David & Frances Brain Center for Community Engagement | Annual Report 2017-2018

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YEAR IN REVIEW

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

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SERVICE-LEARNING OVERVIEW

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JACKET PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM

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AWARDS

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CAMPUS COLLABORATIONS & EVENTS

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BRAIN STUDENT FELLOWSHIP

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

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WHAT’S NEXT

EDUCATION is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

- Nelson Mandela

2017-2018 was a year of continued momentum and growth for the David & Frances Brain Center for Community Engagement. Staying true to our strategic plan completed in 2016 we focused on ensuring our programs were truly meeting the needs of both students and community partners. We launched our new Community Partner Advisory Council, a team of local partners committed to providing feedback, guidance and direction for current and future Brain Center initiatives - advocating for the needs and interests of our local partners and helping us to bridge campus resources with community opportunities.

In a year of tumultuous politics, rising incivility and increased student activism, our Jackets Engaged student leadership team developed a new mission statement and renewed energy to generate political engagement across campus (and political ideologies), while also challenging the campus community to step outside their comfort zone by engaging in dialogue across difference. Stay tuned for much more from this passionate and dedicated team of student leaders in the upcoming year!

Speaking of passion - we were thrilled to collaborate with LHE graduate student, Cody Holland, to develop the “Meet CLE” program. These 1/2 day community immersion experiences are designed to get students, faculty and staff off-campus to explore issues and assets across the city of Cleveland, while facilitating dialogue about community engagement and civic responsibility. Our Social Change Summit reached nearly 100 students with over 35 local community partners engaging for this 2nd annual event. Finally, our Service-Learning Advisory Council continued to build new incentives and infrastructure to support service-learning and civic learning across the curriculum—piloting the new Service-Learning Collaborative Model this year with PSY 369: Abnormal Psychology taught by Dr. Lisa Green.

There is so much more to share and so much for our campus community to be proud of—we hope you enjoy3 YEAR IN REVIEW this reflection on our 2017-2018 year!

Pictured above: 2017 Community Partner Appreciation Breakfast

Thank you to each of our partners for the transformational experiences you provide BW volunteers, service-learning students, and interns!

View our 2017-2018 partners list HERE. Annual Community Partner Breakfast June 12th we welcomed 100 community partners who collaborate with BW students for community service opportunities, servicelearning courses, and non-profit internships.

Workshops were offered on topics, including: recruiting talent with BW Career Services, building effective service-learning projects with the BW Jacket Philanthropy Program, and digital marketing strategy led by Tim Marshall.

Thank you to campus collaborators for this annual event from: Arts Management & Entrepreneurship, Career Services, and to Annie Heidersbach!

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Brain Center Grant Awards | 2017-2018 

Arthur B. McBride Sr. Family Foundation — funding for Project Affinity 2018

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Zilber Family Foundation— funding for Jacket Philanthropy Program

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George W. Codrington Foundation— funding for Jacket Philanthropy Program

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Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation— Jacket Philanthropy Program

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Harvest for Hunger Hot Meal Program Grant— funding for Campus Kitchen Project

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National Campus Kitchen Project - Programs grant “Beyond the Meal” Grant recipient

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National Campus Kitchen Project - Travel Grant recipient

Sustained support from the David and Frances Brain Leadership Endowment for BW programs fostering leadership skills and promoting the understanding that it is the responsibility of all leaders to give of themselves to enhance their communities.

New for the 2017-2018 year was the launch of our Community Partner Advisory Council. This new advisory structure was the result of recommendation from our Strategic Planning process the previous year. The council met together 3 times, including a collaborative meeting with the Center for Innovation and Growth, and a joint meeting with our Service-Learning Faculty Advisory Council.

Community Partner Advisory Council Members for 2017-2018 Karen Cook

MetroHealth Community Health Advocates

Michael Parry

City Mission

Natalie Friedl

Slavic Village P-16 / MyCom

Paul Putman

Cleveland Foundation

Natalie Harper

Scranton Road Ministries CDC

Cindy Newton

Boys & Girls Club

Phyllis Harris

LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland

Lynn Scott

Malachi Center

Julie Jones

Family Ministry Center

Jessica Morgan

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Chrissy Stonebraker-Martínez

InterReligious Task Force on Central America (IRTF)

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SERVICE combined with LEARNING

adds value to each and transforms BOTH.

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service-learning courses

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students served

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local community partners

88% of service-learning students “Agreed” or “Strongly Agreed” that they learned how they can use their BW education to make a positive difference in the community as a result of their service-learning experience .

