CENTER FOR SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

2012-13 Annual Report

2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS

SUMMER

• Forthefirsttime,SeattleUniversityappearsonU.S. News and World Report’slistofthetop25universitiesfor service-learning.• Morethan300localchildrenandyouthparticipatein University-supportedsummerprograms.• Fourfacultyparticipateinathree-dayinstitutetobeginthesecondyearoftheCommunity-BasedResearchFacultyFellowsProgram.

FALL

• LedbytwoundergraduateShinnyo-enSummerFellows,450students,facultyandstaffremovenon-nativeplantsandassist withaneighborhoodcleanupthroughthe13thannualServeSeattleDay.• 85faculty,staff,students,communitypartnersandcolleaguesfromotherinstitutionsgatherforaCommunity-BasedResearchSymposiumfeaturingkeynotespeakerRandyStoecker.• JumpstartbeginsitsfifthyearatSeattleUniversitywith40studentscommitting12,000hoursofliteracyassistancetolocalpreschoolers.• Thenewyear-longRedhawkAcademicMentoringProgramlaunchesandprovides44WashingtonMiddleSchoolsixthgraderswithone-on-onementoringby29SUundergraduates.

WINTER

• 50SeattleUniversityfaculty,staffandcommunitypartnersparticipateinaday-longChoiceNeighborhoodConferencefocusingonimprovingP-12educationthroughcollectiveimpact.• 13facultyparticipateinaseriesofworkshopstodesignservice-learningcoursesfortheUniversity’snewCorecurriculum.• 27highschooland25SUstudentsparticipatein11socialjusticeworkshopsandprovidemorethan1,600hoursofservicethroughtheJustServeProgram.• TheCSCEDataAnalystbeginstouseEffortstoOutcomessoft-ware(ETO)totracktheeducationaloutcomesofneighborhoodchildrenandyouthinvolvedintheSeattleUniversityYouthInitiative.• ThroughagrantfromTarget,SeattleUniversityfaculty,staff andstudentscreateanddistributeliteracykitstoallGatzertElementarySchoolkindergartnerstosupportreadingathome.

SPRING

• 250faculty,staffandstudentsgatherattheninthannualSpiritofCommunityCelebrationfeaturingkeynotespeakersSenaitGebregiorgisandPhillipBruan.• TheStudentLeadersfortheCommonGoodProgramcompletesanothersuccessfulyearengaging70studentsinserviceimmersions,120studentsinLaborofLoveServiceDaysand25studentsinaYouthInitiativeSeminar.• CASQSurveyispilotedtomeasuretheimpactofcommunityengagementonSeattleUniversitystudents.• 48SUstudentsprovideone-on-onemath,readingandhomeworkassistanceto45GatzertElementarykindergartners andfirstgradersthroughthe“BrainTrain”program.

ABOUT THE CENTERFoundedin2004,theCenterforServiceandCommunityEngagement(CSCE)servesasthemainentrypointforstudents,facultyandstaffwhowanttoserveandlearninthecommunity.TheCenteralsoactsasthefocalpointforcommunity-basedorganizationsandgovernmentinstitutionsseekingUniversitysupporttoaddress unmetcommunityneeds.TheCenterencouragesallformsofcommunityengagementincludingdirectservice,philanthropy,activism,politicalparticipation,socialentrepreneurship,community-basedresearchandadvocacy.CSCE’ssignaturefocusistheimplementationoftheSeattleUniversityYouthInitiative. TheCenter’smissionistoconnectthecampusandthewidercommunitythroughsustainedpartnershipsinordertodeepenstudentlearning,createacultureofserviceandpromoteamorejustandhumaneworld.

APIChayaAsianCounseling&ReferralService(ACRS)*AssociatedRecreationCouncil(ARC)*CASALatinaCatholicCommunityServices*Centerstone*Childhaven*Children’sAllianceChineseInformationandServiceCenterCommunityLunchonCapitolHill*CompassHousingAlliance*DisabilityRightsWA*DiscoveryPark*EarthCorps*EastAfricanCommunityServicesElCentrodelaRaza*FirstA.M.E.HeadStartFareStartFirstPlaceSchool*TheFoodBank@SaintMary’s*FoodLifelineFossHomeandVillageFullLifeCare*GreenKirklandPartnershipHeartofAmericaNorthwestHelpingLinkHilltopHouse*HopeUniversityInterimCDAJewishFamilyService*JubileeWomen’sCenterKingCountyJuvenileDetentionServicesL’ArcheNoahSealthLeagueofEducationVotersLifelongAIDSAlliance*LiteracySource*Mary’sPlace*Mt.ZionBaptistChurchNatureConsortiumNeighborhoodHouse*NELA*NorthwestHarvest*OneAmericaOrganizingforAmericaPacificScienceCenterPrattFineArtsCenter*ProspectPreschoolPugetSoundSageReadOutLoudEarly(ROLE)RealChange*RecTech*RecoveryCafe

