spring and summer breaks on service trips to Mexico, El Salvador and Haiti. Athletic department coaches and staff were also active in the community this year by providing free sports clinics and organizing multiple events that raise money for worthy causes across the Midlands. This year the Volleyball team nearly tripled their contribution of service hours from last year and earned the 2011-12 “Life Skills Team of the Year” Award. A large part of this achievement is due to the 321 hours of service the team provided, an average of 23 hours per team member. They were also equally successful academically, with a team GPA of 3.49.
Student Health Services Counseling & Human Development Center
Four staff members in the Counseling center volunteered to raised awareness for the importance of mental wellness by participating in the National Association for Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk, team “USC Mental Health Advocates”.
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Undergraduate Admissions
Event Name: Nurturing Center Adopt A Family Date of Service or Event: November 29, 2011 Number of staff Participants: 20 Total Amount of money/goods raised: $700.00 Summary of Project: Purchased gifts for a family in need for Christmas. Event Name: Stockings for Salvation Army Date of Service or Event: November 2011 Number of staff participants: 25 Total Amount of money/goods raised: 35 stockings were filled Summary of Project: Stocking were filled with for homeless children in Columbia, SC through the Salvation Army. Event Name: Harvest Hope Food Bank Drive Date of Service or Event: December 2011 Number of staff participants: 15 Total amount of good raised: 100 cans of food Summary of Project: Asked staff members to bring can goods for Harvest Hope Food Bank
University 101
Event Name: Camp for Kids Adopt-A-Family Date of Service or Event: 11/17/11 Number of student participants: 25 Number of staff participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 26 Total amount of money raised: $275 Number of people in attendance at event: 26 Summary of Project: Lauren Martini Olson’s U101 class adopted a family through Camp for Kids. A South Carolina based association that supports the families of children who have HIV & AIDs. Each member of the class donated $10 to the family and we went as a group to the store to buy them things for the holidays. Event name: Projects with Children Number of student participants: 18 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 180 Summary of project: In Renee Connolly’s class students were required to participate in 10 hours of service learning in some area related to or working directly with children (Education U101 section). Students were able to choose on their own from a suggested list of venues around Columbia. They tended to complete their hours on their own schedules and we did not do this as a “group.” They were asked to complete a double-entry journal each time they completed a visit at their site. 29
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Event name: Home Works Date of event: Nov. 1, 2011 Number of student participants: 16 Number of faculty participants: 1 Number of staff participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 55 Summary of project: Thomas Syfert’s class cleaned and painted the exterior and shutters on a home works house near Beltline an Rosewood. Event name: Pets Inc. Date of Event: Nov. 15, 2011 Number of student participants: 24 Number of staff participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 25 Summary of project: Jennifer Sturm’s class assisted in a variety of projects assigned by the Pets Inc. staff. Event name: Boo at the Zoo Date of Event: Oct. 30, 2011 Number of student participants: 16 Number of staff participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 51 Summary of project: Amy Kautz’s class volunteered at different stations at the Zoo. Most students handed out candy to trick or treaters, some manned the maze and some we at photo stations taking pictures. Event name: Service Learning Number of student participants: 21 Number of staff participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 168 Summary of project: Dottie Weigel had all 21 of her students complete 8 hours of service-learning at various non-profit agencies and organizations around Columbia (e.g., Children’s Chance, Richland Hospital, Grace Church, Pet’s Inc.). The service-learning connection was made by connecting the class discussion and written reflections on diversity with their service project experiences. (Their hours also counted toward their Capstone Scholar service requirements).
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Event name: Boo at the Zoo Date of Event: Oct. 31, 2011 Number of student participants: 16 Number of faculty participants: 1 Number of staff participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 90 Summary of project: Gene Luna’s class in costume, handed out candy and treats to young visitors at the Zoo. They worked about 5 hours each and afterward wrote a 2 page reaction paper for class. Event name: State Fair - Farm to School Exhibit Date of Event: Sept. 20 - Oct. 13, 2011 Number of student participants: 14 Number of faculty participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 55 Summary of project: Holly Harring’s and her students assisted with the Farm to School Exhibit at the State Fair last year. They created educational games to teach students about the importance of nutrition and agriculture. Event name: Harvest Hope Date of Event: Nov. 12, 2012 Number of student participants: 20 Number of faculty participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 40 Summary of project: Colin Crick’s class volunteered at the Lexington Emergency Food Pantry at Harvest Hope Food Bank. Event name: Boo at the Zoo Date of Event: Oct. 2011 Number of student participants: 20 Number of staff participants: 1 Number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 60 Summary of project: June Headley-Greenlaw’s class volunteered for the Boo at the Zoo event. Students were given various tasks such as handing out candy, face painting, running the “foam zone”, etc. Kelley Fink’s class contributed 203 hours of service; Abbas Tavakoli’s class contributed 200 hours of service and Beverly Dominick’s class filled stockings for children for Christmas.
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Service-learning is a form of active learning that connects meaningful community service with academic coursework and purposeful reflection. Service-learning allows students to put theory into practice. It involves engagement in the community, alongside community agencies, to develop solutions that address pressing community concerns and reinforce what is learned in the classroom. As students engage in settings beyond the university, they encounter real-life issues, discover how to find solutions to complex problems, and learn from both faculty and community experts. In short, service-learning is an active way to learn that inspires creative and positive social change. During the 2011-2012 academic year, 47 sections of 33 unique courses were identified as service-learning classes. This is a 13% increase in the number of sections offered from the 2010-2011 academic year. Servicelearning classes were featured in 22 different academic departments representing 9 of the university’s 13 colleges and schools. Enrollment in service-learning classes was estimated at 873 students for the fall semester and 986 students in the spring. This is a total of 1859 students for the academic year, a 33% increase from 2010-2011. Below is a listing of 2011-2012 service-learning classes:
ARTE 360 – Inter Relationships in the Arts Karen Heid (fall 2011)
ARTE 560 – Secondary Methods of K-12 Art Certification Karen Heid (fall 2011)
DANC 470, Section 001 – 002 – Education III: Pedagogy of Middle and High School
Mila Parrish (spring 2012) Course Description: The application of teaching dance as art for middle and high school. Elements to be taught will be foundations for dance curriculum, instruction and assessment.
EDEL 771, Section 001 – Methods of Teaching in Elementary and Middle School (3)
Tasha Laman (fall 2011) Course Description: Students will learn current pedagogical theories of writing and literacy while engaging in community service both through their elementary classroom volunteer work and their work with the Community Art and Literacy celebration that will result in a book of children’s writing and art.
EDTE 400, Sections 001-006 – Learning through Community Service (3)
Lisa Reid (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: This course is designed to assist students in learning the basic components and methodology of service learning; engage in a service learning project outside the classroom setting; and reflect on personal experience in the context of a service learning project.
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EMCH 428, Mechanical Design II (3)
Dale McCants (fall 2011) Synthesis, analysis, construction, testing, and evaluation of the design begun in EMCH 427. Consideration of economics, safety, reliability, and social impact. Written and oral reports.
EDML 321, Section 001 and 005 – Middle Level Teaching and Management (3)
Nate Carnes (spring 2012) Course Description: Students will learn current middle school classroom pedagogy while engaging in community service both through volunteer work at local underserved middle schools.
ENGL 102, Section 014 – Researching and Writing About the Rhetoric of War (3)
Greg Mumpower (spring 2012) Course Description: During the semester, students will explore a wide range of cultural, political, and textual ideas that attempt to define, and explain, or express the legacy left by the decade of the 1960’s. Students will be working with Columbia’s Veteran’s Center to interview veterans and ultimately create a oral history through their interviews that they will use to construct papers and to assist with the Library of Congress Veteran’s History Project.
GERM 401P, Practicum in Teaching German to Young Children
Christiane Steckenbiller (spring 2012) Course Description: This course provides students with field experience in teaching German to young children. The class meets at Brennen Elementary School or at A.C. Moore Elementary School once per week.
HPEB 502, Section 001, 002, 510 – Applied Aspects of Human Nutrition
Kara Montgomery (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: Application of nutrition principles including functions of food and nutrients in health and disease prevention throughout the life cycle. Applied topics include weight management, food safety, and other contemporary issues.
