The Center for Community Engagement and Service-

Learning

Who We Are

Katie Flowers: DirectorJeremy Wattles: Assistant Director

Shayne Feinberg, Program Coordinator203 Trinity Hall x3825

E-mail serve@hws.edu

Where We AreThe Center is located on the second floor of Trinity Hall.

Mission Statement:

We stand for learning through service that produces students who are civically engaged and graduates who the have skills to be active global citizens

Vision Statement:

A sustained, engaged relationship with the community that promotes positive community change and enhanced student learning

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How do you define

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What Does citizenship mean to you?

Example: Service and Sustainability

you’re riding in a bus toward your service site in Canandaigua or Seneca Falls and you see this:

your FY students ask you – what IS that? What do you say?

Citizenship

1.Personally Responsible CitizenRegularly recycles on their own

2.Participatory Citizen• Helps organize a recycling drive

3.Justice Oriented Citizen• Explores why our culture has so much waste and acts to solve root causes

• Geneva 2020 is an important effort to advance the Geneva schools and build a stronger community.

• By harnessing the resources of the entire Geneva community – non-profit organizations, businesses and individuals – we can provide assistance in three key areas identified by the Geneva City School District as being critical to the future of Geneva’s children

-graduation rate

-career/college readiness

-literacy

Preorientation Service

CCESL offers preorientation community service adventure trips, where students have the opportunity to make friends and give back, for example, we’ve helped build 4 houses with Habitat for Humanity since 2009. For more information, check out http://www.hws.edu/studentlife/orientation/poap_trip.aspx

First Year Orientation First Year Orientation Service Projects Service Projects

During Orientation, First Year students work on different community service projects together to help the community and build lasting friendships at the same time.

Annual Days of Service:

Students, faculty, staff and community members come

together to perform acts of service in and around the Geneva community during

these annual service events.

HWS VOTES:1. Voter

Registration2. Voter Education 3. Election Day

HWS Votes recruits volunteers from a number of different clubs and organizations on campus:

• College Democrats• College Republicans• Campus Greens• Progressive Student

Union• Women's Collective• William Smith

Congress• Hobart Student

Gov’t

Holiday Gift Project

CCESL project where gifts/money are collected and used to purchase holiday gifts for needy families

Three Blood Drives each year:

Donate blood or help organize the blood drive!

Community Barn Sale

Every spring after students move out, unwanted items are collected and sold at a huge “yard sale.” All proceeds go to Geneva 2020.

Funds raised as of 2015…$56,000

Community Lunch Program: Thursdays in October and February

Students, faculty and staff work together to prepare and serve a hot meal for underprivileged people in the community for 8 Thursdays during the school year.

Habitat for Humanity

The HWS chapter works with local organizations to aid in the construction of safe housing for area residents. Email habitat@hws.edu for more information!

Alternative Spring BreakAlternative spring break in March - students work

on a project held off-campus. Over the past few years, HWS students have gone to Virginia, North

Carolina, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, The Bronx, New Jersey and the Gulf

Coast.

Geneva Heroes

Geneva Heroes is a program organized by HWS students which teaches leadership and teambuilding

skills

to Geneva middle school students while working on service projects.

America Reads!

A federal work study program which places HWS tutors in six area schools. Tutors spend one-on-one time with an elementary aged student to help improve upon his/her reading and writing skills and abilities.

America Counts

A federal work-study program which places HWS tutors at the Geneva Middle School. Tutors spend one-on-one time with a junior high student to help improve upon his/her math skills.

Geneva Boys & Girls Club- volunteers can contribute their time to working with our

youth

- Two locations- Geneva Community Center (middle and high school aged students)

- Goodman Street club (elementary aged students)’- Opportunities are available in the areas of - recreation and sports, - arts and crafts, - drama, dance, music, - leadership development, - fundraising, special events, - chaperoning, computer literacy training, clerical support and more!

Geneva 2020 House 593 South Main Street

The Geneva 2020 house seeks students committed to service, educational equity, and youth empowerment.

House residents will complete a 30 hour per semester service requirement, the majority of which will come from direct engagement with Geneva’s children and public school system.

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Helps local youth ages 6-16 meet their potential by matching HWS students in one-on-one mentoring relationships

Student Reported Benefits

1. Develop real world experience & skills

2. Critical thinking skills

3. Communication4. Teamwork5. Civic responsibility6. Problem solving7. Public speaking8. Computer skills9. Research skills10.Analytical skills

10 Top Skills Employers Want

1. Written & Verbal Communication skills

2. Interpersonal Skills3. Motivation/Initiative4. Strong work ethic5. Teamwork skills6. Analytical skills7. Flexibility/

Adaptability8. Computer skills9. Leadership skills10.Organizational Skills

SERVICE-LEARNING @ HWS Colleges

Annually over 350 students enroll in close to 20 classes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBLIuDTvrxs

Community Based Research

Students have the opportunity to collaborate with community partners and faculty advisors on research projects which have real community impact.

Service doesn’t end when classes do!Summer of service Internship program – began in

2011 and has engaged 23 student interns for 10 weeks in service to and with local community partners…

The All-America City Award recognizes ten communities annually for outstanding civic impact and action planning.

Winning applicants demonstrate innovation, inclusiveness, civic engagement, and cross sector collaboration by describing successful efforts to address pressing local challenges

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A Lifetime of engaged citizenship