BIG THANKS to our dedicated faculty members who serve on the Service-Learning Faculty Advisory Council. This team works throughout the year to promote service-learning opportunities within their respective schools, to provide direction on the development of incentives and infrastructure to support the development of service-learning at BW, as well as supporting the development of new partnerships and programs.

Lisa Green (Co-Chair)

Social Sciences

Key Successes this year:

Swagata Banik

Public Health

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Karen Barahona

Languages and Literature

Kerry Bebie

Health & Physical Education

Launched Service-Learning Collaborative model allowing for small group, creditbearing service-learning experiences with non-S designated courses

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Andrew Watkins

Math & Computer Science

Supported development of new Civic Engagement University Learning Outcome

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Approved SL Collaborative credit for CRJ/ POL 396 Constitutional Law and PSY 396 (Abnormal Psychology) for Fall 2018

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Hosted joint meeting with Community Partner Advisory Council (April 2018)

Lori Long

Business

Jordan Saul

Conservatory

Ken Schneck

School of Education

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BIO 313 - Ecology Dr. Katie Flinn Making connections between ecology and ethics is an important goal of this course. Specifically, students learn about ecological restoration challenges at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and where they spend 2 full days collecting data relevant to the park’s restoration goals, helping with ongoing restoration projects, and seeing the results of restoration efforts. Through on-going projects students analysed data and presented results to park staff.

CAS 271—Participation in BW TV Duane Battle Students selected the topic of “re-entry” as the focus for their TV production course. Students met with multiple community partner leaders to develop a story, which led to community visits, community interviews and the production of several news-format videos.

“This course made me realize that our job as broadcasters really makes a difference in the lives of others.”

- CAS 271, Spring 2018 student

ENG 131 - Honors Workshop in Exposition (3 sections) Dr. Susan Oldrieve, Dr. Margaret Stiner & Dr. Sheila Drain For every 100 students entering 9th grade in Cleveland, 63 will graduate high school, 34 will go on to college and 7 will graduate from college in 6 years. ENG 131 service-learning sections were partnered up with local high school students in duos and small groups to provide coaching and mentoring about the college-going process, as well as providing essay review for college application essays. The semester ended in a culminating event where High School participants visited BW for a lunch and campus tour experience and celebration.

High School Partners included:

PHT 373 - Community Health Planning Dr. Emilia Lombardi The course provided students with the understanding and experience in conducting community health planning, assessment, and evaluation for the purpose of helping organizations better serve their communities. Students worked on a semester-long assessment project in partnership with MetroHealth and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

PSY 315 - Child Development Dr. Lisa Green Through direct service experiences working with children, from infancy to pre-adolescence, students study the influence of various contexts including the family, peers, school, and society on child development. Project examples include: tutoring at after-school programs; planning activities for Boys & Girls Clubs; and homework help with English language learners.

PSY 316 - Child Psychopathology Dr. Tony DiBiaso Through direct service experiences working with children, students study specific developmental stages of childhood as well as psychological and behavior disorders exhibited during childhood. Project examples include: working with art therapy programs; and volunteering with after-school programs supporting youth

PSY 396 - Abnormal Psychology Service Learning Collaborative Dr. Lisa Green As a pilot for our first “Service-Learning Collaborative” this group of 5 students each served 30+ hours with organizations providing programs and services for individuals in our community with a diverse range of diagnosis, including: stress-related disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, addiction, personality disorders and the schizophrenias. These service experiences brought course content from the PSY 302 Abnormal Psychology course to life in meaningful ways.

SPN 260: Techniques of Spanish Translation Dr. Karen Barahona Students provided valuable document translation and development to local non-profit partners, including translating recruitment materials for families for Big Brothers Big Sisters and developing new curriculum for Esperanza’s Adult ESL program.

SOC 400 Campus Food Insecurity Study

Dr. Jill Fleisher

Students in the SOC 400, Applied Sociological Research, conducted a campus wide study of Food Insecurity amongst BW students, finding that a significant number of students have faced food insecurity during their BW education (having to choose between books or meals...etc). This study has sparked a campus wide effort to identify resources for food insecure students.

E-City Program (Entrepreneurship)

Dr. Lori Long

Students from the BW Entrepreneurship program volunteered for the year with E-CITY, a program of Youth Opportunities Unlimited that helps teens develop an entrepreneurial mindset and acquire financial capabilities by learning how to create business plans and conduct market research using the award-winning Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.

Neighborhood immersions connecting BW students to community leaders, issues and assets.

FYE: Food Odyssey

FYE: Food Fight

FYE: Find Your Path to Wellness

FYE: Millenials Make a Difference

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first year students had the opportunity to participate in “Meet CLE� !