HPEB 511, Section 001 – Health Problems in a Changing Society
Mindi Spencer (fall 2011) Course Description: Current and emerging health problems in society: causes, effects, and prevention.
HRSM 301, Section 001, 002 – Professional Development Seminar (3)
Kathy Smiling and Collin Crick (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: Students will learn how to perform effective job searches, how to perfect a resume, and how to draft successful cover letters. Students will be put into groups that will be charged with recognizing and responding to a community-identified need and developing project goals within the context of those needs.
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HRTM 490, Section 001
C. Partlow (fall 2011) Course Description: Contemporary management strategies applied to the hospitality industry.
ITEC 242, Section 001
Tena Crews(fall 2011, spring 2012) This course will involve processes in written and technological business communications. Students will learn how to compose effective business letters and reports through the integration of course outcomes and service learning.
JOURN 531, Sections 001, 002, 003 – Public Relations Campaigns (3)
Lisa Sisk (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: Development of public relations campaigns for business and social institutions. Case studies of public relations campaigns and programs.
JOURN 566, Section 001 – Public Relations Management (3)
Shirley Staples Carter (fall 2011) Course Description: JOUR 566 is a capstone course required of all undergraduate public relations students and an elective for graduate students. According to the catalog description, the course is worth three (3) credit hours, and the prerequisites are JOUR 328, JOUR 436 and senior standing or permission of instructor. The course focuses on researching, programming, staffing, budgeting, and planning public-relations programs by business, government, and non-profit or consulting firms. It reflects the evolution of public relations practice from technician to communication strategist, to a more objectives-oriented management function accomplished through information gathering and strategic planning.
LIBR 100, Section 003 - Information Literacy
Amy Edwards and Andrea Jarrett (spring 2012)
MGSC 497, Section 001 – Global Supply Chain and Operations Management Capstone Consulting Project
Sanjay Ahire (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: This course entails a live consulting project in which student teams under faculty supervision apply GSCOM concepts and techniques to solve significant operational problems and identify improvement opportunities in real-world service and manufacturing firms. Teams write recommendation and implementation reports, oversee pilot or full-scale implementations when feasible, and make presentations of their work to the firm’s management group. (Prerequisites: MGSC 485; MGSC 487; and MGSC 486/491).
PHIL 101A, Section 001-003 – Ethics of Food Kevin Elliott (spring 2012)
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POLI 477 – Green Politics
David Whiteman (spring 2012)
PSYC 489, Community Psychology Practicum
Brad Smith (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: Application of knowledge from other areas of psychology to the study of the role of the individual in the community.
SCHC 330T, Section 501 - Community Research and Action: Addressing Homelessness in Columbia (3)
Bret Kloos (fall 2011) Course Description: In addition to researching and exploring homelessness in Columbia, students will also choose a site working with these populations to serve 10 hours of experiential service-learning to assist their service sites in research and advocacy.
SCHC 364F, Section 501 – Spanish for Healthcare Professionals (3)
Lizette Laughlin (fall 2011) Course Description: An intermediate course for students in any health profession. Functional and lexical language, as well as cultural information and etiquette and protocol necessary to interact with Hispanic clients, will be presented. 3 credit hours. Admission requirement is two years of college-level Spanish within the last 5 years, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
SCHC 372C, Section 501 – Communicating for a Cause: Public Service Advertising and Promotion (3)
Karen Mallia (fall 2011) Course Description: This class will connect the theories and tactics of good public service advertising, and apply them to a real-world communications plan to suit a specific nonprofits needs.
SCHC 381K – Arab Food and Culture (3) Stephen Sheehi (spring 2011)
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SCHC 433T, Section 501 – ProSeminar: Law and Ethics of Outdoor Conservation (3)
Ben Gregg (fall 2011) Course Description: Why should future business professionals, doctors, and engineers care about outdoor conservation? This class answers that question and provides an overview of the environmental law field and an introduction to conservation advocacy. Students will explore how environmental law interplays with the public policy dimensions of science, media and politics. Class discussions will provide students with an understanding of the breadth of environmental law, the range of advocacy tools available to conservationists, as well as the various professional inroads into conservation. This course is designed to appeal to students with a general interest in environmental policy and conservation as well as future law school applicants. The first sessions of the course, “Why Do We Care About the Environment? Environmental Integrity, Ecosystem Services, and the Over-Crowded Future”, explores the philosophical underpinnings of conservation advocacy, and establishes the different moral, ethical, economic, and scientific reasons to be concerned about natural resource conservation. Part 2 of the class, “Clean Water, Clean Air, and Sustainable Communities: Major Federal, and State Environmental Laws”, will consider the common law foundations of environmental law and specific examples. Existing and emerging energy law and policy will be another focus of the classroom section. Federal, State and Local land use regulation and its impacts on the environment and communities will also be included. The background, significance, and major provisions of each act or example will be highlighted. Throughout, students will focus on the basis of environmental regulation, ethical issues associated with outdoor conservation, and why outdoor conservation matters to everyone.
SCHC 462I, Section 501 – Learning Non-Violence from Gandhi and Friends (3)
Hal French (fall 2011) Course Description: In the wake of aggressive responses to recent national and international provocations, questions may be raised as to whether non-violent strategies for conflict resolution may still be tenable. This course will explore the legacy of Gandhi, King, and others, to see how these strategies were tested in their time, and what lessons we may learn from them now. Beyond historical studies of these two primary figures, students will engage questions of how non-violent positions may be applicable in community and personal arenas. Is it possible to approximate the ethics of non-violence in our time? Each student will be involved with a local agency of their choice in a service learning project, seeking to apply Gandhian principles in an activist way. This will entail working with the chosen agency on a regular basis for a few hours per week, in a way that helps to facilitate the agency’s objectives and contributes to the student’s educational goals for the course. Some of these placements may be carried out in pairs or groups of three.
SOCY 340, Section 001 - Introduction to Social Problems
Matt Cazessus (fall 2011) Course Description: The class is focused on the normative dissensus and behavioral deviance in society, and their consequences for social change and social order. Problems may include: mental disorders, juvenile delinquency, crime, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, sexual pathology, race and ethnic relations, world population crises, and work problems.
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SPAN305, Working with Hispanic Clients
Anthony Corley (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: Crosscultural approaches to interactions with persons of Hispanic origin in a variety of professional settings. Readings, speakers, media. Taught in Spanish.
UNIV 101, Section155 – University 101
Jimmie Gahagan (fall 2011) Course Description: The purpose of University 101 is to help new students make a successful transition to the University of South Carolina, both academically and personally. This course aims to foster a sense of belonging, promote engagement in the curricular and co-curricular life of the university, articulate to students the expectations of the University and its faculty, help students develop and apply critical thinking skills, and help students continue to clarify their purpose, meaning, and direction.
UNIV 290C – International Health Care: Belize Patrick Hickey (spring 2012)
UNIV 290 – Service: Columbia to Carribean Natalie Cruz (spring 2012)
WGST 112, Section 003 – Women in Society
Mary Baskin Waters (fall 2011, spring 2012) Course Description: A social science perspective of women in psychological, sociological, historical, anthropological, economic, and political contexts; the changing roles, images, and institutions.
South Carolina Honors College SCHC 372C: Communicating For a Cause:
Professor Karen Mallia Total Students 10 Community Partners 3 Hours of Service 750 (Each student completed 75+ hours in research and preparation for ad campaigns)
SCHC462I: Gandhi and Non-Violence:
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SCHC330T: Homelessness in Columbia:
Professor Bret Kloos Total Students 15 Community Partners 2 Hours of Service 225 (Each student completed 15+ hours toward fighting homelessness in Columbia, through research, awareness, and direct service projects)
SCHC433T: Law and Ethics of Outdoor Conservation:
Professors Ben Gregg and Patrick Moore Total Students 16 Community Partners 15 Hours of Service 160 (Each student completed 10+ hours on conservation projects for SC agencies)
SCHC364F: Spanish for Healthcare Professionals:
Professor Lizette Laughlin Total Students 15 Community Partners 2 Hours of Service 225 (Each student completed 15+ hours of direct service through translation at Columbia healthcare facilities).
