2011-2012 Annual ReportCenter for Service and Community Engagement

Summer

• Sixfacultyparticipateinathree-dayinstituteasapartofanewyear-long SUYICommunity-BasedResearchFacultyFellowsProgram.

• SeattleHousingAuthorityasksCSCEtoleadtheeducationcomponentof a$10.27millionChoiceNeighborhoodsImplementationGrantfromthe UnitedStatesDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment.

• CSCEmovesintoanewstorefrontoffice.

Winter

• 55communitypartnersandfacultycometogetherforworkshopsandplenary sessionsduringthe3rdAnnualCommunityEngagementSymposium.

• SeattleUniversityreceivesthe2012PresidentialAwardforCommunityService.

• 25studentsparticipateintheSUYILeadershipSeminar,anintensivetwo- quarterLiberalStudiescourse.

• TheReadOutLoudEarly(ROLE)andHopeUniversitypilotprojectsengagefive setsofpreschoolersandparents/caregiversina15-weekliteracyandskill- buildingprogram.

• 40studentsparticipateinstudent-ledserviceimmersionsduringwinterand springbreaks.

Spring

• Ninefacultyparticipateinaseriesofthreeworkshopstodesignservice- learningcoursesfortheUniversity’snewcorecurriculum.

• The8thAnnualSpiritofCommunityCelebrationunitesover250campusand communitymembersforacelebrationofcommunityengagement.

• InapartnershipwiththeWoodlandParkZoo,Jumpstartmobilizes156 volunteerstoengage300childrenandfamiliesinliteracyrelatedactivities attheZoo.

• CSCEcompletesayear-longplanningprocesstodevelopa2012-2015 strategicplan.

• 439SUvolunteers,service-learners,andwork-studystudentsprovide14,557 hoursofacademicmentoringinlocalschools.

Fall

• Over500students,facultyandstaffparticipateinthe12thAnnualServe Seattleevent.

• AramDagavarian‘12,aShinnyo-enFellowforCommunityLeadership,launches JustServetouniteUniversityandhighschoolstudentsthroughserviceand justiceactivities.

• 40studentsacceptJumpstartpositionstoserve300hoursinlocalHeadStart andECEAPclassrooms.

• 60studentleadersattendaweekendserviceandleadershiptraining.

SeattleUniversitydefinesacademicservice-learningas:“Acredit-bearingeducationalexperienceinwhichstudentsparticipateinanorganizedactivitythatmeetscommunityneedsandreflectontheserviceactivityinsuchawayastogainfurtherunderstandingofthecoursecontentandabroaderappreciationofthediscipline.Throughthisprocessofreciprocity,studentsfurtherenhancetheirpersonaldevelopmentandtheleadershipskillsneededtoworkforsocialjusticeinourdiverseworld”(adaptedfromBringleandHatcher,1996)

In2011-2012,136facultymembersengaged3,206studentsin276service-learningcoursesectionsacrossalloftheschoolsandcollegesoncampus.

TheCenterforServiceandCommunityEngagementdrawsuponUniversitysurveysandinternalevalua-tionstomeasureprogressfromyeartoyear.Thisprocessiscrucialinunderstandingthe“bigpicture”ofCSCE’sworkandSeattleUniversity’sprogressinmakingcommunityengagementanimportantfeatureofthecampusexperience.Thisinformation,pulledfromthe2012NationalSurveyofStudentEngagement,illustrateshowSeattleUniversitycomparestoinstitutionsinthesameCarnegieClass*:

*Carnegie Classifications were developed to support program research and policy analysis, and the classes are organized around three fundamental questions: what is taught (Undergraduate and Graduate Instructional Program classifications), who are the students (Enrollment Profile and Undergraduate Profile), and what is the setting (Size & Setting). For more information, please visit: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

2011-2012 HighlightsService-Learning 300

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To what extent has your experience at this institution contributed to you knowledge, skills and personal development in the following activities? (1=very little, 4=very much)

Solving complex real-world problems

Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds

Contributing to the welfare of your community

Developing a personal code of values and ethics

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1-4 scale1=very little, 4=very much

Foundedin2004,theCenterforServiceandCommunityEngagement(CSCE)isadynamicoutgrowthofSeattleUniversity’sJesuitCatholictraditionandmissionof“educatingthewholeperson,toprofessionalformationandtoempoweringleadersforajustandhumaneworld.”TheCenterservesasthemainentrypointforstudents,facultyandstaffwhowanttoserveandlearninthecommunity.TheCenteralsoactsasthefocalpointforcommunity-basedorganizationsandgovernmentinstitutionsseekingUniversitysupporttoaddressunmetcom-munityneeds.TheCenterencouragesallformsofcommunityengagementincludingdirectservice,philanthropy,activism,politicalparticipation,socialentrepreneurship,community-basedresearchandadvocacy.CSCE’ssigna-turefocusistheimplementationoftheSeattleUniversityYouthInitiative.

