Tusculum College Greeneville, Tennessee Contributions to P-16 Education in East Tennessee Jonathan...

Tusculum Tusculum CollegeCollege

Greeneville, Greeneville, TennesseeTennessee

Contributions to Contributions to P-16 Education P-16 Education

in East Tennesseein East TennesseeJonathan Franz, ProvostJonathan Franz, Provost

Robin Fife,Robin Fife, Director, Center for Director, Center for Service LearningService Learning

Tusculum in BriefTusculum in Brief• Founded in 1794Founded in 1794• Presbyterian HeritagePresbyterian Heritage• 900 Traditional 900 Traditional

Students learning on a Students learning on a focused one-course-at-focused one-course-at-a-time calendara-time calendar

1200 Working Adult 1200 Working Adult StudentsStudents Accelerated cohort Accelerated cohort schedule schedule - Multiple sites - Multiple sites including:including: Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Knoxville,Knoxville, Morristown, Morristown, Greeneville,Greeneville, and the Tri-Cities and the Tri-Cities

Tusculum in PartnershipTusculum in Partnership

• Teacher Education Teacher Education ProgramsPrograms

• Arts Outreach Arts Outreach ProgramsPrograms

• Museum ProgramsMuseum Programs• Service-Learning Service-Learning

ProgramsPrograms

Service-Learning CenterService-Learning Center

• Develops required Service-Learning Develops required Service-Learning coursescourses

• Teaches competencies: Teaches competencies: CivilityCivilitySelf-Knowledge Self-Knowledge Ethics of Social ResponsibilityEthics of Social Responsibility

• Helps students apply knowledge and Helps students apply knowledge and skills into action for the common goodskills into action for the common good

• Helps the community to identify Helps the community to identify meaningful projectsmeaningful projects

Partners in EducationPartners in EducationMaster PartnershipsMaster Partnerships

Greeneville and Greene County Greeneville and Greene County School SystemsSchool Systems

– Tutoring and mentoringTutoring and mentoring– Providing people power for Providing people power for

landscaping, building, and other landscaping, building, and other projectsprojects

– Assisting with projects in classAssisting with projects in class– Sharing knowledge and resourcesSharing knowledge and resources

Major Avenues of Major Avenues of CooperationCooperation

Nettie McCormick Service DayNettie McCormick Service Day


Bonner Leader ProgramBonner Leader Program


Local and Off-Campus Local and Off-Campus CoursesCourses

Navajo Doak Navajo Doak BelizeBelize

Reservation Elementary Reservation Elementary Central AmericaCentral America

America’s PromiseAmerica’s Promise

Provides Youth with Five PromisesProvides Youth with Five Promises

1.1. Ongoing Relationships with Caring AdultsOngoing Relationships with Caring Adults

2.2. Safe Places and Structured ActivitiesSafe Places and Structured Activities

3.3. Healthy Start for a Healthy CommunityHealthy Start for a Healthy Community

4.4. Marketable Skills through Effective Marketable Skills through Effective EducationEducation

5.5. Opportunities to ServeOpportunities to Serve

America’s PromiseAmerica’s PromiseDevelops and assesses services to youth via:Develops and assesses services to youth via:

K-16 Schools K-16 Schools

Non-profit Non-profit

OrganizationsOrganizations

BusinessesBusinesses

Faith CommunitiesFaith Communities

Government Government

AgenciesAgencies

MediaMedia

Parents Parents

YouthYouth

Tusculum: a College of Tusculum: a College of PromisePromise

Piloted the nation’s first college-led Piloted the nation’s first college-led Power of Five Program in schoolsPower of Five Program in schools

• Developed by America’s Promise & Weekly Developed by America’s Promise & Weekly ReaderReader

• Educates elementary students about Educates elementary students about meaning and importance of five promisesmeaning and importance of five promises

• Presented by Tusculum students to 6Presented by Tusculum students to 6thth gradersgraders


Power of Five ProgramPower of Five Program

Class divided into 4 groups:Class divided into 4 groups:

1.1. Caring Adult – Be Somebody’s BuddyCaring Adult – Be Somebody’s Buddy

2.2. Safe Places – Where to be After 3:00 Safe Places – Where to be After 3:00 p.m.p.m.

3.3. Healthy Start – Be Health SmartHealthy Start – Be Health Smart

4.4. Marketable Skills – Use What You KnowMarketable Skills – Use What You Know



For Fifth Promise: For Fifth Promise:

-- Opportunities to Serve – Make a -- Opportunities to Serve – Make a Move –Move –

Tusculum students and 6Tusculum students and 6thth graders graders carried out a joint service projectcarried out a joint service project



Steps for Tusculum Steps for Tusculum StudentsStudents

1.1.PreparationPreparation

2.2.Class AssignmentsClass Assignments

3.3.Work with 6Work with 6thth GradersGraders

4.4.PresentationsPresentations

5.5.Final Service Final Service Project and Project and CelebrationCelebration



OutcomesOutcomes• Teachers: Students were more deeply Teachers: Students were more deeply

engaged in discussionengaged in discussion

• 66thth Graders: “Educational,” “Fun,” Graders: “Educational,” “Fun,” “Awesome”“Awesome”

• TC Students: Developed appreciation TC Students: Developed appreciation for issues faced by young people in for issues faced by young people in local communitylocal community



Benefits to Tusculum StudentsBenefits to Tusculum Students

““This has been a totally fulfilling This has been a totally fulfilling experience. experience. I have never been in a position in I have never been in a position in which I have been looked up to.” which I have been looked up to.”

“ “Now I have a completely different Now I have a completely different outlook on civic service. Now I want outlook on civic service. Now I want to serve!”to serve!”


Power of Five ProgramPower of Five ProgramPotential Long-Term Benefits Potential Long-Term Benefits

to Elementary Studentsto Elementary Students

Judge Tom Wright:Judge Tom Wright:

“ “Youth who volunteer just one hour a Youth who volunteer just one hour a week are 50% less likely to abuse week are 50% less likely to abuse drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes, or drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes, or engage in destructive behavior. Your engage in destructive behavior. Your class may be saving lives as some of class may be saving lives as some of these kids will choose not to abuse these kids will choose not to abuse alcohol or drugs.”alcohol or drugs.”

Tusculum CollegeTusculum CollegeFulfilling its MissionFulfilling its Mission

Through Service to CommunityThrough Service to Community

““Tusculum College remains true to Tusculum College remains true to its origins as a church-related its origins as a church-related institution of higher learning in the institution of higher learning in the civic republican tradition by civic republican tradition by developing educated citizens developing educated citizens distinguished by academic excellence, distinguished by academic excellence, public service, and qualities of Judeo-public service, and qualities of Judeo-Christian character.”Christian character.”

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