WWC Service Program Annual Report

Warren Wilson College Service Program

Annual Report 2011-2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mission Statement and Goals for the Service Program …………………………………………………… 3 2011-2012 Service Staff and Crew ………………………………………………………………………… 4 The Bonner Scholar Work Crew ………………………………………………………………………… .. 5 Service Program Advisory Council ……………………………………………………………………….. 6 Community Engagement Commitment ……………………………………………………………………. 7 Weekly Partnerships …………………….……………………………………………………………….. 8-9 Academic Service-Learning Courses …………………………………………………………………..10-11 Work Crews and Other Campus Groups …………………………………………………………………. 12 Service Break Trips ………………………………………………………………………………………. 13 Annual Campus Events …………………………………………………………………………………. . 14 Faculty and Staff Development Opportunities …………………………………………………………… 15 Total Service Hours and Top Ten Agencies

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Statistical Data and Graphs ……………………………………………………………………………….. 17 Service Hours by Class …………………………………………………………………………………… 18 Service Hours by Issue Area ……………………………………………………………………………… 19 Service Hours by Geographic Area

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Service Hours by Category ……………………………………………………………………………… 21

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MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Warren Wilson College Service Program is to prepare students for effective community engagement.

We fulfill our mission by: Providing opportunities for students to gain relevant knowledge, skills, and experiences.

Supporting students in the development of civic responsibility.

Engaging in mutually beneficial community partnerships.

2011-2012 STUDENT OUTCOMES Student Outcomes As a result of participation in the Warren Wilson Service Program students will develop the following: Self knowledge Awareness of their own interests and passions Perspectives that allow them to challenge held beliefs and stereotypes Intentional reflection on personal attitudes and values Reflective insights about the aims and accomplishments of one’s actions Understanding of complex issues Critical thinking Ethical reasoning Exploration of root causes Understanding of the interconnectedness of issues Generation of sustainable solutions Commitment to community engagement Motivation to be informed on public issues Sense of responsibility to participate in local and global communities Sensitivity to impact on the community/all stakeholders Critical awareness of issues related to power, privilege and oppression Commitment to public action Commitment to social change in support of social justice Skills to engage effectively in civic life and community service Logistical knowledge of accessing community opportunities Integration of knowledge from other educational and experiential areas Ability to assess assets and needs Ability to understand the systems within a community Work collaboratively across community contexts for civic aims

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SERVICE PROGRAM STAFF

Dean of Service Cathy Kramer

Director of Service-Learning Brooke Millsaps

Director Community Leadership Program Debra Kiliru

Office Manager and Program Assistant Karen Kyle

SERVICE PROGRAM BONNER SCHOLARS STUDENT CREW

Seniors Ana Baranda Emily Chiara Laura Loewenstein Kate Page Jacqui Trillo Madeline Wadley

Juniors Meron Amare Rob Compton

Sophomores Danielle Landy Caroline Duble Nora White

Freshmen Dylan Bahoosh Marissa Bramlet Deanna Dragan Collin Hoban Lia Kaz Ben Malmborg Autum Martin Blanca Perez Emma Post Breanna Ryan Emily Sprouse

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THE SERVICE PROGRAM BONNER SCHOLARS WORK CREW Warren Wilson College partners with the Bonner Foundation which provides funding, training and technical assistance to community service and service-learning programs at colleges and universities across the country. The Foundation has provided funding for an endowment which provides opportunities for the Bonner Service Program Crew. Through the program, crew members are supported in working with community partners, participating in professional development activities and summer service internships.

The Bonner Foundation provides conferences for students and this past year crew members attended the following: Summer Leadership Institute, June, New York, Director and Senior Interns attended Bonner Congress, October, New Jersey, Two students attended Annual Director’s Meeting, November, North Carolina, Dean and Director attended IMPACT conference, March, Florida, Coordinator and six students attended.