Through one-time, half-day immersion experiences these BW first-year students reflected on community issues, assets and service opportunities across Cleveland. These excursions provide a platform for new BW students to engage in dialogue about what it means to be an active member of the BW and wider community.

Thanks to our FYE faculty and transition partners: Dr. Tom Sutton, Dr. Jill Fleisher, Dr. Emilia Lombardi, Dr. Megan Frank, Julie Candella & Beth Ehrbar

114 students in 1710 hours of service to 28 community partners and awarded $30,000 in grant funding to 14 local non-profits.

Engaged

Through our Jacket Philanthropy Program, students participate in a service-learning opportunity, as well as gaining grant proposal writing and review experience. Each class has $5000 to award.

Fall JPP Service-Learning Courses In 2017 we launched our first Fall semester cohort of JPP courses!

ENG 309SX - Grant Writing Dr. Paul Putman & Annie Heidersbach ENG 309 took a deep dive into Cleveland neighborhoods with a focus on community development corporations.

PARTNERS INCLUDED:

BUS 413SX - Staffing and Development Dr. Lori Long BUS 413 supported non-profits needs for volunteer and employee training and development programs.

PARTNERS INCLUDED:

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Spring 2018 JPP Service-Learning Courses ENG 309X - Grant Writing Dr. Susan Oldrieve & Annie Heidersbach This course provides an immersion in Instruction and practice in researching, writing and evaluating grant proposals.

PHT 375 - Health & Social Justice Dr. Swagata Banik This course challenges students to explore many aspects of health inequalities including how health inequalities are rooted in injustices associated with racism, social class, and sex.

PSY 220 - Child Maltreatment Dr. Lisa Green Every 10 seconds in the U.S., a child is abused or neglected. Why does this happen? What are the short and longterm consequences? How do we help survivors of abuse? This course explores the complexities of these questions.

SOC 303 - Urban Community Life Dr. Carol Gregory This course presents an overview of the historical development of the urban community. The dynamics of urbanism are studied, including population changes, different life styles, and urban ecology.

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Zilber Family Foundation George W. Codrington Foundation Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation

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Description of Award: The Excellence in Community Engagement Award recognizes the campus and community contributions of one Baldwin Wallace University faculty member chosen for: demonstrating leadership in empowering BW students’ civic learning, fostering reciprocal and sustainable community partnerships, building institutional commitments to service-learning and community engagement, and other means of advancing the BW mission of developing contributing and compassionate citizens through community engaged teaching and learning.

Karen Barahona (Spanish) Dr. Barahona’s drive for community engagement is inspired by her own upbringing and personal journey. She shared “I spent most of my formative years in a country where the opportunities for those who want to better themselves are extremely limited. The country in which I grew up is defined by social classes where a few rich, and those in the military control politics, and enjoy privileges not available to others. I know as an educator that I can carry my experiences to the students by sharing with them my Latin American background and those of immigrants to this country.” Karen’s passion for community engagement has been demonstrated by her efforts to re-envision the Spanish language program curriculum, encouraging civic engagement through teaching Spanish language and culture and helping students be cognizant of the social structure that surrounds them to consider and find solutions to social problems. Karen has developed both SPN 250 and SPN 260 into service-learning courses providing vital document translation services to local community partners. Service-learning projects developed during these courses included translating documents and program materials for children, people with developmental disabilities, patients at medical clinics and the Spanish speaking community in Ohio City. Karen has also worked on other co-curricular community-based initiatives, such as the Latin American Film Festival and dialogue series. Karen participated in the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program in May 2015 and is an active member of the Service-Learning Faculty Advisory Council.

Duane Battle (Communication Arts & Sciences) Duane re-envisioned CAS 271 the BWTV course in 2016 and in the past 2 years has partnered with organizations such as Refugee Response, US Together, Collaborative Initiative to End Human Trafficking, the Renee Jones Empowerment Center and Towards Employment. Through the process of creating video products that the community partner can use for presentations, social media and websites, students enrolled in this course get an in-depth look at various social issues such as refugee resettlement, human trafficking and re-entry, learning first hand how their newly developing broadcasting and journalism skills can be used to educate, inform and empower. Duane is also active as an advisory board member with the Northeast Reintegration Center (NERC)’s HOPE Channel which provides videos to inmate’s containing information regarding reintegration opportunities and resources. Duane participated in the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program in May 2015.

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Amy Lebo (Honors and Philosophy) Dr. Lebo has infused community engagement across every level of her campus involvement – from teaching service-learning Honors courses (such as “Invisible Americans” during Spring 2017) to making service a core pillar of the Honors Program experience.