SCHC381K: The Culture of Arab Food and Agriculture:
Professor Stephen Sheehi Total Students 16 Community Partners 2 Hours of Service 48 (Each student completed approximately 3 hours of service at City Roots and Harvest Hope)
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Office of Undergraduate Research Magellan Scholar Program
The Magellan Scholar program was created to enrich the academic experience of USC’s undergraduates through research opportunities in all disciplines. By providing access to faculty mentoring relationships and a professional research experience, this program enables students to creatively explore their interests at a more in-depth level than can be attained in the classroom. The following research proposals were funded this academic year surrounding community issues: • Project SHINE. Student: Morgan Penzler • Recycling Research Education and Implementation. Student: Chelsea Hoggle • Effect of anti-immigration sentiment and laws and the economic downturn on access to health care with Mexican Migrant population in South Carolina. Student: Payal Patel • Honors Garden Expansion. Student: Karen Schmit • Literacy Through Photography as a Means to Developing Literacy Skills for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners. Student: Tiffany Livingston • Black Girls Make Movies!: Bridging the Gap Between Race Gender and Technology. Student: Alia Baker • Exploring Literacy through Photography as a tool for culturally relevant pedagogy. Student: Tiffany Livingston • A Poet, A Potter, and A Slave: What David Drake Can Teach Us. Student: Jennifer Gilmore • James Matthews Legare: An Aiken Poet and Inventor. Student: Tayler Rodgers • Changing Columbia: A Non-Profit Graphic Design Collaborative. Student: Kaylen Saxon • Comparative Study on Reading For Life and Peer Assisted Learning Strategies. Student: Sarah Warren • Parent BMI Status Impact on Parenting Strategies for Adolescent Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors. Student: Caitlin Hucks • Community-Based Theatre: Bringing a Latin Voice to Theatre in SC. Student: Mary Tilden • Auditable Event Log Data for South Carolina Elections. Student: Skylar Smith • ¿Culturally Effective?An Assessment of the Cultural Efficacy of the Latina Initiative against Cancer Program. Student: Catherine Hardin • Empowering Latinas to Lash Out Against AIDS (ELLAS). Student: Molly Doggett • Assessment of Social Networks and Health Status in Sumter County SC. Student: Megan Brown
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Discovery Day
Discovery Day is an annual event for undergraduates at the University of South Carolina to showcase students’ scholarly pursuits in and out of the classroom. Students present their experiences ranging from research and scholarship projects, study abroad, internships and co-ops, national fellowship competitions, and servicelearning and community service. Students have the opportunity to make poster, oral, creative, or artistic presentations as well as visual art displays. The following 20 civic engagement topics were presented by students during Discovery Day 2011 on April 20, 2010: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Community-Based Theatre: Bringing a Latin Voice to Theatre in SC. Student: Mary Tilden Sharing Stage Combat with High School Students. Student: Lauren Koch Communicating for a Cause: South Carolina HIV/AIDS Councils. Student: Christina Galardi Fostering Future Scientific Leaders through Carolina Science Outreach. Student: Reggie Bain Make-A-Wish. Student: Garrett Stuart Going to Any Length: Psychological and Behavioral Motivations for Hair Donation. Student: Christina Galardi Worm Towers: A composting solution for a better tomorrow. Student: Michael Young Development and Implementation of the “Super Healthy Kids” Program for Children at the Pinehurst Community Center. Student: Kizer Crum Edibles on Campus. Student: Nichole Dunst The Regalia for Hope Project: Providing Handmade Earrings for Female Cancer Patients to Champion Hope. Student: Elizabeth Ruth Wilson LGBTQ commUNITY Development Program Description. Student: Ben Muller An Educational Survey Evaluating Available Geriatric Assessment Tools for Appropriate Medication Prescribing. Student: Ushma Desai Educating and Engaging Students in Green Building Techniques and Ideas Through Sustainable Carolina. Student: Chelsea Hoggle Examining Root Causes of Socioeconomic Gaps Between the Greater Indian Population and Indian Muslims. Student: Tariq Salim Locating Cannibalism on St. Croix: Shedding Light on Cultural Practice. Student: Claudia LaBarre 2011 and 2012 INK! Literary Conference. Student: Abigail Agati Changing Columbia: A Non-Profit Graphic Design Collaborative. Student: Ashley Holliday Sustainable Landscaping at USC. Student: Jimmy Graham An Alternative Spring Break: Medical Mission to Belize 2012. Student: Brewer Eberly Educating the Populace: Reaching Out to the Underserved of Columbia through Diabetes Education Programs. Student: Lauren Talley
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College of Arts and Sciences Art Department
Faculty: Dr. Karen Heid Event Name: Service Learning at USC Salkehatchie Number of student participants: 15 Number of faculty participants: 1 Number of staff participants: 2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 200 Total amount of money raised: 6,000 Summary of Project: Students will work on interior murals and artworks of the old art deco theater at USC Salkehatichie as a service learning and integrated learning experience. Dr. Heid along with Dr. Tasha Laman work with A.C. Moore elementary school- A Celebration of Literacy and Art, this service project is mentioned under the College of Education.
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Funded primarily through Dr. Linda Shimizu’s NSF grant, the Chemistry & Biochemistry Outreach program brings Chemists and Chemical Demonstrations to K-12 schools. The shows bring faculty, post-docs and graduate student volunteers to present ~50 minute shows that consist of demonstrations designed to showcase the scientific method and spur interest in chemistry and in the physical sciences. In the spring of 2012, they made 10 day-long visits to K-12 schools, presenting 35 shows reaching approximately 900 students at nine schools. The majority of their presentations were at high minority enrollment schools. 1. Hand Middle School, Columbia SC, March 6, 2012, 7th grade, 4 shows, 100 students, Teacher: Jeffrey Burden, High minority enrollment school, Presenters: Linda Shimizu & Jing Sun. 2. A. C. Moore Elementary School, March 8, 2012, 2nd, 3 shows, 75 Students. Teachers: Ms. Boggs, Ms. Crosby, and Ms. Landreth. High minority enrollment school. Presenters: Linda Shimizu and Sahan Salpage. 3. Rosewood Elementary, Columbia, SC 2nd grade, March 9, 2012, 3 Shows, 60 students. Teachers: Presenters: Joy Ihekweazu and Jim Mazzuca. 4. Eau Claire High School, Columbia SC, March 14, 2012, 9th to 12th grades, 160 students, 4 shows, High minority enrollment school. Teachers: Latha Janet, Harrich Mahadeo Presenters: Min Cai and Xiaoning Li. 5. Sweet Apple Elementary School, Roswell, GA 30075, March 16, 2012, 2nd grade, 4 shows, 120 students. Teachers: Allison Healy, Clair Kinser, Lindsay Brooks, Phyllis Ingle, Marc Vidito, Beka Sexton, Presenter: Linda Shimizu 6. Bridge Creek Elementary, Elgin SC, March 30, 2012, Science Day Presentations for 2nd grades, 80 students, 4 shows, High minority enrollment school. Teachers: Carol O-Connor, Terri Butts, Christina Harris, Angela Shivley, and Susan Swindle, Presenters: Joy Ihekweazu and Justin Copeland. 7. White Knoll Middle School, Lexington SC, March 30, 2012, 7th grade, 60 students, 3 shows, Teacher: Philip Pou, Presenter: Jim Mazzuca and Michael Geer. 8. Grace Christian School, Columbia, SC, May 3, 2012, 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 11th grades, 3 shows, 80 students, Teachers: Presenters: Shae Vaughn and Michael Geer. 9. Heyward Gibbes Middle School, 7th grade Career Day, 60 students, 3 shows, High minority enrollment school. Teachers: Vita Segars, Yolanda Daniels. Presenters: Weiwei Xu and Michael Geer, April 24, 2012. 10. Heyward Gibbes Middle School, 7th grade, 100 students, 4 shows, High minority enrollment school. Teacher: Yolanda Daniels Presenters: Weiwei Xu and Praveen Paudel, May 16, 2012.
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Department of Humanities
Six USC students and 1 faculty member spent a month living with a German family in the state of SaxonyAnhalt where they volunteered in English classes in an elementary school every day from 7:30-12:30. This program provided the German students and teachers a chance to learn about the American culture and English language from an American student and gave the USC students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the German language and culture by living in Germany for a month. Students enrolled in GERM 401P taught German after school once/week at Brennen Elementary School in order to expose the students to and get them excited about the German language and culture. 60 students at Brennen Elementary school, over the course of two semesters, have benefited from this program.
