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Theory and Praxis: Fostering the Integration of Learning and

Community Service

Dale FitzgibbonsDale FitzgibbonsAlicia GirardAlicia GirardDan LehmanDan Lehman

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Compassion CenterCompassion Center

http://www.secondpres.info/comp%20center/http://www.secondpres.info/comp%20center/

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Team Concepts

Connected to the

Experiential Exercise

(Compassion Center)

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ConnectionsConnections

Stages of team development (storming, forming, norming, performing)

Conflict resolution (inevitable when interdependent)

Leadership can come from any number of sources (“stepping up”)

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Diversity (not everyone has the same goals or work styles)Goal-setting (they decide their goals and the methods to achieve them)Commitment (peer-pressure to contribute)Communication and

feedback(frustration and importance)

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Inter-and intra-team coordination (they can’t accomplish their sub-tasks without help from other team members).

Organizational coordination (they don’t have the same goals and timetables as the students)

Time management (critical if plan is to be executed and goals achieved)

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Planning (impossible to achieve goals without it)

Organizing (each team was responsible for

organizing the sub- task they chose)

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Our Objectives/GoalsOur Objectives/Goals

Fundraising ($2,000)Fundraising ($2,000)

““Wish List” Drive (4,800 items)Wish List” Drive (4,800 items)

Volunteer Recruitment (10 volunteers)Volunteer Recruitment (10 volunteers)

Each team responsible for 1 objective, Each team responsible for 1 objective, entire class helped with every taskentire class helped with every task

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Tangible ResultsTangible Results

Funds Raised:Funds Raised: $3,412 ($2,000) $3,412 ($2,000)

Items Collected:Items Collected: 6,279 (4,800) 6,279 (4,800)

Volunteers Recruited:Volunteers Recruited: 27 (10) 27 (10)

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Intangible ResultsIntangible Results

Awareness of a social problemAwareness of a social problemEmpowerment (make a difference)Empowerment (make a difference)Challenges of team-buildingChallenges of team-buildingComplexity of organizational tasksComplexity of organizational tasksThe rewards of cooperationThe rewards of cooperationSelf-efficacy and personal developmentSelf-efficacy and personal developmentJob-related skillsJob-related skills

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Volunteer QuotesVolunteer Quotes

““Volunteering made me aware of how Volunteering made me aware of how serious homelessness is in this town. It serious homelessness is in this town. It made me more appreciative of what I have made me more appreciative of what I have and made me want to help those in need.” and made me want to help those in need.”

– Chris Andrioni– Chris Andrioni

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Volunteer QuotesVolunteer Quotes

“ “I had no idea how serious this could be in a I had no idea how serious this could be in a town like Bloomington. Learning about town like Bloomington. Learning about how people can become homeless so how people can become homeless so easily has changed my perspective on easily has changed my perspective on them and I will definitely try hard in the them and I will definitely try hard in the future to continue volunteering.” future to continue volunteering.”

– – Adam GreenAdam Green

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