TISCH COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013Active Citizenship in the Schools

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Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service

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Dear Friends,

Lately I have come to describe the role of Tisch College as follows: we’re the champion, catalyst, and center of excellence for active citizenship at Tufts University. We champion the importance of preparing every student for thoughtful civic participation. We partner with schools and departments across the university as a catalyst for new ways to engage students and faculty. We provide research, advice, and resources to ensure programs have a very high level of impact.

Throughout this report, you’ll read examples of how we fulfill these roles. We added a program to champion the positive role of the private sector, where most Tufts graduates work. Read about our first Corporate Citizen Fellow (page 3).

As a catalyst for the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, we supported the addition of a researcher on human-animal interaction, the cutting edge of veterinary civic engagement (page 4). Through our Tisch Scholars, summer fellows, and year-long engagement fund, we are the catalyst for more than 300 students to have transformational experiences (page 7). And across Tufts, at least 3,100 students had opportunities for community-level impact.

Excellence can come through research and innovation. Our CIRCLE research explores and promotes effective engagement of marginalized communities, particularly low-income youth and youth of color (page 4). On campus, we beta tested Civic Seed, a video game we developed to prepare young people for community engagement, easily and at scale (page 3).

This past year, we also devoted time and attention to identifying ways to improve our own effectiveness with respect to diversity and inclusion. The ability to engage meaningfully with people different from oneself is a core civic skill, and overcoming the impact of systemic inequality is central for an effective active citizen. We need to do better, and are delighted to be forging ahead with training and program improvements to reflect our learning in this area.

For the last ten years, I have had the privilege of playing a role in crafting Tufts’ civic engagement strategy. In January, Alan D. Solomont, A70, A08P, will become the Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean of Tisch College. A lifelong social and political activist, successful business person, and ardent Tufts supporter, Alan most recently served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra. I can’t wait to read next year’s annual report, to learn the new ways that Tisch College, under Alan’s leadership, is a stronger champion, a more powerful catalyst, and more extensive center of excellence for Tufts and beyond.

Please enjoy the stories of impact and accomplishment in the following pages. And thank you for the honor of being able to serve.

Best,

Nancy E. Wilson Tisch College dean ad interim

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Through partnerships with every Tufts school, Tisch College incubates innovative opportunities for engaged learning and research. Every Tufts student is part of Tisch College, and the school seeks to ensure that every student graduates prepared to have a positive impact through their personal and professional lives. Working closely with faculty, Tisch College supports engaged research and generates new knowledge about civic engagement.

A national leader in civic education and research, Tisch College is setting the standard for the engaged role of higher education institutions.

Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE)CIRCLE has changed public discourse about young people as citizens, showing that youth opinions and actions are important and valuable to democracy. CIRCLE’s research points to the critical gaps that exist between youth from different socioeconomic backgrounds and identifies ways of closing those gaps.

Based at Tisch College, CIRCLE is the leading source of authoritative research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans, especially those who are marginalized or disadvantaged. CIRCLE is active in national networks and conversations to strengthen the civic mission of K–12 schools, community organizations, and higher education, and works nationally with youth-serving organizations to help them understand and assess the impact of their programming.

Lincoln Filene Center for Community PartnershipsCommunities are at the core of Tisch College’s work. Building the capacity of students, faculty, and community partners, Tisch College supports rich collaborations locally and around the world. Through in- person workshops and online resources, Tisch College’s Lincoln Filene Center for Community Partnerships (LFC) facilitates strong, meaningful, and sustainable relationships between Tufts and its host communities of Medford, Somerville, Boston’s Chinatown, and Grafton.

Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public ServiceTisch College drives Tufts University’s commitment to producing active, engaged, and effective citizens.

44Number of affiliated faculty from seven Tufts schools

1,933Number of undergraduates enrolled in 137 active citizenship courses in the 2012–13 school year

TISCH COLLEGE MILESTONES IN 2012–13:

83Number of Faculty Fellows over the lifetime of the program

100Number of community partners

connected to research or service

with Tisch College

$1.2MAmount of grant funding received in FY13

25Number of Tisch College affiliated faculty, staff, and students who served on committees and working groups for Tufts’ strategic planning process

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ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY

All Tufts students have opportunities to prepare as active citizens:

•UndergraduatesfromtheSchools of Arts & Science and Engineering may select from Tisch College’s growing list of 137 active citizenship courses from 33 departments.