Department of Marine Science
Event Name: ScienceQuest Date of Service or Event: Once a week Fall and Spring Semester Number of student participants: 8 undergraduate and graduate students, 35, K- 7 out risk students Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 180 hours Summary of Project: 8 undergraduate, graduate students and 1 faculty volunteered 180 hours in the ScienceQuest program. The program is designed to allow 4 to 6 at-risk youth, K-7th grade, to explore geo science-related topics. Teams met weekly for 10-12 weeks each academic semester or summer. The goal of the program is to expose, excite and increase minority student participation in the geosciences using hands-on afterschool science activities facilitated by role-model undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in STEM fields.
Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics hosted the 26th Annual High School Math Contest in January of this year. The goal of the contest is to stimulate interest in mathematics among high school students and to recognize those who exhibit exceptional talent. The written exam administered the morning of the event consists of 30 multiple choice questions. USC Scholarships are offered to the top three students on the written exam. 1st place wins a four-year scholarship in the amount of $8000 per year, 2nd place wins a four-year scholarship in the amount of $4000 per year, and 3rd place wins a four-year scholarship in the amount of $2000 per year. These scholarships are provided by the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering and Computing.
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Department of Languages, Literature and Culture Chinese Programs
The Chinese Programs office hosted several programs that introduced the Columbia Community to the Chinese culture. They also had volunteers serve at several area events. The 2012 Chinese Film Festival began at Nickelodeon Theater. Sponsored by the CI the festival lasted one month and showed four films: “Piano in a Factory”, Uproar in Heaven”, “Readymade”, and “Shaolin Temple”. The CI hosted “An Evening of Chinese Performing Arts” of Shanxi University Troupe at Drayton Hall, USC. The CI set up a Chinese Education Booth at the Columbia Global Education Day. The CI set up a Chinese Booth at the 17th Columbia International Festival.
English Programs for Internationals Event Name: Harvest Hope Food Drive Date of Service or Event: May 2012, July 2011 Number of student participants: 200 total Number of faculty participants: 25 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 25 Total amount of money raised: $130 Total number of goods raised: 311 lbs/360 lbs Summary of Project: Held two food drives in the past year for HH Food Bank. Students collected and weighed in a contest, and the class that collected the most lbs won free bowling passes. Event Name: Volunteering at the YMCA Date of Service or Event: Aug 2011 - May 2012 Number of student participants: 13 Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 168 Summary of Project: 5 Japanese businessmen studying English at EPI worked at the YMCA 4 hrs/wk as volunteers, to greet guests, clean/move equipment and help on the soccer fields. 8 more students helped on Saturdays on soccer fields directing traffic, answering questions, etc.
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Event Name: Volunteering at the Department of Juvenile Justice Date of Service or Event: Aug 2011 - Dec 2011 Number of student participants: 2 Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 42 Summary of Project: 2 Japanese businessmen studying English at EPI visited DJJ every Friday afternoon to “hang out” and chat with youth offenders. They also helped them with a gardening project that helped to create a more beautiful environment. Event Name: Salvation Army Project Angel Tree Date of Service or Event: December 2011 Number of student participants: 24 Number of faculty participants: 2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 20 Total amount of money raised: $1,020 Number of people in attendance at event: 11 Students and 2 faculty at warehouse Summary of Project: Students at EPI collected money and purchased the dream toy for children chosen from a tree at Cola Mall. We also took 12 students to work in their warehouse at the fairgrounds for an afternoon, distributing the toys and food for Christmas. Event Name: SC State Museum Date of Service or Event: Jan - May 2012 Number of student participants: 2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 80 Summary of Project: 2 Japanese students volunteered 4 hrs/wk on Tuesdays for the Body Vital exhibit. Event Name: MLK Day of Service Date of Service or Event: Jan 20, 2012 Number of student participants: 5 Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 18 hrs Summary of Project: A group of EPI Students went to Epworth Children’s home to do grounds work along w/ other USC students. Event Name: Socks for the Homeless Date of Service or Event: Oct 2011 Number of student participants: 5 Number of faculty participants: 10 Total number of goods raised: $120 worth of socks and underwear Summary of Project: Given to Transitions Homeless Shelter 45
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Event Name: International Fridays at the Library Date of Service or Event: July 2011 Number of student participants: 6 Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 8 Summary of Project: International students from EPI read folkstories/children’s stories from their countries to American kids on Fridays at the Wheatly Branch of RCPL.
Moore School of Business
The Darla Moore School of Business is ranked #1 in undergraduate international business education by U.S. News & World Report in its September 2012 annual survey “America’s Best Colleges Guide” — the 15th year the school has received this distinction. “What is exciting about the recognition for ‘international experience’ is that we continue our bold innovation in this area with global immersion programs for our students that integrate social, cultural, political and policy perspectives into our international business curriculum,” says Moore School Dean Hildy Teegen. The Moore School is continuing to build on this leadership position with new initiatives centered on developing leaders for a sustainable, global society. In 2009, Dean Teegen announced that the school had successfully matched a $45 million gift by top benefactor Darla Moore to develop future educational initiatives that will benefit the local, state, regional and global economy. http://moore.sc.edu/news.aspx?article_id=134 • In a service learning course in marketing, students assist non-profit organizations and minority-owned firms with marketing efforts. Approximately 700 hours of time devoted to projects with instructor time supporting the efforts of the instructor. Instructor: Courtney Worsham. Course MGKT 455. • In an entrepreneurship course, students assist non-profit organizations with business plans. Students groups assigned to specific clients with the students responsible for assessing client needs, collecting data and conducting research, and develop recommendations to the client via a report and presentation. Approximately 400 hours of student time devoted to project. Student efforts supported by instructor advice and guidance. Instructor: Bill Sandberg. MGMT 479. • Initiative sponsored by Wells Fargo to enable 30 high-achieving minority high school students to learn about career opportunities available in the business world. This is a week long experience that requires 200 hours of planning and preparation by faculty and staff and 80 hours of time devoted to the delivery of course material and involvement in social activities. Faculty contact: Tom Hughs. • In entrepreneurship classes, students contributed to economic development within the local community by assisting approximately 30 clients planning or in early stages of a start-up business. Over 10,000 hours devoted to encouraging economic development via this assistance provided to small businesses at early stages of development—organizations that often would not otherwise have the resources to obtain this assistance. Instructor: Bill Sandberg and Richard Robinson. Course: MGMT 479 and BADM 780.
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• Students in the MACC program and also in the honorary society for accounting provided over 700 hours of free income tax assistance to low income individuals. Students both organized and staffed the centers were assistance was provided. Faculty Advisor: Carolyn Strobel. • In a course focused on sustainable development, students worked on projects designed to help organizations with their sustainability initiatives focused on green technology and clean energy. Approximately 800 hours of student time devoted to service learning. Instructor: Nixon; Course: Econ 589. • In a project course focused on sustainable building projects and energy, student projects designed to promote sustainability initiatives. Approximately 500 hours devoted to service learning project. Instructor: Tom Syfert. Course: BADM 780/ENVT 501.
International Masters of Business Administration
• IMBA students donated their time as part of the IMBA new-student orientation to give back to the community and others by providing assistance at both Harvest Hope Food Bank and Transitions, a shelter for the homeless. Half the IMBA students went to Harvest Hope Food bank, where they spent about three hours going through incoming food products, setting up food stations and sorting damaged food goods. The other half of the IMBA class went to transitions, a non-profit faculty which help in reaching out to the homeless population with the goal of providing the tools and resources needed to integrate people back into mainstream society. Students gave their time to sorting donated clothes and painting the walls and furniture in new sleeping quarters for people needing a place to sleep while working on a permanent residency. • Master’s Orientation, August 2011: 60 incoming MAEC, MIB and MHR students participated in community service activities as part of orientation. They worked at Harvest Hope Food Bank and Transitions. Each group worked approximately 3 hours at their designated site. • IMBA Student Association, Spring 2012: The student’s participated in Adopt-A-Highway twice during the Spring semester. They had 8-10 people participate each time and each clean-up took approximately 2 hours.
