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College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Community Engagement: Community Engagement: Focus on Service LearningFocus on Service Learning
Janna JonesJanna Jones, Assistant Professor of , Assistant Professor of Communication & USF Service Communication & USF Service
Learning Faculty Fellow Learning Faculty Fellow
Robin JonesRobin Jones, Coordinator, , Coordinator,
CAS Community Initiative CAS Community Initiative
Sandra SchneiderSandra Schneider, Associate Dean, , Associate Dean,
Center for Research and ScholarshipCenter for Research and Scholarship
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Social Sciences
Natural Sciences
HumanitiesProfessional
Programs
Arts & SciencesArts & Sciences
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CAS Community CAS Community EngagementEngagement• Social SciencesSocial Sciences: Criminal justice training, : Criminal justice training,
archaeological trips, GIS, health, urbanarchaeological trips, GIS, health, urban
• Natural SciencesNatural Sciences: Summer math camp, : Summer math camp, Coalition, REUs, corporations, arsenic/lead Coalition, REUs, corporations, arsenic/lead
• HumanitiesHumanities: Humanities Institute, Great : Humanities Institute, Great books, historical/religious trips abroadbooks, historical/religious trips abroad
• Professional ProgramsProfessional Programs: journalists, kinship : journalists, kinship care, community development, hearingcare, community development, hearing
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Why Does CommunityWhy Does Community Engagement Matter? Engagement Matter?
• CommunityCommunity is a fundamental is a fundamental constituencyconstituency
• UniversityUniversity is essential to the community is essential to the community
• Social networkSocial network provides the context for provides the context for knowledge generation and applicationknowledge generation and application
• Communities need Communities need knowledge/expertiseknowledge/expertise
• LearningLearning is real when it happens is real when it happens for-realfor-real
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Experiential LearningExperiential Learning
Educational GoalEducational Goal
• Gaining knowledge/ Gaining knowledge/ understanding of understanding of
the world the world
• preparing for a preparing for a careercareer
• preparing for preparing for citizenship citizenship
Experiential Experiential ProcessProcess
• field work/applied field work/applied research/internship research/internship
• practicum/internshippracticum/internship
• service-learningservice-learning
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Components of Service Components of Service LearningLearning
• Project addresses a social, community, Project addresses a social, community, or public issueor public issue
• Planned in collaboration with a Planned in collaboration with a community partnercommunity partner
• Tied to a course:Tied to a course:
1)1)project is well integrated into the syllabusproject is well integrated into the syllabus2)2)student reflection is requiredstudent reflection is required3)3)systematic analysis/evaluation is systematic analysis/evaluation is
emphasizedemphasized
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BenefitsBenefits
• Engaged Learning and TeachingEngaged Learning and Teaching
• Enthusiasm of Students, Faculty, and Enthusiasm of Students, Faculty, and CommunityCommunity
• Collaborative PartnershipsCollaborative Partnerships
• Community Awareness and ImmersionCommunity Awareness and Immersion
• University Students/Faculty become University Students/Faculty become trusted, necessary community trusted, necessary community resourcesresources
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Requirements for SuccessRequirements for Success
• Issues for Faculty and Support TeamIssues for Faculty and Support Team1.1. Communication and TrainingCommunication and Training
2.2. Development of Community PartnershipsDevelopment of Community Partnerships
3.3. Methods to Overcome Logistical ProblemsMethods to Overcome Logistical Problems
• Sustained Network of Community Sustained Network of Community RelationshipsRelationships
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Enhancement StrategiesEnhancement Strategies
• Faculty WorkshopsFaculty Workshops
• Faculty Fellow Faculty Fellow
• Mini-GrantsMini-Grants
• Coffees for faculty and community Coffees for faculty and community partnerspartners
• Website address: Website address: www.cas.usf.edu/servicelearning/index.htwww.cas.usf.edu/servicelearning/index.htmlml
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Looking Toward the FutureLooking Toward the Future
• Service Learning Service Learning infrastructureinfrastructure at USF: at USF: Mechanisms to reach the communityMechanisms to reach the community
• Symbolic and material Symbolic and material supportsupport for for Service Learning/Community Service Learning/Community EngagementEngagement
• Translation Translation of knowledge to application of knowledge to application
• Staff Staff assistanceassistance
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Community: Thinking BiggerCommunity: Thinking Bigger
• Broader perspectiveBroader perspective on university- on university-community interactions and relationshipscommunity interactions and relationships
• Appreciation for the role of the university Appreciation for the role of the university in in knowledge generationknowledge generation and application and application
• Focus on the benefit of our unique Focus on the benefit of our unique metropolitanmetropolitan surroundings and our surroundings and our researchresearch strengths strengths