•StudentsfromtheSchool of Dental Medicine participate in a five-week community “externship”at one of two dozen facilities across the country.

•AttheGerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, students are required to take a public policy course.

•StudentsfromtheSchool of Medicine complete 50 hours of community service prior to graduating.

•StudentsattheCummings School of Veterinary Medicine develop civic skills through programs ranging from Paws for People to Tufts at Tech, strengthening families while caring for pets.

•AtThe Fletcher School, students arrive as impressive global advocates and graduate as innovative problem-solvers with strategic cross-sector networks.

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Innovation for Scale In order to prepare every student for effective work in the community, in 2012-13 Tisch College developed and beta tested Civic Seed, an innovative, multiplayer game that aims to disrupt the static approach to online learning. Created in collaboration with the Engagement Game Lab at Emerson College, Civic Seed creates an environment of truly immersive learning through interactive exploration and narrative.

The game guides students to assess their own motives, values, and identities; consider the assets and characteristics of the communities where they work; and to collaborate in developing solutions. With a quarter of the content tailored specifically to Tufts’ host communities, Civic Seed is designed to be adapted to other organizations and institutions.

Citizenship in the Private SectorRecognizing that many Tufts alumni work in the private sector, in November 2012, Tisch College hosted inaugural corporate citizen fellow Doug Conant, former CEO of the Campbell Soup Company. In a day-long visit that expanded student understanding of how private sector leadership can result in positive societal impact, Conant gave a public lecture about leadership and corporate citizenship.

At the Friedman School of Nutrition, Conant had a candid discussion with students on the complexities of nutrition, product development, and advertising. At Fletcher, Conant discussed socially responsible business and explored how to change the culture of an organization and make the case for investing in corporate social responsibility. Undergraduates from several student groups also had the opportunity to meet with Conant and to gain his insight on the value of engaging as active citizens in the corporate sector.

Celebrating Active CitizensGraduates from the School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine are now joining graduates from the Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering in the Honos Civicus Society. The only civic honors society, Honos Civicus was founded by Tisch College to recognize graduating students with a demonstrated and exceptional commitment to growing as active citizens. In 2013, the program inducted 10 percent of the arts and sciences, medical, and dental senior classes.

Developing Stronger Citizens Tisch College provides students with the skills and preparation needed to take on the world’s challenges.

“ You are changing the way healthcare

professionals think about their work. It’s

not just about working with individuals but

about your larger impact on the world. The

programs you’ve created and strengthened

will live on and serve as the groundwork for

future growth. You have made Tufts better,

made the community better, and you have

made the world better.”

— Harris Berman Dean of the School of Medicine, at Honos Civicus induction

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Understanding Youth EngagementCIRCLE aims to address entrenched inequality in civic participation of young people by identifying participation gaps, conducting research

to understand those gaps, and collaborating with non-profit organizations to fill those gaps.

Nearly half of all young people (42 percent) have no college experience. Overwhelmingly likely to come from poor or

working-class households, these youth are twice as likely as their peers to be disengaged from civic and political life and to lack the skills, opportunity, and sense of agency needed to improve their communities. CIRCLE is working closely with youth-serving programs across the nation to identify strategies for more effective engagement.

Girls and young women are also less likely to have opportunities to build the skills and experience needed for political leadership. CIRCLE’s research on this topic has led to a series of dialogues and was featured at the White House Conference on Girls’ Leadership and Civic Education.

Following the 2012 presidential election, CIRCLE launched a non-partisan, scholarly Commission on Youth Voting and Civic Knowledge. Charged with analyzing exclusive data collected by CIRCLE, the Commission proposed ways to boost the civic knowledge and political participation of young Americans.

Also new in 2012–13, CIRCLE’s National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE) is the first national, comprehensive study that allows college campuses to evaluate their voter turnout and registration rates.

Learn more about CIRCLE by reading their annual report at civicyouth.org.

Interdisciplinary DialogueTisch College’s Faculty Fellows programs serves as a unique convener for interdisciplinary dialogue about engaged teaching and research. In 2012-13, nine Faculty Fellows engaged in projects, including:

Kathryn Dolan, assistant professor at the School of Dental Medicine, expanded her work with the Tufts Dental Facilities Special Needs Community Dental Health Program. The largest program of its kind serves more than 9,000 developmentally disabled patients at eight clinics throughout the state.