Amy developed the Honor’s peer mentoring service requirement, and supports students engagement with programs such as Alternative Breaks through the course substitution process for Honors. Finally, Amy has developed invaluable partnerships which benefit individuals both on-campus and off, including international service opportunities with Mission Guatemala and the BW based summer camp in partnership with Minds Matters, for which Amy’s program was awarded the 2015 “partner of the year” award. Amy shares, “In addition to enriching my own experience at BW and beyond, I believe this work has changed student lives, opened new possibilities for community partners, and deepened the university culture of community engagement in noteworthy ways.”

Emilia Lombardi (Public Health) One example of Dr. Lombardi’s commitment to community engagement is the continued efforts of the Community Health Planning course. This course provides students with the experience collaborating with a community organization in data collection, assessment, and evaluation activities. In 3 years of this service-learning course Emilia’s students have learned about providing public health services in collaboration with community partners, such as MetroHealth and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. Students apply Public Health tools to work collaboratively with residents to address issues such as food insecurity. Emilia has also served as an Alternative Break trip advisor in Spring 2018, travelling and serving with a group of students exploring LGBTQ social services in San Francisco. Finally, Emilia has included a community engagement aspect to her FYE course “Food Fight” in which students learn about local food justice issues such as food insecurity and food waste, as well as meet with local community partners working on food justice topics. Emilia participated in the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program in May 2015.

Lori Long (Business) Dr. Long’s community engagement ranges from both personal involvement, from coaching with Girls on the Run, to her work with the Women’s Business Center, where she volunteers to do one-on-one coaching for female start-ups. Here at BW, Lori has been a champion for service-learning for over 10 years, having consistently taught at least 1 service-learning course each year, engaging hundreds of students and dozens of local community partners. Most significantly, her collaboration with Ohio Guidestone and her human resource management class completed 6-7 projects a year over five years to help support Ohio Guidestone in managing their staff and volunteers. In Fall 2017 Lori redesigned her BUS 413 course to join the Jacket Philanthropy Program where her students not only provided project support related to training and development for 4 local community partners, but also engaged in grant proposal writing and awarding $5000 to local partners. Lori says, “I am passionate about service-learning in my courses, I feel it provides my students with valuable experience but also helps them understand and engage in community needs.” Most recently, Lori connected a small cohort of BW students to the E-city initiative through Youth Opportunities Unlimited. Lori is an active member of the Service-Learning Faculty Advisory Council.

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Karen Munroe (Department of Biology and Geology) For the past 6 years Dr. Munroe has served as faculty co-advisor for BW’s Circle K, International (CKI). Circle K International is the largest university service leadership organization in the world and performs half a million hours of service each year. Since Karen began her work with this group of students, the BW CKI club has won The Outstanding Circle K club in the state of Ohio for six consecutive years (second place this year), as well as Outstanding Single Service Project annually, and almost all the annual awards for Outstanding President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Member and New Member. BW’s Circle K is a large club that does a great deal of community service for the University, Berea, and the greater Cleveland community. Karen says, “When asked why I am passionate about performing community service I sometimes talk about my prior experiences receiving help when I needed it most and how I am paying that back or even forward to help create a better world. But honestly, the truth is that I find contributing to my local community fun.”

Ken Schneck (Leadership in Higher Education) From student engagement and building campuscommunity partnerships to advocating for institutional infrastructure to support service-learning, Dr. Schneck has made measurable impact on the culture of community engagement at BW. Ken has taught several undergraduate courses with substantial community engagement components, as well as leading Honors international service-learning efforts in Guatemala in 2016. In Spring 2018, Ken served as a faculty member with the Urban Semester Program, introducing a significant community engagement component into the “Racial & Cultural Minorities” course, in order to have students not only examine their own identity, but also to get out into the community to witness firsthand what individuals and organizations are actually doing to support marginalized voices in Cleveland. In addition to work with the YWCA, by the end of the semester, students completed 10 site visits to see this work, learn more, and ask critical questions. Ken has built partnerships with key community organizations, such as the YWCA. Over the past three years, he has arranged for 30 students to be trained as racial justice facilitators. These students then went on to participate in the “It’s Time To Talk” event: a Cleveland-wide dialogue focused on increasing the capacity of the corporate, nonprofit, and education sectors to have difficult conversations. Students have facilitated small group circles, table dialogues, and networking meetings at these heavily attended events. Finally, Ken has supported professional development in his role on the Service-Learning Advisory Council and co-facilitator for the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program.