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SERVICE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE Faculty Marty O’Keefe, Outdoor Leadership Amy Boyd, Biology/Environmental Studies Siti Kusujiarti, Sociology—Service-Learning Faculty Liaison Lucy Lawrence, Social Work Graham Paul, Theatre Staff Joyce Milling, Student Life Wendy Seligmann, Career Services Dan Seeger, Student Activities Ally Wilson, Advancement Student Representatives Kelsey Brown Freesia McKee Madeline Wadley Carlos Lara Service Program Staff Cathy Kramer, Dean of Service Debra Kiliru, Director of Community Leadership Brooke Millsaps, Director of Service-Learning Karen Kyle, Office Manager/Program Assistant

SERVICE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2011-2012 ACTIONS Development of the Community Engagement Commitment to replace the 100 hour service requirement.

Timeline September—December 2011 Developed a new service requirement model based on feedback gathered from a benchmark study and focus groups with students, faculty, staff and community partners conducted in the Spring 2011.

January 2012—Preliminary model vetted to all constituencies for feedback.

February, 2012 – Community Engagement Commitment model was finalized; The motion for the proposal of the new model was prepared.

March 21, 2012 – Motion to change the service graduation requirement was presented to Staff Forum and approved.

March 27, 2012 – The proposal for the new Community Engagement Commitment was presented to Student Caucus and approved.

April 27, 2012 – Resolution for the proposal of the Community Engagement Commitment as the new service graduation requirement was submitted to the Board of Trustees and approved.

April/May 2012 – Transition planning for Fall 2012 implementation of the new commitment.

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Community Engagement Commitment The mission of Warren Wilson College includes preparing students for service, leadership, and meaningful lifelong work and learning. As part of our triad educational program, completion of a Community Engagement Commitment is one of the requirements for graduation. Students meet the Commitment by progressing through four different Points of Engagement and Growth (PEGS): Self-knowledge Understanding of complex issues Capacity for leadership Commitment to community engagement By graduation, students demonstrate a measurable level of learning in all four PEGS. Each student’s progress is reviewed in the second semester of the sophomore year and the first semester of the senior year.

Points of Engagement and Growth (PEGS) Self- knowledge: Awareness of interests, passions, skills, and values; understanding of beliefs and relationships to issues of power and privilege; recognizing oneself as embedded in relationships and community.

Demonstration of PEG 1: Completion of at least 25 hours of direct service.

Participation in a group reflection activity.

Individual reflection on how service impacts self-knowledge (as described in the definition above).

Understanding of complex issues: Identification of root causes; recognition of the interconnectedness of issues; awareness of systemic inequities in social justice issues.

Demonstration of PEG 2: Participation in workshop/academic course focusing on the exploration of issues and root causes.

Completion of at least 25 hours of engagement in one issue area including the application of knowledge through community action.

Reflection focused on one issue, addressing root causes and connections.

Capacity for leadership: Initiating engagement in the community; critical thinking and ethical reasoning; analysis of community systems; communication strategies; working collaboratively across cultures; valuing diverse perspectives.

Demonstration of PEG 3: Self-initiated participation in sustainable solutions including working with one partner organization and fostering a deep commitment to an issue.

Creation of pre- and post- plan, including documented results related to building capacity for both the student and the partner.

Reflection and community sharing outlining impact of service Demonstration of PEG 4: Attend workshop or panel on sustainable community engagement.

Create a plan for service engagement after graduation including a reflection on growth in all PEG areas.

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WEEKLY PARTNERSHIPS The Service Program Crew works in Issue Area Clusters that consist of 3-5 student crew members workingtogether to organize weekly service trips and educational events around specific issues. Students can sign up to participate in semester long service trips that are specific to the one issue and engage in service with an agency on a weekly basis. Trips outside of our issue areas are lead by students from other work crews and are supported by the Service Program Office. In 2011-2012, 6,131 hours were recorded from weekly partnerships.

Animal Welfare Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Assist with cleaning kennels and walking dogs; special events and programs.

Full Moon Farm—Wolf Dog Rescue Clearing of brush around the road and fire line around the property.

Health Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Center Escorted residents with developmental disabilities to the Center’s weekly music session.

Environment Western North Carolina Alliance—(WNCA) Weekly water sampling along the rivers of Buncombe County, NC. Invasive plant removal and control.

Food Security Black Mountain Community Garden Students cultivate garden plots that give food to organizations and residents in and around Black Mountain.