Deborah Schildkraut, associate professor of political science at the School of Arts and Sciences, examined how the strength of one’s ethnic or national origin group identification affects one’s sense of connection or alienation from representative democracy in the United States.

Ichiro Takayoshi, assistant professor of English in the School of Arts and Sciences, worked on a scholarly article comparing ways to manage our cultural aspirations and thereby modify our social behaviors through largely symbolic or psychological means.

Human-Animal InteractionsMegan Kiely Mueller, A08, G10, G13, is one of the leaders of a new generation of researchers exploring the role animals play in human development. After completing her Ph.D. in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Mueller became a research assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in the spring 2013. The new position, created with funding from Tisch College and a matching corporate grant, supports engaged research across the veterinary school.

Research with ImpactTisch College generates new knowledge about civic engagement and supports faculty research conducted in partnership with communities or intended to affect public policy.

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“ Active citizenship is about research that has direct applications in aiding families,

and creating systems that allow them to thrive. My job is to do good science, and

I always want to remember the context in which that happens. Human-animal

interaction is a forward-thinking, inter-disciplinary field, and Tufts is leading the

way for all universities.”

— Megan Kiely Mueller, A08, G10, G13

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2012–2013 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:

2012–2013 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:

11 ACS: New York Students

13 ACS: International Students

17 ACS: Massachusetts Students

21 ACS: Washington, D.C. Students

143Alumni participants in the Washington, D.C. CASE Network

54 Tisch Scholars

3,122Students contributed to a cumulative 240,784 community service hours

28Students supported by the Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement

129Honos Civicus Society: Undergraduates

23Honos Civicus Society: Dental

22Honos Civicus Society: Medical

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Tisch Scholars for Citizenship and Public ServiceThe Tisch Scholars program is an innovative multi-year leadership program that develops core civic skills so 54 undergraduates can be leaders for civic engagement and catalysts for change. 2012–13 projects included:

Pooja Beri, A15, worked with Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center’s college-access program, which promotes and encourages the relationships between colleges and youths in order to foster a college-attending culture.

Bianca Blakesley, A14, focused on introducing the theme of active citizenship to first-year students through her role as one of four Academic and Community Engagement (ACE) Fellows.

Brendan Dillon, A13, continued his leadership of the Tufts After School Teaching and Enrichment (T.A.S.T.E.), which connects Tufts student mentors with teens who live in Somerville’s Mystic Housing Authority development.

Summers of Learning and Action As an Active Citizenship Summer fellow, Marquel Norton, A14, tapped into his training as a Jumpstart team leader and child development major. Working with low-income children and youth at Somerville’s Mystic Learning Center, Norton was one of over 60 students to participate in Tisch College’s summer program, which is funded in part by a generous gift from the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation established by Jamie, A78, and Judy Dimon.

Tisch Fund for Civic EngagementThe Tisch Fund supports groups of students working on innovative, active citizenship projects locally or abroad during the academic year. In 2012–13:

Through their work with Jumbo’s Kitchen, Friedman School students Marianne Santoso, N13; Claire Brown, N14; Stephani Cook; N14; and Franciel Dawes, N13 introduced elementary school students to basic cooking skills and empowered children to make healthy foods in a fun and interactive environment.

Jean-Yves Barba, F14; Nathan Kennedy, F13; Jeff Rodwell, F14; and Rachael Were, F13, developed a two-day training module on civic education for a leadership academy in Kenya which gives bright young students from low-income households the ability to continue to secondary education through merit-based scholarships.

STOMPPrograms across Tufts provide students opportunities to connect their skills and interests to their active citizenship. One such program is the Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program (STOMP) which annually sends over 40 undergraduate fellows to nearly two dozen classrooms in Tufts’ host communities. Fellows teach problem-solving skills while learning about the disparities of the American educational system. In 2012–13, STOMP fellows served over 600 local students.

Direct EngagementAcross Tufts, active citizens are applying their skills and knowledge to benefit the world around them.

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CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT

The Aaron Foundation

Association of American Colleges

S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

The Boston Foundation

Bringing Theory to Practice

CCR Charitable Foundation, Inc.