Masters of Human Resources Association
• MHRA, Spring 2012: The student’s participated in Adopt-A-Highway twice during the Spring semester. They had 6-8 people participate each time and each clean-up took approximately 2 hours. • MHRA, March 2012: MHRA partnered with the Red Cross to host a blood drive. Thirty-eight pints of blood were collected.
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Department of Instruction and Teacher Education
In the fall of 2011, Drs. Laman and Heid continued their partnership with A.C. Moore with another literacy and art project called The Creative Literacy Project: Celebration of Writing and the Arts. This project culminated with an art and literacy night where children shared their semester-long art and writing projects. Each child at A.C. Moore exhibited visual art with their poetry and writing, and participated in a performance art including a coffeehouse style poetry reading with music, a theatrical poetry reading, an animated film, shadow dancing, and creative movement. Students enrolled in Dr. Laman’s course, Methods of Teaching Writing in the Elementary and Middle School engaged in service learning by working closely with classroom teachers and children each week. During the entire semester, 410 elementary students participated in writing, performance arts, and creative art projects culminating with the Celebration of Writing and the Arts held on December 8, 2011 at A.C. Moore Elementary School. All A.C. Moore students from pre-K to 5th grade participated in the project. Dr. Heid also extended her involvement with A.C. Moore by identifying dance, theater, music and visual artist/teachers within the University of South Carolina community to work with children at each grade level as artist-in-residence. Elementary students learned dances, participated in quilting, studied the impressionists, made clay characters and filmed stop action movies, and learned theater techniques for sharing poetry. Each artist-in-residence supported a grade level Enduring Idea. In total, 16 USC M.Ed. students, 25 USC art education students, 4 university professors volunteered approximately 1,000 hours and contributed $23,000 through EOC Literacy Champions grant, Service Learning grant and DAP grants combined. The Midlands Writing Project directed by USC faculty members Mary Styslinger and co-director, Vic Oglan registered 39 students for the 2011 young writer’s camp which was held June 6-10 at Pleasant Hill Middle School in Lexington School District One. Writing outreach services were conducted at the Southeast branch library in Southeast Richland County. Four Teacher Consultants participated in the outreach that spanned the months of February, March, and April. The Writing Assistance Program ran on Thursday evenings during these months from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 20 pre-service English teachers enrolled in EDRD 600 during Maymester, 2011, worked with incarcerated youth in partnership with the Department of Juvenile Justice. USC students translated literacy theory into practice and worked one-on-one with readers. Coordinated by Stephen Thompson, USC Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Fellows program (USC STEM Fellows) was facilitated by 22 USC Education majors and 3 USC College of Education faculy members. USC students involved in USC STEM Fellows provide STEM activities for 150 students enrolled in low-performing K-12 schools as part of focused after-school academic enrichment programs. USC STEM Fellow activities are collaboratively developed and enacted by education majors, College of Education faculty members, and school personnel. Through these experiences P-12 student academic achievement is enhanced while education majors gain the confidence, skills, and abilities needed to become effective STEM teachers in high poverty schools. In 2011-12, grade level teams collaboratively implemented 14 lessons (per grade) throughout the academic year at WA Perry Middle School. 48
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Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training
Event Name: Careers related to Athletics Number of student participants: 15 Number of faculty participants: 1 Number of staff participants: 2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 3 Number of people in attendance at event: 17 Summary of Project: Delivered informational workshops on mental training to athletes at PLEX Indoor Sports. Event Name: Coaching Learn to Skate Number of student participants: 25 Number of faculty participants: 1 Summary of Project: coached children and adults on a regular basis 3 times a week. Event Name: iSkate Figure Skating Spring Show Number of student participants: 5 Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 6 Number of people in attendance at event: 100+ Summary of Project: Choreographed and coached routines for the show, chaperoned children during the event. Murray Mitchell presented at the Richland County School District One in-service for Physical Education Teachers along with a student. Twenty-five secondary level physical education teachers were provided assistance in assessing and documenting student learning in their physical education program and assuring that their programs are effectively designed to meet state standards. This in-service was the first of a series of formal meetings that represent an ongoing relationship between teachers Richland One and faculty in the Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training.
College of Engineering and Computing Chemical Department
Faculty: Dr. John Weidner The College sponsored and coached a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) Team that competed in the SC FLL research tournament. The FLL program introduces younger students (ages 9-14) to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. FLL teams, guided by their adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and through the process learn to make positive contributions to society.
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Faculty: Dr. Marjorie Nicholson Event Name: AWANA Truth and Training Number of faculty participants:1 Number of staff participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 2 Number of people in attendance at event: 25 Summary of Project: Promotion of Engineers Week to encourage students (third to fifth grade) to attend. Games were played and USC pencils & key chains were given as prizes. Event Name: Youth Department Sunday school Demonstration Number of staff participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 6 Number of people in attendance at event: 50 Summary of Project: Fun interactive science demonstrations were done and explained with junior high and high school students to teach a Sunday school lesson and encourage young people to consider a career in science
Computer Science & Engineering Department
Student: Jeremiah Shepherd volunteered with the following programs: Gov School Interim, Science Cafe: Fusing Art with Technology, E-week Game Demos, Master Scholars: Adventures in Gaming Camp 2011, Carolina Technology Conference: Gamification in Business, Columbia Design League: Demystifying Game Design, Ed-Venture Game Demonstration, Ed-Venture, E-Week Game Demos 2012, Converge Video Game Showcase Student: Nick Stiffler volunteered with the following programs: Edventure Childrens Museum E-Week, Rovio Tag and RoboDog, RoboDog and Roomba’s, Speak at Spring Valley High School.
Electrical Department
Faculty: Dr. Roger Dougal Students: Nathan Coward; Jordan Little; Marshal Daigler; Kenneth Linderman Students in the EE 402 senior design class developed motor controls and battery charge controls for an off-road wheel chair for a disabled person. Four EE students worked on this project throughout the spring semester, and another four mechanical engineering students worked on the project. Each student probably worked on the project for ~100 hours
Career Center
Staff: Jennifer Jackson & Helen Fields We had 3 student panels last year (2011) where students presented to peers on experiential education experiences. One was for EmpowHER which consisted of 5 students, one experiential education panel which was 2 students and one for diversity conference which was also 2 students. 50
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Law School
The USC School of Law works to connect law students to the community through pro bono work and community service opportunities. Fifteen service activities sponsored by the Law School included activities throughout the year with agencies such as Homeless Legal Clinic, Richland County CASA, Harvest Hope Food Bank, and St. Lawrence Place. Fall and spring food drives raised a total of 52,079 pounds of donated food. August 19, 2011- Incoming Law Student Community Service Day Serving 300 people at 17 locations, volunteers included incoming class, their peer mentors and members of the faculty and staff. There were 16 members of the faculty and staff including the Dean. One guest volunteer was the Dean’s wife, Lisa Wilcox. Pro bono work is a valuable service to the public, which improves the skills of the next generation of lawyers. The following is an overview of projects completed in the 2011-2012 academic year: Carolina Clerks: Pro Bono Clerks for Pro Bono Lawyers • A new project in 2011, 32 students volunteered to be available to assist attorneys on pro bono cases. During the year, six students were matched with attorneys on cases ranging from family law to foreclosure. This reflects 100% of the requests made for Carolina Clerks. Homeless Legal Clinic • Nine students volunteers to assist with intake at the monthly Richland County Bar project. Lexington County Juvenile Arbitration • Seven new students were trained and provided arbitration services. Office on Aging • Four students assisted with the final stages of a grant, including extensive data entry and resource compilation. Project Ayuda: Law Students Assisting the Hispanic Community • Provided translation of publications and web site content into Spanish for organizations. Twenty five students provided translation for Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands, the SC Access to Justice Commission, SC Appleseed Legal justice Center, and SC Court Administration. Projection and Advocacy for Disabled Persons • Three students conducted assessments to evaluate patients and services in group homes and care facilities across SC.