MANNA Food Bank Preparing bags of food for the children's backpack program; work in the warehouse sorting and box ing salvage food and non-food items; for distribution to local food pantries and community agencies throughout Western North Carolina.

The Lord’s Acre Community Garden Worked in the garden weeding; planting and harvesting vegetables to provide to the local food pantry.

Housing and Homelessness A-Hope Day Center and Homeward Bound

Sorted donations, staffed the desk, clean bathrooms, yard work and tended to clients’ needs.

Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministries - Veterans Restoration Headquarters

Met with residents every Saturday evening for games, activities and socializing.

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Race and Immigration

Emma Family Resource Center - MANOS Provide homework help and assist with enrichment activities for Latino youth.

Building Bridges Participated in diversity and community building workshops

Youth and Education Asheville City Schools-In Real Life Program Asheville City Schools after school mentoring program for middle school students.

Volunteers organize activities and interact with middle school students.

Big Brother and Big Sisters Mentored elementary and middle school age children at “Kids on Campus� program and Burton Street Community Center.

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ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES Service-Learning is a method under which students learn and develop through thoughtfully organized service that is integrated into an academic course and meets the needs of a community.

It helps foster civic responsibility and includes structured time for students to reflect on the service experience.

In 2011-2012, 7,203 service hours were recorded for service-learning courses. This represents a forty percent increase from the 5,062 service hours recorded for 2010-2011.

SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES

ART 171

Introduction to Digital Imaging

ART 294

African American Art & Thought

BIO 219

Plant Morphology and Anatomy

Bio 241

Invertebrate Zoology

CHM 333

Thermodynamics Lab

EDU 209

Emerging Literacy

EDU 290

Exploring Education: Middle Grades/High school

EDU 291

Experential Teaching Methods

EDU 303

Early Childhood Practicum

EDU 305

Educational Psychology

EDU 305

Educational Psychology

EDU 399a

Exploring Exceptionalities in the Early Childhood Classroom

EDU 399b

Emergent Literacy Benefits for Preschoolers and Kindergartners Through the Lens of Vivian Paley’s Story Telling Story Acting Curriculum

ENS 126

Intro to EE

ENS 333

Introduction to Forest Management

ENS 426

EE Methods and Materials

FRS 105

Gardens: Ecology, Cultural Identity, and Social Change

FRS 107

The Activist Tradition in American History

FRS 108

Problem Solving

FRS 113

Self-Fashioning: Life, Autobiography and Self-Portraiture

FRS 121

What Work Is: Working Alone, Working Together, Working It Out

FRS 131

Coming Home: LiveArt@Wilson

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ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES (CONT’D) FRS 131

Coming Home: LiveArt@Wilson

FRS 137

Inward Bound: Exploring Alternative Body and Soul Healing

FRS 147

Experiential Education and the Nature of Understanding

GBL 125

Intro to Appalachian Studies

GBL 296

Global Political Ecology

LAN

Spanish IV

LAN 152

Spanish I

LAN 252

Spanish III

LAN 354

Advanced Spanish

MUS 390

Traditions of Work and Music in the Southern Mountains

ODL 225

Universal Adventure Programming

ODL 322

Challenge Course Facilitation and Management

ODL 322

Challenge Course Facilitation and Management

PSY 204

Adolescent Development

PSY 200

Child Development

PSY 205

Adult Development

PSY 291

Positive Psychology

PSY 310

Biopsychology 1

PSY 312

Abnormal Psychology

REL 111

Exploring Religions

SOC 211

The Family

SOC 324

Social Inequality

SWK 201

Introduction to Social Work

SWK 201

Introduction to Social Work

SWK 305 SWK 306

Human Behavior in the Social Environment II

SWK 320

Practice I

SWK 420 THR 297

Community Based Art

WRI 120

College Composition I

WRI 320

Environmental Writing

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CAMPUS GROUPS, WORK CREWS, SPORTS TEAMS, & RESIDENCE HALLS ENGAGE IN SERVICE Students engage in service activities with various affinity groups on campus including sports teams and work crews. The experiences help to build the group cohesiveness and provide directed service to community partners. In 2011-2012 over 1400 service hours were recorded for group service.