Mission:TheCenterforServiceandCommunityEngagementconnectsthecampusandthewidercommunitythroughsustainedpartnershipsinordertodeepenstudentlearning,createacultureofservice,andpromoteamorejustandhumaneworld.

StaffJeffrey AndersonKelly BenkertSally HaberSusan Clifford JamroskiContina KempKent KothEddie LincolnElizabeth O’BrienTammy ShadairPriya SinghAileah SlepskiRachael StewardJessica Weaver

Graduate staffKara AdamsNick Dietrich Miranda SulleyAlexa WaymanEmily Wolfkiel

Undergraduate staffBritni CollinsLaurén Gomez

Individual DonorsJeffrey B. AndersonCarol and Karl BarnickolMatthew A. BishopTraci L. BradfordJeffrey H. BrotmanSara L. CampbellLesley B. CarlsenMichael O. EveredRoy P. HansonRichard V. JordanJames P. JorgensenLinda F. KellyDorothy A. LaidigEdward B. Lincoln

Brian D. McGuireMelore NielsenJessica M. O’ConnorLeonard J. QuadracciEmily J. RaymondAnnemarie RieseMargie L. RoseRichard M. SchreinerTammy L. ShadairJames and Janet SinegalRachael L. StewardJessica D. WeaverDesiree M. Wrenn

Corporations and FoundationsBill & Melinda Gates FoundationRaikes FoundationTarget Corporation

Many thanks to the nonprofit organizations and community partners (denoted by *) who have hosted our students:21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable LivingAPI ChayaAsian Counseling & Referral Service (ACRS)*Associated Recreation Council (ARC)*CASA LatinaCatholic Community Services*Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP)*Central Area Senior CenterChildhaven*Children’s AllianceChildren’s HospitalChinese Information and Service CenterChrist Our Hope Catholic ChurchChurch of Mary Magdalene*Citizens Rethink YeslerCollege Success FoundationCommunity Lunch on Capitol Hill*Compass Housing Alliance*Discovery Park*Earth Corps*Earth MinistryEast African Community Services

Ecolife FoundationEl Centro de la Raza*FAME Head StartFirst Place School*Friends of the Issaquah Salmon HatcheryFull Life Care*Ground UpHarborview Medical CenterHeart of America NorthwestHelping LinkHilltop House*Hope UniversityInterIm CDAJewish Family Service*Jubilee Women’s CenterKing County Juvenile Detention ServicesL’Arche Noah SealthLifelong AIDS Alliance*Literacy Source*Nature ConsortiumNeighborhood House*NELA*Northwest Harvest*Pacific Science CenterPeace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets*Pratt Fine Arts Center*Prospect PreschoolRead Out Loud Early (ROLE)Real Change*Rec Tech*Recovery CafeRefugee Women’s Alliance

Rosehedge Multifaith WorksRotary Boys and Girls Club*Seattle Central Community College*Seattle Housing AuthoritySeattle Municipal Court ProbationSeattle Public LibrarySeattle Public Schools: Bailey Gatzert, Washington Middle, GarfieldSeattle Tilth*Seattle University Farm SiteSeattle University Jumpstart ProgramSeattle’s Union Gospel Mission*Sierra ClubSOARSt. Francis House*St. James Cathedral KitchenSummit at First Hill*SUYI K-12 SchoolsThe Food Bank @ Saint Mary’s*The Vera ProjectThe World Is FunTiny TotsVolunteer Chore Services*WA Dept of Fish and WildlifeWashington Environmental Council*Washington Trails AssociationWork it OutYesler Terrace Computer Lab*YMCA – Meredith Mathews East MadisonYouth Tutoring ProgramYouthCare’s Orion Center*YWCA Seattle Emergency Housing*

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