Warren Wilson College

Service Program

Annual Report

2011-2012

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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 ……………………………………………………………. 16 Statistical Data and Graphs ……………………………………………………………………………….. 17 Service Hours by Class …………………………………………………………………………………… 18 Service Hours by Issue Area ……………………………………………………………………………… 19 Service Hours by Geographic Area ……………………………………………………………….. 20 Service Hours by Category ……………………………………………………………………………… 21

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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.

MISSION STATEMENT

Student Outcomes

As a result of participation in the Warren Wilson Service Program students will develop the fol-

lowing:

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

2011-2012 STUDENT OUTCOMES

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SERVICE PROGRAM STAFF

Dean of Service Director of Service-Learning

Cathy Kramer Brooke Millsaps

Director Community Leadership Program Office Manager and Program Assistant

Debra Kiliru Karen Kyle

SERVICE PROGRAM BONNER SCHOLARS STUDENT CREW

Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen

Ana Baranda Meron Amare Danielle Landy Dylan Bahoosh Emily Chiara Rob Compton Caroline Duble Marissa Bramlet Laura Loewenstein Nora White Deanna Dragan Kate Page Collin Hoban Jacqui Trillo Lia Kaz Madeline Wadley 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, train-ing 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 profes-sional 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 pro-posal 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 Engage-ment 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 com-munity 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 perspec-tives.

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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The Service Program Crew works in Issue Area Clusters that consist of 3-5 student crew mem-

bers 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.

WEEKLY PARTNERSHIPS

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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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Service-Learning is a method under which students learn and develop through thoughtfully or-

ganized 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 ser-

vice 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

ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES

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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

ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES (CONT’D)

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CAMPUS GROUPS, WORK CREWS, SPORTS TEAMS, & RESIDENCE

HALLS ENGAGE IN SERVICE

Residence Halls

Korevec Sage

Vining

Work Crews

Bio/ENS

Campus Support

Chemistry

ELC - INSULATE!

Fiber Arts

Forestry

Garden

Health Center

Library

Outdoor Programs

Rentals and Renovations

RISE

Writing Center

Sports Teams Men’s Basketball

Soccer Team

Swim Team

Step Team

Team River Runners

Women’s Basketball

Organizations

BE (Student Buddhist Group) EMPOWER

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.

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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.

SERVICE ALTERNATIVE BREAK TRIPS

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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 din-ner. 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; Ser-vice 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.

ANNUAL CAMPUS EVENTS

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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 fol-lowing 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 ———————————————————————————

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 part-

ners, 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 require-

ment, strengthening the triad experience, and identification and assessment of student learning out-

comes.

FACULTY & STAFF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CONSULTANT VISIT

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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 intern-ships bringing the total number of community service hours to 48,689.

TOP TEN AGENCIES SERVED 2011-2012

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

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

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

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

♦ 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.

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012

Service Hours 27,840 29,394 26,950 25,781 28,224

Internships/Work Crews 22,122 20,449

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Freshman Sophmore Junior Senior

Total Service Hours 6987.75 6091.25 7324 7753.25

Number of Participants 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 1620.75

Arts and culture 258.5

Children 4464.75

Community Development 695.75

Disaster Relief 141.5

Senior Citizens 562

Environment 4073.25

Food Security 5647.5

Health and Disabilities 2289.5

Homelessness 1820

Housing 1912.5

Immigration 80.5

Other 2540.25

Poverty/Economic Justice 20

Race 179.75

Religion/Spirituality 154.5

Sexual assault/rel violence 112.5

Tutoring adults/literacy 10

Tutoring/mentoring 1640.75

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SERVICE HOURS BY CATEGORY

Category Desc Ser Hrs Verified (Total)

Biology Crew 40.5

Break Trip 2333

Comm Service Sponsored Group 3901

Course Based 7203.5

Forestry Crew 9

Garden Crew 42

Individual 10983.25

Issue Based Workshop 58.5

Library Crew 145

Men's Basketball Team 287.5

Orientation 1997.5

Other 277

Residents Hall 13.5

Swim Team 312

Women's Basketball Team 138.5

Women's Soccer Team 156

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