Residence Halls Korevec Work Crews Sage Vining

Bio/ENS Campus Support

Sports Teams Men’s Basketball Soccer Team Swim Team Step Team Team River Runners Women’s Basketball

Chemistry ELC - INSULATE! Fiber Arts Forestry Garden Health Center Library Outdoor Programs

Organizations

Rentals and Renovations RISE

BE (Student Buddhist Group)

Writing Center

EMPOWER

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SERVICE ALTERNATIVE BREAK TRIPS

We provide opportunities for students to travel to another location or focus in an issue nearby during our fall and spring breaks. The trips are lead by two student leaders and supported by a faculty or staff learning partner. In 2011-2012, 2,381 hours were completed through 72 student participants on 7 trips.

Fall 2011 Climate Change Adaptation - Outer Banks, NC Partnered with the Nature Conservancy to help prepare areas for the impending effects of climate change by building oyster reefs.

The Elephant Sanctuary - Hohenwald, TN Partnered with The Elephant Sanctuary, a rescue organization for exploited elephants to build fences and maintain the barns.

Rebuilding Alabama: Disaster, Poverty and Solutions - Greensboro, AL Partnered with the Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization (HERO) to rebuild homes destroyed by one of the 67 tornadoes that ravaged Alabama and the southeast in spring 2011.

Cumberland Island National Seashore– Cumberland Island, GA Partnered with the National Park Service to work on trails, shoreline and camp clean-up and learn the history of the island and preserve.

Spring 2012 Building Sweeter Homes in Alabama - Greensboro, AL Partnered with the Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization (HERO) to rebuild homes destroyed by one of the 67 tornadoes that ravaged Alabama and the southeast in spring 2011 and tutor youth.

Local Food Systems - Buncombe County, NC Partnered with multiple agencies to evaluate current and alternative food systems. Worked with community gardens, school gardens, and wild foods experts in an effort to understand how to address the inadequate food system.

Rebuilding & Restoring New Orleans - New Orleans, LA Partnered with Saint Anna’s Episcopal Church to rebuild, restore, and renew the community of New Orleans. Worked on rebuilding homes and turtoring youth from the community.

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ANNUAL CAMPUS EVENTS

Fall Orientation Service Day, August 2011 Students new to Warren Wilson College engage in an orientation-to-service project with multiple agencies.

This year marked the second year of the Food Security theme as student worked with community gardens, local food pantries, community centers and schools.

Sign Up To Serve, September 2011 and January 2012 Twice per year community agencies attend this event to meet students, faculty, staff and to share their agency’s information, and recruit volunteers.

Empty Bowls, November 2011 Members of the ceramics crew and ceramics classes made decorative bowls for the annual Empty Bowls dinner. The Service Program student crew organize the event and choose a community partner agency to receive the proceeds each year. This year the event benefited the The Lord’s Acre Community Garden, Fairview, NC. Red Cross Blood Drives, November 2011 and February 2012 Representatives from the American Red Cross came to campus on two occasions for blood collection; Service Program crew members organize and manage these events along with student volunteers.

Break Trips Photo Exhibits, November 2011 and March 2012 Fall and Spring Break Trip participants create story telling exhibits with photos of their break trip experiences to share with the campus community.

Spring Orientation Service Day, January 2011 Students new to Warren Wilson College participate in the MLK Challenge, an orientation-to-service. The theme of Food Security carried on for the second year as students joined the community for a day of service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students worked in schools and school gardens, community centers, and local food pantries.

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FACULTY & STAFF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program 2011-2012 marked the first cycle of the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program. Designed for Warren Wilson College faculty seeking to effectively integrate service-learning into their courses, the Faculty Fellows committed to engaging in a series of workshops centered around service-learning pedagogy and teaching a new or modified service-learning course during the 2011-2012 academic year. A series of guest presenters and panelists led workshops on the following topics: Service-Learning 101 Student & Community Partner Perspectives Student Development Theory & Service-Learning Developing Effective Service-Learning Syllabi Faculty Perspectives Working session with Community Partners The 2012 Faculty Fellows were: David Abernathy – Community Partner: The Lord’s Acre Amy Boyd – Community Partner: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Annie Jonas – Community Partner: Owen High School Martha Knight Oakley – Community Partner: Hinds Feet Farm Jen Mozolic – Community Partner: Hinds Feet Farm Christine Swoap – Community Partners: WD Williams Elementary and Owen Middle School

——————————————————————————— CONSULTANT VISIT In the fall of 2011, the Service Program hosted Dr. Patti Clayton for a two-day visit to Warren Wilson College. She led a variety of workshops and informal conversations for faculty, staff, community partners, and students. Her professional work around engaged institutions, critical reflection, and student learning supported the work of our campus in these areas, specifically the revision of the service requirement, strengthening the triad experience, and identification and assessment of student learning outcomes.