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Richland County CASA • Twenty one new students completed training to become guardians ad litem representing children in abuse and neglect cases. All are actively representing children. Richland & Lexington County Public Defender’s Offices • Two volunteers have assisted with research and case management during the past year. SC Bar Pro Bono Program • Two students have assisted for the past year with research and document preparation. Eight students have signed up to be a part of the Language Bank- ready to assist pro bono attorneys in languages ranging from Punjab to French. SC Department of Consumer Affairs • Four students volunteered to help solve consumer problems and conduct research on more complex consumer issues. SC Immigrant Victims Network • One student volunteered for the year as their law clerk. SC Legal Services • One student volunteered for an entire semester to serve as their primary law clerk. SC Office of Indigent Defense- Appellate Division • Two students volunteered to conduct research and review case files in death penalty cases with this office. SC Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts • One student constructed a comprehensive resource directory on arts related legal issues. Two students input data to build the original database of volunteer attorneys. Eight students assisted with developing and distributing a flyer promoting the services of SCVLA Volunteer Income Taxpayer Assistance • Twenty six students volunteered and were certified by the IRS to prepare tax returns or conduct intake interviews. 183 returns were prepared, a 28% increase from 2011. In addition two students received additional certification in order to prepare the more complex foreign student returns. They completed 33 of those. In total the volunteers contributed 662 hours of time solving problems and completing accurate tax returns, in a 6 week period of time. In addition to the Pro Bono Program projects, a number of community service activities were conducted including the following: 52
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Good Deed Friday- a series of limited community service opportunities Sept 30, 2011 Harvest Hope Food Bank, 35 volunteers Jan. 27, 2012 Harvest Hope Food Bank, 13 students Feb. 17, 2012 Habitat ReStore, 9 students March 30, 2012 Harvest Hope Food Bank, 14 students Oct. 28, 2011-Hunger is not a (Crock) Pot- a competition for the best soup! Fundraiser for the Backpack Project at Harvest Hope Food Bank that raised $500 Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, Nov. 12-18, twenty five students and friends took the SNAP challenge, living on the equivalent of $4 a day per person. They maintained a blog about the experience http://snap. scschooloflaw.org/ The Fall and Spring food drives resulted in a total of $58,163 pounds of canned and non-perishable food. On Nov. 21, 2011 fifty five students either prepared food or served turkey dinner with all the trimmings at the Annual St Lawrence Place Thanksgiving Dinner.
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School of Library and Information Sciences Cocky’s Reading Express
Cocky’s Reading Express is an outreach project aimed at eliminating illiteracy in South Carolina which has the 3rd highest illiteracy rate in the nation. It is a partnership between Student Government and the School of Library and Information Science. Throughout the year, USC students and mascot Cocky travel to elementary schools around the state to read aloud to children and talk about the importance of life-long reading. Children are given a book to take home after making a pledge to Cocky to read aloud at home with their family. August 2011- May 2012, the program visited 70 schools, child development centers, and libraries across the state and distributed over 12,677 books to children. Research shows those children who acquire strong reading skills and a love of reading, by the end of third grade, are more likely to succeed academically and graduate on time. Program sites were focused on 4K through third grade in underserved public schools. Last year, special focus was given to Hampton and Allendale Counties due to high rates of school underperformance and unemployment. Qualitative feedback from school administrators reflects the positive impact the program has made on students’ love of reading and access to a printed book at home. A pre-post student survey is now in place. The university provides funding for a full time and part time staff member. All books and materials are paid through grants. Collaborations exist with several community organizations. Date of Service or Event: Girl Scouts Celebrate “The Year of the Girl” @ Read-a-Rama Number of student participants: 45 (30 from USC) Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 120 hrs. Total amount of money raised: $300 Number of people in attendance at event: 85 Summary of Project: Augusta Baker Chair, Dr. Michelle Martin organized a very successful first book-centered outreach program for children in the Columbia area.
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Students, faculty, and staff at USC’s School of Medicine are involved in a wide variety of community work. During 2011-2012, fundraisers collected donations for organizations, such as: Medical Students for Burn Care International, Cervix Project, American Lung Association and the Free Medical Clinic. Despite their busy schedules, students donate an estimated 2,490 service hours and $142,130 worth of donations through numerous opportunities. Below is an overview of unique projects completed by students at the School of Medicine that impacted the community: Faculty: Jennifer Hucks, M.D. Event Name: Midlands Lung Cancer Walk Number of faculty participants: 6 Number of staff participants: 7 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 45 Total amount of money raised: $9k in 2011 Number of people in attendance at event: 100 Summary of Project: Goal to raise awareness and funds for lung cancer research. Event Name: American Lung Association Climb for Air Date of Service or Event: June Number of faculty participants: 4 Number of staff participants: 8 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 28 Total amount of money raised: $20k in 2011 Number of people in attendance at event: 175 Summary of Project: Raise money for American Lung Association. Faculty: Debra E. Krotish, Ph.D. Event Name: SeniorSMART golf tournament Number of student participants: 12 Number of faculty participants: 5 Number of staff participants: 10 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 250 Total amount of money raised: $4000 Total number of goods raised: $2000 Number of people in attendance at event: 60 Summary of Project: Raised money to sponsor student research in Geriatrics.
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Faculty: Franklin McGuire, M.D. Event Name: Midlands Lung Cancer Walk Number of faculty participants: 6 Number of staff participants: 7 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 45 Total amount of money raised: 9k in 2011 Number of people in attendance at event: 100 Summary of Project: Goal to raise awareness and funds for lung cancer research. Event Name: American Lung Association Dancing with the Stars Gala Number of faculty participants: 7 Number of staff participants: 2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 25 Total amount of money raised: $60k in 2011 Number of people in attendance at event: 150 Summary of Project: Raised money for American Lung Association. Event Name: American Lung Association Climb for Air Number of faculty participants: 4 Number of staff participants: 8 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 28 Total amount of money raised: $20k in 2011 Number of people in attendance at event: 175 Summary of Project: Raised money for American Lung Association. Faculty: David Mott, Ph.D. Event Name: Exploring the Brain Number of faculty participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 4 Number of people in attendance at event: 100 Summary of Project: Delivered a 1 hour presentation about the brain to the third- grade students at Bookman Road Elementary School. This presentation was is support of the brain unit in the school curriculum. The goal of the presentation was to excite and engage students as they learn about the brain through demonstrations and models and to explain the role of a neuroscientist. This is the fourth year that Dr. Mott has worked with the school on this unit of study. In previous years he spoke to K-3rd grade students.
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Faculty: Brandi Newsome, M.D. Event Name: Midlands Lung Cancer Walk Number of faculty participants: 6 Number of staff participants: 7 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 45 Total amount of money raised: 9k in 2011 Number of people in attendance at event: 100 Summary of Project: Goal to raise awareness and funds for lung cancer research. Faculty: Patricia Witherspoon, M.D. Event Name: Family Medicine Residency collaboration with Richland District One high schools—mentoring for science careers. Heyward Career Center and Ridgeview HS Number of student participants: per session 15-50 Number of faculty participants: 1 faculty, 1 resident per session Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 50 + hours per year Summary of Project: Longitudinal science mentoring program. It is their hope to expose the students to a variety of health-related subjects to keep them engaged and hopefully to decide on a health career. Event Name: Health Occupations Students of American Convention in Charleston—topic: health careers Number of student participants: 50 Faculty: Dr. Judith Johnson Number of faculty participants: 2 Number of staff participants: 7 Total amount of money raised: $250 Summary of Project: Faculty and staff held a blind drawing of a charity from each individuals choosing - to benefit a local charity. This donation went to Transitions.
School of Medicine (SOM) Events
Event Name: Mini-Med School Number of student participants: 6-12 Number of faculty participants: 1-5 Number of staff participants: 6-10 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 60-70 Hours Number of people in attendance at event: 100-125 each of the four nights Summary of Project: Four-class lecture series focused on health topics taught by physicians and other health care providers.
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Event Name: Black Tie/White Coat Gala Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): over 1,000 plus hours Total amount of money raised: $46,000 net Number of people in attendance at event: 535 Summary of Project: Organized by fourth-year medical students to raise money for The Free Medical Clinic in Columbia and for medical student scholarships.