Jodi Tims (Computer Science) From involvement in the RITE board (Executive Committee) to work in the women in computing community Dr. Tims champions engagement and application of program content to real-world projects. She has worked in the women in computing community to increase gender diversity in computing and give BW statewide, national and global exposure as an institution with computer science programs commitment to diversity. She recently formed a women in computing student organization that will give female computing students a community of support and a mechanism to organize events, including outreach.

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The David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service: Dr. Lisa Green The David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service was designed to recognize and honor the outstanding work in service-learning and/or civic engagement done by a faculty or staff member at an Ohio Campus Compact member institution. This award is named for the late David Hoch, the Dean of Honors at The University of Toledo, who served as the Director of Service Learning from 1999 – 2005. Hoch was instrumental in initiating and nurturing the role of civic engagement at The University of Toledo, not only in the Honors Program, but in residence life and other departments as well. His guidance helped grow academic service-learning, student-led community service, and the presidential emphasis on broader civic engagement.

This award is given annually to one or two faculty or staff members from an Ohio Campus Compact member institution. To be considered, the nominee must demonstrate outstanding leadership in furthering the civic mission of the institution. The president of the college or university must nominate each candidate.

The Charles J. Ping Student Service Award: Wyndi Moore The Charles J. Ping Student Service Award, sponsored by Ohio Campus Compact (OCC), was designed to recognize and honor undergraduate students for their outstanding leadership and contributions to community service or service-learning on their campus and within their community. These students represent the next generation of civic leaders and problem solvers. The award is named in honor of Charles J. Ping, who served as President of Ohio University from 1975 – 1994. An early supporter and Board Member of Ohio Campus Compact, Ping has been a tireless advocate for campuscommunity partnerships and increased opportunities for students to become active and engaged citizens.

This recognition is granted annually to undergraduates at Ohio Campus Compact member institutions.

2017-2018 Department: Communication Sciences & Disorders New this year— the Brain Center accepted applications for the Engaged Campus Initiative and worked with the Provost and Service-Learning Advisory Council to select one academic department to participate in a year-long community engagement planning & innovation deepdive process, designed to: identify civic outcomes of academic programs, develop community engaged curriculum through service-learning and community engaged research and provide customized faculty development experiences.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders participated in a 1/2 day civic learning retreat, exploring best practices for community engaged teaching and learning and idea sharing around strengths and weaknesses in current clinical and classroom engagement.

This dynamic team engaged in a year-long planning process developing a roadmap for engagement from application to graduation for both graduate and undergraduate programs.

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“The highlight for me was the conversations, brainstorming and interactions with colleagues. I also loved having the opportunity to see areas of the city that I haven't visited before.�

Thanks to funding from the BW Wellness Advisory Council we launched "Meet CLE: Wellness Edition".

BW faculty and staff participants connected through community and explored aspects of both personal and community wellness. Social, cultural, physical, and economic foundations are not only important factors for personal health and wellness, but also in the overall health and wellness of the community.

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Faculty and Staff participants

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Community Partner Org Collaborators

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Personal Wellness

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS It’s not just Charlottesville...

A World Cafe Conversation Over 100 members of the BW Campus community gathered together in September 2017 to discuss and reflect upon the racially motivated incidents of hate that occurred in Charlottesville, VA. The event provided a space for students, faculty, and staff to listen, share, and examine the context of racism, discrimination and inclusion at BW and in the wider community.

“Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care.”

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Social Change Summit 2018

In the spirit and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., this annual, campus event brings together BW students from across campus communities to explore issues, assets and opportunities to put ideas into action for social change.

During this full-day experience, participants have the opportunity to examine their own personal beliefs and commitments related to social justice, learn from community leaders, explore creative approaches to social change and connect with fellow BW students around ideas for action.

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students participated in this full-day, conference style event

community leaders hosted sessions and participated in a networking lunch Issue education, skill building and creative expressions for social change workshops

View summit program, including list of Community Leaders, workshop topics, creative expression sessions, and campus partners HERE.

Social Change Pitch Competition After developing ideas for action at the Social Change Summit, participants had the opportunity to enter the new Social Change Pitch Competition hosted by LaunchNet, to win funding for their idea or initiative. Only students who attended the Social Change Summit were eligible.

Participants delivered a 90-second pitch in front of a panel of judges on February 2, 2018 to compete for a chance to win up to $500 from LaunchNET. LaunchNET Powered is by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation and a program of the Center for Innovation & Growth.

BW students addressing today's most complex and challenging social issues, while working to educate and empower the BW community to take action.

A highly competitive, 1 year fellowship program rooted in the Social Change Model of Leadership.

