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Service-Learning @ WSC 2010-2011

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Planting the Seeds of Service and Enhanced Learning

Our CultivatorSocialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

Fall 2010 projects

560 students working with

Approximately 45 community partners and

29 faculty and staff on

21 PROJECTS/EVENTSFaculty, staff, and students also presented Service-Learning Best Practices at the 7th Annual

Conference on Service-Learning hosted by Doane College on October 2, 2010.  Service-Learning WSC Program founder Jean Karlen

and Service-Learning Budget Manger Dawn Hirschman were honored at the conference with the

Service-Learning Administration Commendation.

Spring 2011 projects

430 students working with

Approximately 50 community partners and

23 faculty and staff on

17 PROJECTS

In addition, Service-Learning @ WSC earned the rank of third in the state of Nebraska for Learn and Serve

America participants.

WSC is awarded the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

One of only eight Colleges/Universities in Nebraska

ART to SOCIOLOGY

ART

Graphic Design students enrolled in Pam Fiedler’s Production and Media problems class created pocket maps for the Wayne Chamber and potential campus organization.

*Chamber maps on each table

Students from Pottery and Ceramics II under the direction of Marlene Mueller designed and created bowls for an “Empty Bowl” event in Sioux City (bowls were made in the fall class for the 2011 February event).

ART

Pam Fiedler’s Digital Imaging students continued a photo restoration project for Northeast Nebraska Public Power. The restored photos have been matted and framed and are on display at NNPPD. Exhibition later TODAY!

ART

Students from Pearl Hansen’s Art Curriculum and Secondary School Art courses piloted a Black Light exhibit. Fall 2011, the Black Box Theatre will feature a special Black Light event featuring more black light ART!

Biology

Under the supervision of Barbara Hayford students from her Environmental Concerns class, Wildlife Society, and Biology Club worked with Wayne 3rd grade children to monitor water quality and plant life at Izaak Walton Lake

Mark Hammer and students in Advanced Plant Biology worked on tree identification and mapping for the Wayne Community Greenwood Cemetery

Business

Students enrolled in Professor Laura Dendinger’s Business Communication course collaborated with upper level Managerial Communications students in the fall. The students continued a long-standing tradition of working with an area community partner to develop a publicity plan. The Cedar County Historical Society received a new website, a logo, brochure, and newsletter ideas just to name a few of the items created by the students.

For more information see the S-L newsletters cover story.

Communication

Rich Murphy’s Small Group Communication and Public Relations Writing classes worked with local business and agencies to create media kits and awareness campaigns

Student enrolled in Randa Garden’s Organizational Communication course worked with area non-profits and businesses to help asses emotional process in the workplace. Students spend time interviewing personnel and then report their findings in a class presentation.

Counseling

Keith Willis’s students enrolled in Introduction to Human Service Counseling classes have participated for several years in Service-Learning agency placements. As students beginning their academic programs in counseling these service opportunities help them to explore career plans and aspirations. Throughout the academic year many community partners are served by these students.

Criminal Justice Emergency Management students under the

direction of Jason Karsky provided emergency Table Top Exercises for the WSC Crisis Management Team and Dakota County Emergency Responders.The Table Top Exercises included emergency scenarios with video news injects, time-line updates, and consequences. Exercises are created to help determine responder readiness. Approximately 60 responders were in attendance at the South Sioux event in November 2010.

Education

One of the largest majors at WSC involves education courses. Professors of various education courses, Marilyn Mudge, Judy Moeller, Barbara Black, Jan Dinsmore, and Sherry Dorman all completed projects in the 2010-2011 academic year. The projects involved providing literacy assessments, teaching packets, a Leadership Conference for area 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students, and a long-standing Family Math Night hosted by Marilyn Mudge and her students atWakefield Community Schools in May.

English

Students enrolled in Literary Editing and Publishing under the direction of Cynthia Black and Chad Christensen helped organize a poetry workshop hosted at the Wayne Public Library and featured nationally known Cave Canem poets. In addition, to the workshop a Plains Writers Series event featured music, an art show, and a poetry slam. Participants had the opportunity to have their work published in a booklet created by the WSC Press.