The Chicago Community Trust

Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Democracy Fund

James & Judith K. Dimon Foundation

Fan Family Foundation

Foundation for Civic Leadership

William T. Grant Foundation

Kettering Foundation

The Harvey & Barbara Kroiz Family Foundation

William D. & E.M. Lane Foundation

Robert R. McCormick Foundation

The Omidyar Network

S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

The Schwab Charitable Fund

Sirad Foundation

Alan & Susan Solomont Family Foundation

The Spencer Foundation

Youth Engagement Fund (Tides Foundation)

ALUMNI AND STUDENTS

Marsha L., J81 and Thomas M. Alperin, A81

April S., J92 and Bryan W. Anderson, A92

Matthew M. Bai, A90

Jennifer C. Bailey, A09

Amy A., J78, A13P and Seth A. Barad, A77, A13P

Karen K., J96 and Brett G. Baris, A96

Katherine M. Barksdale, A08

Devra L. Bergman, A08

Bret N. Bicoy, A92

Catherine E. Carrington, J00

Dr. Mya J. Caruso, J97

Michael D. Chang, A00

Martha, A84P and Neil L. Chayet, A60, A84P

Andrea L. DeMayo-Clancy, J86 and Bryan J. Clancy, A86

William A. Clifford, A83

Michael J. Crawford, A78

Giuseppina Daniel, A02

Andrea L. DeMayo-Clancy, J86 and Bryan J. Clancy, A86

Bess R. Dopkeen, A04

Colin B. Durrant, A98

Kenneth C. Fan, E01, F07

Stephanie, J67, E01P, F07P and John Fan, E01P, F07P

Michael B. Feldman, A90

Sarah A. Fleischmann, A08

Ana C. Fowler, A07

Kerry L. and Michael R. Frisoli, A93

Dr. Kimberly A., J82 and Robert S. Gatof, A81

Carol R. Goldberg, J55

Julia S. Goldberg, A07, MG08

Joseph A. Ha, A12

Katherine C. Hallett, A10

Richard J. Henken, A80, AG81

Lisa S. Heyison, J82

Benjamin Hubbell-Engler, A11

Deborah R. Jospin, J80, A14P and Christopher C. Gallagher, A14P

Susan M., J86 and Brian H. Kavoogian, A84

Vanessa N. Kirsch, J87

Rachel I. Klein, A04

Heather L. Kleinberger, A08

Steven R. Koltai, A76, F78, E12P

Christine Kondoleon, J74 and Frederic E. Wittmann, A78

Lenore F., A07P, A11P, AG08P and Elliot D. Lobel, A70, A07P, A11P, AG08P

Robert S. Lott, A02

Molly MacAuslan, A16P and Varney J. Hintlian, A72, A16P

Mahmood Malihi, E80

Sara A. Mattes, AG82, AG86

Dr. Kathleen A. McCartney, J77 and William Hagen

Joseph R. McDonald, A92

Brooke Menschel, A02

Mark E. Miller, A80

Katrina A., J96 and Michael R. Munichiello, E96, EG04

Christina J. Murphy, J98

Melissa S. Norden, J94

Marcelo U. Norsworthy, A09

Pamela K., J89, H11 and Pierre M. Omidyar, A88, H11

Laura S., J89 and Charles M. Olton

Greg A. Propper, A01

Tyson G. Reynoso, E09

Mitchell A. Robinson, A07

Elizabeth C. Ross, A13P and William R. O’Reilly Jr., A77, A13P

Jennifer Scully and Richard S. Lerner, A85

Suzanne B. Seiden, J85, A17P and Kevin L. Thurm, A83, A17P

Nazgol S., J83 and Kambiz Shahbazi, E82

Victoria S. Shelus, A08

Elaine M. Siegel, J70

Neil A. Silverston, A83

Susan L., AG81, A08P and Alan D. Solomont, A70, A08P

Jeffrey D. Stewart, A90

Kara L. Takasaki, A11

Kierstyn S. Thayer, A04

Jonathan M. Tisch, A76

Kate F., J79, A06P, A13P and Theodore R. Tye, A79, A06P, A13P

Sarah E. Ullman, A10

Katherine M. and Gregory P. Vasil, A84

Margery N., J80, A10P, A13P and Dr. Paul D. Weinstein, A80, A10P, A13P

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Theodore S. Berenson

Scott M. Black

David D. Desmarais

Melissa B. Dodge, A14P and Mark W. Rutherford, A14P

Thomas Ehrlich

Deborah B. Goldberg, A13P and Michael Winter, A13P

Mary Louise Hartman, A13P and Clifford M. Sloan, A13P

Robert M. Hollister

Timothy Kelly

Kenneth J. Krause

Ellen S. Lane, A07P, A11P

Virginia S. MacDowell

Diane L. and Robert W. McLeod Jr.