Selected Fellows commit to a weekly meeting, on-going trainings and community events, and the development and implementation of an social change project in collaboration with a community partner.

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“Art from the Hills” an arts-based empowerment program created by Brain Fellow, Delaney Hill, in partnership with youth at the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Corrections Facility

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“Let’s Talk: State of Arts Disparity” a panel discussion and night of education and entertainment raising awareness about arts disparities in education, hosted by Brain Fellow and Arts Management major, Taequann Davidson.

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OST prep day in partnership with BW Scholars, an on-campus immersion day focused on preparing BW Scholars for upcoming high school graduate tests, coordinated by Brain Fellows Tayla Brooks and Jack Smith.

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“Girls are always Write” a teen girl’s writing and empowerment program piloted at the Bridge Avenue School by Brain Fellow Taylor Mosbarger and proposed as a Brain Center Weekly Program.

“This program helped to nurture the foundation of knowledge I had and expand it tremendously by introducing community orgs, topics I didn't know about, and just insight to what happens behind the scenes with social justice work! My greatest emotional take-away is the growth of compassion and skills I have gained that I believe have prepared me for a future in social work and dealing with the various challenges associated with the career. It has been the best experience I have had at BW because it has made me more confident and unafraid to voice my opinion on things that are unjust. It has been a great application to my education and the knowledge I've gained in the classroom by applying it first hand to the community.�

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students made a 1-year commitment to serve on a Brain Center leadership team.

Student Leadership Team programs: Alternative Breaks Campus Kitchen College Explorations Jackets Engaged Special Projects Team Super Saturdays Weekly Service Programs

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“The Brain Center has been one of the best experiences of my life and I am so grateful I was able to be apart of it. “ “My work with the Brain Center has helped me to realize I can be a leader not only at BW, but in my community. It has helped me develop my passions and helped me meet new people.”

“ My Brain Center experience has empowered, elevated and equipped me to then empower, elevate and equip those around me and the community I work with in social justice and community service related endeavors.�

Effective Leaders

Brain Center SLO#3: Student leaders will be able to effectively plan and implement opportunities for community engagement.

99% of participants indicated that participation in the program/event positively impacted their desire to stay involved in community engagement effort/service 99% of Alternative Break and Weekly Service Program respondents stated that their participation increased their knowledge about a social justice topic and/or community assets and challenges.

100% of programs/events received an average rating of 3 or above on overall organization (out of 5), with 83% averaging 4 or above.

ALTERNATIVE BREAKS What’s new? The BW Alternative Breaks Program reaffirmed their commitment to issue-focused trips by having all mystery locations for 2017-2018 trips. Applicants applied to trips based solely on the social justice topic and learned the location of the trip once selected! Even with this change, 130 students participated in trips led by 13 student leaders and advised by 14 faculty/staff advisors who in total contributed 3792 hours of service across 12 cities.

“I am a different person than who I was before the trip: I’ve taken several steps outside of my comfort zone, faced prejudices I didn’t realize I had, and met people who increased my capacity for compassion. “ - Alternative Thanksgiving Trip Participant (Detroit, MI)

2017-2018 Alternative Break Trips Fall Thanksgiving Winter Winter - FSL Winter Winter Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Summer

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Suicide Prevention & Awareness Poverty & Homelessness Food Insecurity Environmental Justice Youth & Trauma Arts & Social Change Human Rights / Refugee Resettlement Sex Trafficking LGBTQ+ Social Services Global Food Systems Food Justice & Policy Youth & Advocacy

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Cleveland, OH Detroit, MI San Antonio, TX New Orleans, LA Chicago, IL Providence, RI Clarkston, GA Miami, FL San Francisco, CA Waco, TX Washington DC Minneapolis, MN

BW Alternative Breaks selected as National Program of the Year!

The Baldwin Wallace Alternative Breaks program is honored to receive Breakaway’s highest honor - recognized as the National Alternative Breaks Program of the year 2017-2018!

According to the selection committee, BW’s program stood out for our strong student leadership model, our local engagement with Cleveland-based trips, our robust pre-trip curriculum, and the focus on social justice topics in our participant application process with mystery locations.

Teaching and learning were at the center of the fifth International Alternative Break with Outreach 360. Six BW students and two advisors explored Dominican culture, learned about the country’s history, assets, and challenges while teaching English and supporting Outreach 360’s mission of enhancing the education of underserved children in Latin America.

Above: Left Class of ‘11 YJ4L’s Bridget Gallant, Jillian Nichols, & Marissa DeJane; & former hall director Mary Riley joined the students in the DR for their 2nd week of service. Center Mamdouh El-Mahdy, ‘19 teaching at Outreach 360’s Learning Center. Right Ai Takafuji, ‘20 with preschoolers at the public school.