English

This spring a record number of schools and students attended the 7th Annual Language Arts Festival. WSC students enrolled in Lori Newcomb’s Young Adult Literature and Content Area Methods courses help organize the day- long event. The day is filled with workshops, speakers on poetry, literature, and publishing.

A writing contest for 7th-12th grade students is also included, WSC students help to evaluate the submissions, the best stories from each grade are then published in an anthology which is given to the participants.

Educated Perspectives and Family Consumer Science

Greg Worner’s and Pam Langlie’s classes collaborated over the two semesters to work on a outdoor classroom for children enrolled in the WSC Kiddie College preschool. Greg’s students worked to design and build structures and toys made from recycled wood and Pam’s students developed curriculum for outdoor learning. For more information see the S-L newsletter or our web page.

Family Consumer Science

Students enrolled in both Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Programs under the direction of Pam Langlie worked with community partners Head Start and Rainbow World. Students developed learning activities promoting social and emotional development for Head Start and a language and literacy day for Rainbow World.

GeographyIn November 2010, explorers young and old were able to walk across Asia, and they didn't even have to leave Wayne.  Over 100 people from the campus and community dropped by the Frey Conference Suite to see and walk on the map.  In addition, nearly 100 local children ranging from grades K-6 were brought in by their teachers to experience games and activities led by students from World Regional Geography Honors class who had been training to host the campus and community to experience the largest map of the continent ever produced by National Geographic.  

According to Randy Bertolas, “The brightly colored, smooth vinyl surface accurately illustrates Asia's oceans, seas, rivers, mountains, countries and capitals”.

Did someone need hot air?

National Geographic’s giant traveling map of ASIA . Opening night is well attended by community members

Each student received their own globe, a pencil, and cookie !

Math

Students enrolled in Tami Worner’s Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers course worked with community partner Rainbow World to provide math assessments for children attending the pre- school/daycare. The assessments were developed as interactive games so the children had fun completing math problems.

In past semesters, Professor Worner and her students have worked on several projects for Rainbow World and the Wayne Elementary School. Thanks for making math fun!

Physical Education

In 2006, Leadership Development students under the direction of Barbara Engebretsen began an awareness program to promote bicycling and healthy lifestyles. Students enrolled in Engebretsen’s 2011 Leadership Development class continue to work toward the goal of increasing biking on campus and in the community, as a means of promoting health and environmental benefits. This spring, in conjunction with Earth Day activities, Engebretsen’s students instituted a Green Bike Patrol who gave out wristbands imprinted with this year’s theme ‘Burn Calories- Not Gas’ to everyone they witness riding a bicycle. They continue to ‘catch’ bicyclist these last few days of classes.

Leadership class photo

Earth Day Bike Ride

Psychology

Students enrolled in Lifespan Development under the direction of Jean Karlen worked with community partners to provide assistance for newly developed programs at the Wayne Community Activity Center. In addition, some students facilitated a town and gown opportunity at Elderfest. Students were able to visit with community members and assit them in a variety of ways.

An Elderfest Volunteer made a comment to the effect - that so many times the stereotypes of college students are not very good but those students working the Elderfest were great....I know there are many more like them at WSC. This person went on to note that it was a pleasure working with the students- “they were great helpers.”

Elderfest 2011

Community partner-Steve Gross and some of Dr. Karlen’s students

SociologyLast but certainly not least, students in Todd Greene’s Social Welfare class continued Jean Karlen’s tradition of ‘Cram the Van’ a food and supplies collection for the local food pantry during the week of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness a national event each November.

Co-Curricular Projects

American Red Cross- Animal ‘manikins’ and CPR-May19th

Catholic Newman Center- Alternative Spring Break Trip

(students will present)

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi- Wayne Library program

SHAPE Club – Health and Wellness Fair

SHAPE Club officers

Phi Kappa Phi Officers and Julie Osnes Wayne Public Librarian

The Service-Learning Team @ WSC sincerely appreciates your dedication to enhanced student

learning and the opportunity to build campus and community partnerships Serving and Learning Together.

THANK YOU