SOM Office of Student and Career Services
Event Name: Be the Match Drive Number of student participants: 38 Number of faculty participants: 8 Number of staff participants: 10 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 40 Total amount of money raised: $625 Number of people in attendance at event: 60 Summary of Project: Students, faculty and staff registered for the National Bone Marrow Database as well as participated in multiple fundraisers to the Be the Match organization. Event Name: Free Medical Clinic Fun Run Number of student participants: 15 Number of faculty participants: 5 Number of staff participants: 5 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 50 Total amount of money raised: $200 Number of people in attendance at event: 30 Summary of Project: Students hosted a fun run in which all proceeds were donated to the Columbia Free Medical Clinic. Event Name: Run for Her Life Number of student participants: 15 Number of faculty participants: 4 Number of staff participants: 2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 30 Total amount of money raised: $300 Number of people in attendance at event: 25 Summary of Project: Students hosted a one mile downhill race to benefit the Cervix Project.
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Event Name: Free Medical Clinic Volunteers Date of Service or Event: Continuous Number of student participants: 60 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 100+ Summary of Project: Students do continual volunteer hours at the Columbia Free Medical Clinic where they assist physicians in giving wellness advice and other general patient care assistance. Event Name: Alpha Omega Alpha Holiday Tree Donations Total number of goods raised: Over 300 items for the Free Clinic. Summary of Project: The Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society collected goods (paper, snacks, paper products, etc.) for the Columbia Free Medical Clinic at various drop-off locations around the USC SOM campus and Richland Memorial Hospital. Event Name: Spirit Week Book Drive Number of student participants: 170 Total number of goods raised: Over 500 books donated Number of people in attendance at event: 170 Summary of Project: Students hosted a book drive competition between the M-I and M-II class during spirit week. Each class donated more than 250 new and used children’s books each which were then delivered to a local charity. Event Name: Men Can Bake Sale Total amount of money raised: $305 Summary of Project: A bake sale hosted by the American Medical Women’s Association to raise money for the Women’s Health Department at the USC Student Health Center. Over $300 was donated to the Women’s Health Department. Event Name: Medical Students for Burn Care International (MS4BCI) Number of student participants: 8 Summary of Project: Various events throughout the year are held to raise awareness. In addition, alpaca scarves are sold to assist in funding the center. Student volunteers also travel to the region to for a multi-week volunteer trip.
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Department of Family and Preventative Medicine
Event Name: Good Samaritan Indigent Clinic Date of Service or Event: Third Tuesday of every month Number of student participants: 1/month - 10 total Number of faculty participants: 1/month - 6 total Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 72 hours Summary of Project: Our department has been volunteering regularly at the Good Samaritan free clinic for Hispanic patients in the community. One faculty member and one resident cover the clinic on the third Tuesday of every month to provide free primary care. We also have the opportunity to interact with pre-med USC students serving as volunteers. Event Name: Shoulder to Shoulder Service Medical Brigade Number of student participants: 1/month - 2 students/3 residents Number of faculty participants: 1/month - 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 480 person-hrs Total number of goods raised: 6 crates of medical supplies Summary of Project: Our department partnered with the University of Cincinnati and Shoulder to Shoulder to work for 10 days in rural Honduras. Our students and residents gathered medical supplies to bring to the longterm clinic in Intibuca province. Our physicians provided free emergency, chronic, and maternity medical care to the people of the community. Event Name: SMART Sports Physicals for Local Student Athletes Number of student participants: 10 residents Number of faculty participants: 2 Number of staff participants: 10 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 176 hours Total number of goods raised: 1000+ sports physicals Number of people in attendance at event: 1000+ Summary of Project: In conjunction with the Department of Orthopedics, we provide over 1000 preparticipation physicals for local middle and high school students primarily for students in Richland One school district. The services are performed at the Family Medicine Center. Event Name: Leukemia Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk Executive Committee Member Number of faculty participants: 1 (Dr. Jason Stacy, USC Family & Preventive Medicine) Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 20 hours Summary of Project: Dr. Stacy provides 15-20 hours per year meeting and discussing the coordination and recruitment of teams and corporate sponsors for the Light the Night walk to raise money for Blood Cancer research.
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College of Social Work
Event Name: MSW Field Education Number of student participants: 480 Number of faculty participants: 46 Number of staff participants: 2 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): Student internship hours equaled approximately 234,000, hours provided by field instructors to students equaled approximated 11,245. Number of volunteers/field instructors: 364 Number of people in attendance at event: 844 Summary of Project: The MSW field education program in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina is structured according to the mandates of the Council on Social Work Education. Event Name: BSW Field Education Number of student participants: 96 Number of faculty participants: 4 Number of staff participants: 1 Total number of hours volunteered (as a whole): 15,200 field hours, field instructors 1500. Number of people in attendance at event: 90 Summary of Project: The BSW field education program in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina is structured according to the mandates of the Council on Social Work Education. It is guided by the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, and the National Association of Social Worker’s Code of Ethics which provides guidelines for the ethical behavior of professional social workers.
Research Centers Center for Science Education
The primary mission of the Center for Science Education is outreach. Their primary activities are professional development for K-12 science teachers, hosting the Midlands Regional Science Fair, and SCienceLab where teachers have the opportunity to bring their students to USC for a day of hands-on science. The Midlands Regional Science Fair hosts winners of local science fairs for a competition, this year there were approximately 1000 participants. The Center for Science Education then sends the regional science fair winners to the international science fair (two students from the midlands area won prizes at the international science fair). At the Midlands Regional Science Fair, faculty, staff and students in the Center for Science Education volunteered approximately 300 hours. At the Science Lab, teachers bring up to four classes to USC for a day of hands on science that is taught by USC professors and graduate students, this year there were 700 participants over the course of 14 Friday events. The object is to give the students a taste of real science using techniques that are used in USC research laboratories.
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Campus Partnerships Academic Enrichment and Conferences Carolina Gives Back!
For the fourth year, the Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series, an award winning summer program for academically talented rising 6th through 12th graders, sponsored “Carolina Gives Back” to highlight a local charity each week. Scholars participating in the Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series learned about community responsibility and brought items that the charity needed or made a monetary donation. There were 220 camp participants, 10 faculty and 10 staff in attendance. They collected monetary donations totaling $200 and approximately 200 items for the following organizations: June 5-10, 2011 Carolina Wildlife Care June 12-17, 2011 The Therapy Place June 19-24, 2011 Harvest Hope Food Bank June 26-July 1, 2011 Pawmetto Lifeline July 10-15, 2011 Ronald McDonald House Charities July 17-22, 2011 Columbia Family Shelter
Carolina Dining Beat Hunger Pep Rally
• Food drive sponsored in various on-campus restaurants resulted in the collection of monies which will buy 49,294 lbs of food for Harvest Hope Food Bank. Campus partners included Chi Psi Fraternity, Transportation and Vehicle Services, University Housing, Continuing Education, Greek Life, RHA, Student Government, and Carolina Productions
Fresh on the Farm Program
• Purchased 25% of produce served in dining facilities from 26 certified local South Carolina farmers.
Helping Hands (Fall) and Hunger Heart (Spring) Program
• Sold hunger hearts for $1 each in on-campus restaurants resulting in a total donation of $12,505 to Harvest Hope Food Bank.
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Second Servings
• 31,290 meals from overproduced food served to eight (8) smaller homeless shelters.
The following are area shelters helped by USC’s on-campus dining halls, along with the number of residents receiving meals: • Alston Wilkes Society Veterans Home (30) • High Management Youth Home (20) • Lutheran Family Services Adult Residential (30) • Lutheran Family Services Family Residential (30) • Lutheran Family Resident Services (30-35) • Transitions (210 – USC feeds about 105) • Columbia Emergency Homeless Shelter (250) • Palmetto Place (25)
University Ambassadors Ask an Ambassador
• Help new students familiarize with campus, 15 volunteers (45 hours).
Relay for Life
• Volunteer over night for American Cancer Society Fundraiser, 15 part-time volunteers, 5 overnight volunteers (120 hours).
Dance Marathon
• Participate in 24 hour dance marathon to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network, 6 partial volunteers, 2 24-hour volunteers (72 hours).
Weekly Campus Tours
• Direct campus tours for prospective students and their families, 83 volunteers (9163 hours /semester + special events).
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United Way Campaign Faculty and Staff Support for United Way Campaign
The university community raised more than $111,000 this year in support of the United Way’s many programs and services, an increase over the previous two years. Chris Byrd, vice president for human resources and the 2012 United Way Campaign chair, called the university a community of giving. “We have a significant number of people within the university who give a considerable amount of their time and energy to volunteer in the different United Way agencies,” Byrd said. “That’s something we can be proud of as an institution.” • TRIO Programs was honored for having the highest percentage of participation of any division or unit on campus. All TRIO staff contributed. • The Office of Institutional Assessment and Compliance won the award for highest per capita giving, with each staff member contributing an average of $135. • The Darla Moore School of Business was honored for raising more money overall than any other area on campus. The school collected $13,792 for this year’s campaign.