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HOURLY TOTAL 2011-2012 In 2011-2012 Warren Wilson Students verified 28,224 hours of service to Local, State, National, and International non-profit and non-governmental (NGO) agencies on their service transcripts.

The US Bureau of Labor valued a volunteer hour at $21.79 in 2011; Warren Wilson students dedicated the equivalent of $615,000 to non-profit and non-governmental agencies in 2011-2012.

Using the definitions of service developed by the President’s Honor Roll for Service in Higher Education, our students engaged in an additional 20,449 hours of community based service through work crews and internships bringing the total number of community service hours to 48,689.

TOP TEN AGENCIES SERVED 2011-2012

Agency Total Hours 1. Brother Wolf Animal Rescue 915 2. Food Not Bombs 817 3. INSULATE! 689.5 4. Room In the Inn 653 5. Kids On Campus (KOC) 640.5 6. MANNA Food Bank 624 7. ABCCM: Veterans Restoration Quarters 568.5 8. The Lord’s Acre 556.25 9. Black Mountain Center 544.75 10. AHOPE Day Shelter 536

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Five Year Comparison of Service Hours ( 2010-2011 began to include hours related to internships and work crews focused in the community to be consistant with definitions used in the President's Honor Roll designation) 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Service Hours

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

27,840

29,394

26,950

25,781

28,224

22,122

20,449

Internships/Work Crews

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In 2007-2008, 27,006 service hours were verified.

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In 2008-2009, 29,394 service hours were verified.

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In 2009-2010, 26,950 service hours were verified.

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In 2010-2011, 47,913 including internships and work crews

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In 2011-2012, 48,689 including internships and work crews

*The Statue of Limitations was enacted in 2000-2001, limiting verification of service hours to the academic year in which they were completed.

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SERVICE HOURS BY CLASS WITH PARTICIPANT COUNT

9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 Total ServiceHours

4000

Number of Participants 3000 2000 1000 0 Total ServiceHours Number of Participants

Freshman

Sophmore

Junior

Senior

6987.75

6091.25

7324

7753.25

1392

1006

921

1086

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Total Service Hours by Issue Area 2011-2012 Project Type / Issue Area

Service Hours Verified (Total)

Animal Welfare Arts and culture Children Community Development Disaster Relief Senior Citizens Environment Food Security Health and Disabilities Homelessness Housing Immigration Other Poverty/Economic Justice Race Religion/Spirituality Sexual assault/rel violence Tutoring adults/literacy Tutoring/mentoring

1620.75 258.5 4464.75 695.75 141.5 562 4073.25 5647.5 2289.5 1820 1912.5 80.5 2540.25 20 179.75 154.5 112.5 10 1640.75

Total Service Hours by Issue Area 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0

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Service Hours by Geographic Area 25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

Asheville/Buncomb e

NC (not Buncombe)

US (not NC)

International

2010-2011

17804

1410

4400

2164

2011-2012

21268

978

4720

1016

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SERVICE HOURS BY CATEGORY Category Desc Biology Crew Break Trip Comm Service Sponsored Group Course Based Forestry Crew Garden Crew Individual Issue Based Workshop Library Crew Men's Basketball Team Orientation Other Residents Hall Swim Team Women's Basketball Team Women's Soccer Team

Ser Hrs Verified (Total) 40.5 2333 3901 7203.5 9 42 10983.25 58.5 145 287.5 1997.5 277 13.5 312 138.5 156

12000

10983.25

10000 8000

7203.5

6000 3901 4000 2333

1997.5

2000 40.5

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42

58.5 145 287.5

277 13.5 312 138.5 156

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