Charles L., A04P and Sandra Merin, A04P

Helen C. Schlichte

Christopher J. Simoneau

TISCH COLLEGE LEADERSHIPNancy Wilson, Dean ad interim

Peter Levine, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Director of Research, Director, CIRCLE

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg Deputy Director, CIRCLE

Shirley Mark, Director, Lincoln Filene Center for Community Partnerships

Mindy Nierenberg, Senior Program Manager and Director, Leadership Studies Minor

Sarah Shugars, Communications Manager

Bettina Stevens, Administrative Director

FACULTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMiriam Nelson, Chair, Professor and Director of the John Hancock Research Center, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Barbara Wallace Grossman, Co-Chair, Professor of Drama & Dance, School of Arts and Sciences

Hugh Gallagher, Associate Professor of Physics, School of Arts and Sciences

David Gute, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering

Wanda Wright, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Service, School of Dental Medicine

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEEDana Benjamin, Director of Programs, Boys and Girls Clubs of Middlesex County

Marie Cassidy, Coordinator and Family Specialist, Medford Family Network

Janelle Chan, Executive Director, Asian Community Development Center

Carol Rabb Goldberg, J55* President, The AvCar Group Ltd.

Warren Goldstein-Gelb, G99 Executive Director, The Welcome Project

Richard Henken, A80, AG81* President, Schochet Associates, Inc.

Daniel LeBlanc, Chief Executive Officer, Somerville Community Corporation and Chair, Community Partnerships Committee *

Diane McLeod, Director, Office of Human Diversity & Compliance, City of Medford *

* Member of Board of Advisors

The following donors have generously supported Tisch College in 2012–13:

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BOARD OF ADVISORSDeborah Jospin, J80, A14P, Chair Partner, Sagawa/Jospin

Matt M. Bai, A90 National Political Columnist Yahoo!, News

Seth Barad, A77, A13P Consultant to non-profits

Neil L. Chayet, A60, A84P President, Chayet Communications Group, Inc.

Selina J. Chow, J87 President, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

Stephen C. Demirjian, A83 Senior Portfolio Manager Cadence Capital Management LLC

Thomas Ehrlich, Visiting Professor School of Education, Stanford University

Robert S. Gatof, A81 Principal, Marriners Brook Capital

Carol Rabb Goldberg, J55 President, The AvCar Group Ltd.

Richard Henken, A80, AG81 President, Schochet Associates, Inc.

Diane S. Hessan, J76, A11P President & CEO, Communispace Corporation

Brian H. Kavoogian, A84 President, Charles River Realty Investors LLC

Vanessa N. Kirsch, J87 President & Founder, New Profit Inc.

Steven R. Koltai, A76, F77, FG78, A12P Managing Director, Koltai & Company, LLC

Daniel LeBlanc, Chief Executive Officer Somerville Community Corporation

Elliot D. Lobel, A70, A07P, AG 10P, A11P Partner, Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye LLP

Diane McLeod, Director, Office of Human Diversity & Compliance, City of Medford

Charles L. Merin, A04P Executive Vice President, Prime Policy Group

Ify Nneka Mora, A04 Chief of Staff, The Barr Foundation

Greg Propper, A01 Partner, Propper Daley, LLC

Mitchell Robinson, A07 Associate, Alston & Bird LLP

Simon Rosenberg, A85 President & Founder, NDN

Jeffrey D. Stewart, A90 Partner, Walnut Hill Media

Louisa M. Terrell, A91 Chief of Staff, U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker

Kevin L. Thurm, A83 Chief Compliance Officer, Citigroup, Inc.

Jonathan M. Tisch, A76 Office of the President, Co-Chairman of the Board Loews Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Loews Hotels

Daniel B. Winslow, A80 Senior Vice President and General Counsel Rimini Street

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2012–2013 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:

17 ACS Massachusetts Students

11 ACS New York Students

13 International: ACS Students

143Alumni participants in the D.C. CASE Network

21 ACS D.C. Students

54 Tisch Scholars: Scholars

3,122Students with more than 240,784 community service hours

28Students supported by Fund for Civic Engagement:

129Honos Civicus Society: Undergraduates

129Honos Civicus Society: Dental

129Honos Civicus Society: Medical

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