Wellness & Fitness Center/ Blatt PE Center
The Blatt serves as a great place for student organizations to host service events that get USC students, staff and faculty as well as community members involved in a more active lifestyle while also raising awareness for some great causes. The following were events hosted over the past year in Blatt:
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Awards & Honors National Awards 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Servicer Honor Roll
The University of South Carolina was named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. This is the fifth consecutive year that the university has been recognized by The Corporation for National and Community Service for their innovative programs and projects that meet community needs.
Carnegie Foundation
USC is one of only 61 public universities in the nation and the only one in South Carolina to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s highest research designation and to be recognized for community engagement in 2010. Community Engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. 2010 classified campuses will retain their classification until 2020.
Campus Awards Community Service Awards, Department of Student Life
Outstanding Student Volunteer Award, This award recognizes students who have made an outstanding contribution to the community and university through service. Recipient: Alexandra Turgeon Rosemary Broadway Memorial Scholarship, This scholarship was established to honor Rosemary Broadway, an advocate of off-campus students. It is awarded to a full time student, undergraduate or graduate, who is actively involved in service. Recipient: Caroline Vereen Service Professional Award, This award honors a staff member from a local non-profit agency for their work with University of South Carolina students, faculty and staff. This is an attempt to honor those individuals who work to serve our community every day. Recipient: Lisa Truitt, Amedisys Hospice
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Outstanding Student Organization Service Award, This award recognizes student organizations that are role models to other organizations based on quality of service, amount of time and effort devoted to service projects, and the most creative and charitable project that had a direct impact on the student population and the community. Recipient: Student United Way of the Midlands Outstanding Service-Learning Award, Honors a faculty member who has integrated service-learning into their classes. Service-Learning is the thoughtful integration of community service into academic study. Recipient: Karen Mallia Faculty/Staff Volunteer Award, This award recognizes a member of the University of South Carolina faculty or staff who has made an outstanding contribution to the community and university through service. This award will be based on the quality and impact of the individual’s volunteer efforts. Recipient: Charlie Ryan Strom Thurmond/Steve Cannon Carolina Cares Award, This award recognizes a worthy undergraduate who has made significant contributions to the Carolina and surrounding area through community service. Recipient: Chase Mizzell President’s Volunteer Service Award, This award is a way to thank and honor individuals who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. These outstanding students have earned recognition at the Bronze level for contributing 100 – 174 hours of service to the community: • Chris Campbell • Colleen Ryan These outstanding students have earned recognition at the Silver level for contributing 175 – 249 hours of service to the community: • Emily Learner • Ashley Stankey These outstanding students have earned recognition at the Gold level for contributing 250 or more hours of service to the community: • Celia Cui • Christina Galardi • Ji Lim
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National Service Awards Newman Fellow Civic Engagement Scholarship, This award honors inspiring college student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. Recipient: Chase Mizzell
University Awards Day
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award The Sullivan award is the university’s highest honor for undergraduate students and is given each year to one male and one female graduating senior for their outstanding academic achievements, campus leadership, exemplary character, and service to the community. Recipients: Nicholas McIlvain Riley & Christina Marie Galardi Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award The Swanger award is the university’s second-highest undergraduate honor. The award is named for a former president of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), which sponsors the university’s Awards Day. It is given to a graduating senior for exemplary leadership and for making significant contributions to the Carolina community. Recipient: Elizabeth Ruth Wilson
University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Committee
Social Justice Award • 2012 Student Honoree: Alex Rutherford, exchange student from Oxford England. A junior history major with an emphasis on African American history and the Civil Rights Movement was presented the award for his desire to promote education and a greater understanding among all races. • 2012 Staff Honoree: Thomas Stepp, Board of Trustees. The second-longest-serving board secretary in university history, was nominated for his 25 years of service to the university. • 2012 Faculty Honoree: Dr. Gloria Boutte, Yvonne and Schuyler Moore Child Advocacy Distinguished Chair of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education. For nearly three decades, Dr. Boutte’s scholarship, teaching, and service have focused on equity pedagogies and teaching for social justice.
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Special Highlights USC Awarded 2011 Community Impact Award by the United Way of the Midlands
Nominated by Harvest Hope Food Bank, The University of South Carolina received the United Way of the Midlands Community Impact Award. Every year the United Way of the Midlands takes nominations from their agencies to receive this award. The award is presented each year during National Volunteer Appreciation week to recognize those groups and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to volunteerism and have made an impact to causes, programs or projects that support human service needs in the Midlands.
Carolina Cares receives Salvation Army “Midlands Organization of the Year” Award
The Salvation Army presented the University of South Carolina’s Carolina Cares program with the “Midlands Organization of the Year” award at the 57th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. The award is in recognition of Carolina Cares “expressing outstanding compassion to individuals and demonstrating excellence in volunteerism through The Salvation Army and the community at large”.
Children’s Miracle Network wish granted: “I want to go to a real science lab.”
Columbia’s Children’s Miracle Network hospital, the Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, helped to put John Daniel together with Scott Goode, a professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry. John Daniel is home-schooled and attends the South Carolina Early Autism Project 23 hours a week for applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy. Dr. Scott Goode also does tours of classrooms and/or research labs for schools/ institutions.
Patricia Moore-Pastides honored by Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands honored Patricia Moore-Pastides at its 19th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Dinner. The event honors women who exemplify excellence in service, leadership, community, visibility and professionalism. Mrs. Pastides serves on the boards of the Sisters of Charity Foundation, the S.C. Ovarian Cancer Prevention-Riverbanks Region and Trustus Theatre.
University of South Carolina students receive life-saving award during Red Cross Community Day
The American Red Cross honored five USC students with the Certificate of Merit for heroic actions that they took to save a life last summer. While working for the USC Challenging Horizons Program, Lauren Pendleton, Amanda Kitchings, Joseph Sims, Robert Sofaly III and Kate Coffey were able to save 16-year-old, Harry Samuel Jr.’s life in a near drowning situation. Thankfully all five of these students were trained in Red Cross CPR and First Aid and knew how to stay calm, work as a team and use their emergency response skills to save a life.
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Soles4Souls- Senior thesis, Cullen Clair
Cullen Clair used his senior thesis project to organize a Soles4Souls drive on the USC campus and prepare a written operations manual that future students could use to organize charity projects. With some help from the Soles4Souls organization, which provided boxes and promotional material, Clair set out to spread the word around campus. He spoke to about 15 fraternities and sororities on campus, along with other university organizations and staff at the Honors College. His message was simple: “I tell them you’re literally going to change a kid’s life by giving him a pair of shoes.” The support was extraordinary; Cullen was able to collect 655 shoes for Soles4Souls.
Sodexo marketing manager at USC recognized as a Hero of Everyday Life®
At the 13th Annual Sodexo Foundation Dinner in Washington, D.C. Cynthia Steele was recognized by receiving a $5,000 grant, presented in her name to the hunger-relief charity of her choice, the University of South Carolina Educational Foundation to support the on-campus food bank. Steele’s other impressive achievements while at Sodexo include: advocating for a food bank on the University of South Carolina campus, piloting it this spring and engaging the student body in a major food drive to fill that food bank. She was also instrumental in collecting food and raising $15,000 in funds for Harvest Hope Food Bank of Columbia, which serves 20 counties in South Carolina. In addition, Cynthia assists with efforts for the Second Servings program, which rescues surplus food, and provides nearly 32,000 meals to local residents in need at seven different shelters for the homeless.
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This summary was compiled by Community Service Programs, Department of Student Life, in the Division of Student Affairs & Academic Support. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to reach us at:
Campus Life Center
Russell House 227 Phone: 803.777.7130 E-mail: saserve@mailbox.sc.edu
Website: www.sa.sc.edu/communityservice/
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To view the complete 2011-2012 Community Service Programs Annual Report, and/or to submit your service contributions for the 2012-2013 report, visit: http://www.sa.sc.edu/communityservice/