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Emily Armbrecht Maya Finston-Fox Carolyn Dreyer Shellby Jansen Kelan Siner Haley Spangler

In Spring 2018, 6 students were selected to live together in BW's Archwood House located in the Brooklyn Centre Neighborhood.

Urban Semester Program participants explore the complexities and assets of today's Urban Communities through this Cleveland immersion experience - exploring issues of poverty, health disparities, community leadership, politics, and more, in addition to learning about their own civic identities, and exploring innovative approaches to community and social change.

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PHT-373 S04 Urban Health Disparities

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POL-304D S01 Urban Policy and Politics

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PSY-473 S01 USP Practicum Experience

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Towards Employment

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Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

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Malachi Center

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SOC-302I S01 Racial & Cultural Minorities

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Cleveland Kids Book Bank

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UST-070 S01 Internship

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West Side Catholic Center

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UST-199D S01 Community Engagement

“[Project Affinity] taught me the value of living and learning in a diverse and authentic community, and allowed me to connect with my peers, neighbors, and city in countless ways. In just two short months, I found new purpose for my life.”

-Emily Dahnert, PA 2017 Participant

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ASIA, Inc. Malachi Center MetroWest Community Development IRTF Waterloo Arts West Side Catholic Center

Project Affinity participants contributed over 1,900 hours of service to local non-profits during summer of 2017!

“Project Affinity is so helpful to IRTF! I hope we will have more interns in the future.”

-Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez, Interreligious Task Force on Central America

Above: (Back L to R) Emily Dahnert, Chelsea Seward, Antonia Searight, Jamie McFarland (Front L to R) Kalie Johnson, Coryonna Robinson, Annie DeVito Left: Project Affinity participants with the IRTF team.

Campus Kitchen The nation’s largest student movement to end food waste & hunger.

This student-run program keeps food from going to waste, by turning it into nutritious meals for those who are struggling with food insecurity. In the process, we are developing student leaders and empowering them to create programs that open pathways between Baldwin Wallace and the local community.

1579 Program Partners:

Pounds of food recovered

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Local Meals Served

Mission: The College Explorations Program seeks to expose students to a college campus at a young age, encourage them to see college as a possibility, and start

preparing now.

200 middle school students from 6 schools visited BW through the College Explorations Program this year!

Above: Students from Warrensville Heights Middle School were interviewed by a BW student during their College Explorations visit.

Campus Kitchen What’s new? Their name, for one! Formerly the Election Engagement Team, this group of student leaders underwent a strategic planning process in their second year that included a name change, development of a mission statement and team structure, and goal setting.

In addition to offering monthly voter registration opportunities, Jackets Engaged hosted Let’s Talk: Civil Conversations Across Difference, their first dialogue aimed at breaking down barriers between individuals with different political ideologies; presented at the Social Change Summit, facilitated a panel discussion on gun violence, and utilized campus electronic displays for passive voter and civility education.

Above: Angelique McGuire registering voters.

Right: Examples of passive education displays Below: Publicity for Jackets Engaged’s 1st campus dialogue event.

Gun Violence & Gun Legislation Aziz Ahmad, Panelist BW Class of 2017

Rosie Craig, Panelist Member, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence & League of Women Voters

Daniel Demetro , Panelist Armorer, Stonewall LTD Semiarms Inc.

Diane Donnett ,Panelist President & Managing Agent.

Stonewall LTD Semiarms Inc.

Ronald Lemieux , Esq, Panelist Legislative Committee Member, Buckeye Firearms Association

Dr. Thomas Sutton, Moderator Professor

Mission Jackets Engaged: Political Engagement Team is a nonpartisan group of student leaders working together to increase BW students’ engagement in elections & politics, and understanding of how they affect them and our community.

Left to Right: Jackets Engaged members, Angelique McGuire, Allyson Crays, Peter George & Ryan Simmons present at BW’s Social Change Summit.

S.E.R.V.E. S.E.R.V.E (formerly Special Projects Team) underwent a student-initiated, year-long strategic planning and review process, where members re-structured the team to create functional positions, wrote a guiding mission statement, and changed the name to S.E.R.V.E. which stands for Students Engaging, Reflecting, and Volunteering Every year.

Saturday of Service - 350 hours of service Gift Drive - 205 gifts donated

MLK Day of Learning - 156 4th graders participated Sock & Underwear Drive - 232 pairs donated Leave It Behind - over 20 laundry carts full of items

Above: Gift Drive Championship Belt Left: SERVE leadership team members Lizzy Gootee, Hannah Allenson, Abi Louisin, Peter George, Jordan Dascani, and Viola Sullivan.