RefugeeWomen’sAllianceRosehedgeMultifaithWorksRotaryBoysandGirlsClub*SeattleCentralCommunityCollege,Basicand TransitionalStudiesTutoringProgram*SeattleHousingAuthoritySeattlePublicLibrarySeattlePublicSchools:BaileyGatzert, WashingtonMiddleSchool,GarfieldHighSeattleTilth*SeattleUniversityFarmSiteSeattleUniversityJumpstartprogramSeattle’sUnionGospelMission*St.FrancisHouse*St.JamesCathedralkitchenSummitatFirstHill*SUYIK–12SchoolsTinyTotsTheVeraProjectVolunteerChoreServices*WashingtonEnvironmentalCouncil*WashingtonTrailsAssociationWorkitOutYeslerTerracecomputerlab*YouthTutoringProgramYWCASeattleEmergencyHousing*

ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING

SeattleUniversitydefinesacademicservice-learningas,“Acredit-bearingeducationalexperienceinwhichstudentsparticipateinanorganizedactivitythatmeetscommunityneedsandreflectontheserviceactivityinsuchawayastogainfurtherunderstandingofthecoursecontentandabroaderappreciationofthediscipline.Throughthisprocessofreciprocity,studentsfurtherenhancetheirpersonaldevelopmentandleadership skillsneededtoworkforsocialjusticeinourdiverseworld.” -AdaptedfromBringleandHatcher,1996

AcademicService-Learning2012-13bythenumbers:

• 120faculty• 35disciplines• 262coursesections• 3,019students(unduplicated)• 1,880undergraduates• 714graduatestudents• 425lawstudents• 451undergraduatesstudentstooktwoservice-learningcourses• 182undergraduatesstudentstookthreeormoreservice-learningcourses• 250percentageincreaseinthenumberofservice-learningcoursessince2004• CSCEdirectlysupports1,184studentswithplacementsandprojects

CSCE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Thanksyoutothenonprofitorganizationsand*communitypartners whohavehostedourstudents:

INDIVIDUAL DONORSJeffreyAndersonCarolAnnandKarlBarnickolLesleyCarlsenBarbaraDolbyColleenFettigMaryHamiltonJohnandJuneHaugenTimothaandJamesHollomanHonorableDonaldandLyndaHorowitzAnnieHoutRichardandDarelleJordanJamesandDianneJorgensenLindaandMichelKellyStanleyKosteckaKentKothandTheresaYehJohnLearyandDorothyHallClaudiaandRobertMarstonBrianMcGuireTeresaPitreJamesPolicarAnnemarieRieseRichardSchreinerTammyShadairJamesandJanetSinegalRachaelStewardFelicityTeruyaSimonZachary

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONSBill&MelindaGatesFoundationGEFoundationJumpstartforYoungChildren,Inc.KeithandMaryKayMcCawFamilyFoundationMicrosoftCorporationRaikesFoundationSchultzFamilyFoundationSeattleHousingAuthorityShinnyo-enFoundationTargetCorporationUniversityUnitarianChurchU.S.Dept.ofHousingandUrbanDevelopment

CENTER FOR SERVICE ANDCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STAFFKentKoth,directorJeffreyAndersonKellyBenkertBarbaraDolbySallyHaberChristieJonesContinaKempEddieLincolnElizabethO’BrienDeleenaPattonTammyShadairPriyaSinghAileahSlepskiRachaelStewardJessicaWeaver

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

BritniCollinsKennedyDiazLaurénGomez

GRAD STUDENTS

KaraAdamsSauntiaGriffinMirandaSulleyAlexaWaymanEmilyWolfkiel

AMERICORPS/ VISTA VOLUNTEERS

AramDagavarianEmilyHoltBeccaLowry

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