Below: MLK Day of Learning with Berea-Midpark and Grindstone Elementary 4th Graders

What’s new? Brain Center was pleased to collaborate with Study Abroad to host a joint Super Saturday project with Medwish International (pictured below) during I Heart Travel Week.

Projects with The Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank (pictured left) and St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Berea rounded out the Super Saturday lineup for 2017-18.

36 students contributed 107 hours of service to our local community through Super Saturdays this year!

Yellow Jacket volunteers make a positive impact!

“The job we asked them to help us with was dirty, strenuous, and complicated, but they were unfailingly cheerful, energetic, and polite . . .They even thanked us for giving them the opportunity.” ~Marcy Molmen, St. Thomas Episcopal Church “Your group seemed very eager and very motivated to work until the very end and I'm so grateful they were able to engage with our lifesaving mission. “ ~Caley Haehn, Medwish International

“Many hands make light work.”

- John Heywood

What’s new?

Exceptional students take the lead in establishing new programs during Spring ‘18!

In collaboration with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Cleveland Public Library, Erin Neff ‘21 (pictured at the right), developed a program bringing BW volunteers and fun, nutritionfocused activities to the Southview Branch’s Kids Café each week.

The idea was initially sparked by Sarah Gattis ’18, and Simone Malone ‘18 during their Brain Fellowship in 2017.

Prompted by her experience with Project Affinity, Chelsea Seward ‘19, connected her Honors Program mentees with CMSD’s International Newcomers Academy at Thomas Jefferson.

Chelsea’s team had such a great experience that she recommended Brain Center establish a weekly program with the school. Katie Geyer ‘19, answered the call to ensure that more BW students could assist immigrant and refugee children with learning English. The program was piloted in April and will continue in 2018-19.

Tried and true . . . Brain Center continued its partnerships with 6 other organizations with BW volunteers contributing service hours through Weekly Programs.

Partners & Leaders Boys & Girls Club– Taylor Mosbarger ,Student Director of Weekly Programs Esperanza, Inc.– Kim Buchanan & Antonia Searight Junior Achievement– Audrey Casey Juvenile Correction Facility– Delaney Hill Above: That might be Spanish on the board, but Kim, Antonia and their fellow volunteers assist with ESL classes at Esperanza each week.

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St. Pat’s– Lauren Divido West Side Catholic Center– April Walter

Left: JCF volunteers’ relationship with the youth extended beyond the weekly visits. Here Bri Osborne and Keelan Siner prepare to cheer on the young men at a basketball game.

In their words: reflections from Weekly Program volunteers “I have learned the impact that language has on people.”

“There are so many problems these youth face and many are systematic.”

“I’ve learned how to relate to people different than me.”

Above: A BW volunteer receives a tray from a church volunteer to serve to a community member at St. Pat’s.

Left: Children in the Boys & Girls Club at Luis Munoz Marín Dual Language Academy participate in a craft led by Taylor and her team of volunteers.

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GivePulse - Community Engagement Platform Fall 2018 we will launch our new, comprehensive Community Engagement software called “GivePulse”. This system will allow students to have 24/7 access to their community engagement transcript, course management tools for students and faculty enrolled in servicelearning courses, as well as a dynamic platform for sharing and connecting with community engagement opportunities.

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New Civic Engagement University Learning Outcome The Brain Center commends the commitment of BW faculty in approving “Civic Engagement” as one of 5 new University Learning Outcomes rolling out in 2018-2019. This learning outcome makes civic learning a priority for all BW students across the curriculum, and the Brain Center looks forward to innovating and collaborating across curricular and co-curricular programs to fulfill these new civic learning expectations.

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BW Food Waste App Under the mentorship of Dr. Brian Krupp from the Computer Science Department, in collaboration with the Campus Kitchen student leadership team, a pilot app is being developed to address both food waste from campus events, as well as student food insecurity. The app will promote events with free food and notify the campus when there is food to pick up after events within a designated time frame.

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Jacket Philanthropy Alumni Impact Study What are the long-term impacts of a philanthropy-based, service-learning experience as an undergraduate? This is what we set out to learn through the 2018 Jacket Philanthropy Program Alumni Impact Study. This study, currently underway, involves an alumni survey and series of focus groups which will reveal the long-term impact of JPP participation on: levels and belief about annual giving / philanthropy, current levels of community service and other forms of community engagement amongst BW alumni.

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