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THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR
2020 INITIATIVES PROJECT
PROJECT LEADER(S): Daniel Fidalgo Tomé , Merydawilda Colon, Kristin Jacobson PROJECT TITLE: Activist in Residence (AIR) DATE: May 14, 2015 CC: Rona Whitehead
Email a copy of this completed form to Peter Baratta in the Office of the Provost at: [email protected]
The boxes below expand as needed to accommodate your summary notes. You may also submit appendices or attachments, if needed.
Please provide a summary of the project and your experience. AIR Grants Utilizing the AIR budget four mini-grants were awarded to student organizations to help them create sustainable change within the community. The intention was to:
• create awareness about an issue • provide students with financial resources to make a difference • offer support to them throughout the project
Ultimately, students thought critically to address an issue and provide solutions. Center for Community Engagement The Office of Service Learning acted as a support mechanism for the Center for Community Engagement. The services provided include:
• Transportation to Atlantic City ( 3 x per week in Fall 2014/ Daily in Spring 2015) • Service-Learning development and maintenance of a registration system • Staffing by AIR and AIR student workers (FWS students) • Promotion by the Service-Learning staff
Childhood Studies Internship Placement Internship responsibilities have included:
• Attending monthly classes • Meeting with each student • Finding the most appropriate placement
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• Affiliation Agreements • Conducting site visits
Federal Work Study (AIR Student Workers) Students were hired to conduct special initiatives and to assist with the labor of supporting the Center for Community engagement initiatives.
• Four (4) FWS students were hired by the Office of Service-Learning • Three (3) FWS students were awarded $1,500. • One (1) FWS student was awarded $1,000.
Youth Participation on Campus
ACHS Students Helping Students/ A Day in the Life of a College Student
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BSA /February 14, 2015 Merit Badge Fair 250
GSCSNJ/March 11, 2015 Health Summit 31
ACHS/March 21, 2015 Students Helping Students/ Project 29
GSCSNJ Dr. Sowers First Aid 20
ACHS/April 16 Students Helping Students/ Celebration of Service 29
GSCSNJ/April 22 & 29 Daisy Experience 14
Total Experiences 423
Community Meetings Fall of 2014: Three meetings were conducted at instructional sites and focused on the needs of each community. Spring 2015: Two meetings occurred with the Office of Financial Aid to discuss community partners regarding establishing FWS community service jobs.
• Six (6) community partners attended: January 12 • Zero (0) community partners attended: April 20 • Six (6) community partners were contacted as a follow up to April 20 • Three (3) expressed an interest in the program and were referred to the Office of
Financial Aid. • Four (4) additional partners were contacted. • One (1) partner expressed interest and has been referred to the Office of
Financial Aid. • One (1) partner cannot meet the financial match. • Two (1) has not yet responded.
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Please attach a copy of your original proposal or list your stated objectives and expected outcomes. See attached.
Please describe the results of your project and compare them to your original expectations. Elaborate on how well your objectives were met and how they might have changed. Note any particular obstacles that may have prevented your achieving full satisfaction on desired outcomes. With a background in youth leadership I approached my role by quietly leading and advising from the sidelines. This mindset lead to the creation of the AIR grant. It allowed clubs and students to apply for their funding rather than simply asking. It was my goal to introduce them to the process of finding grant funds, developing a program, creating a budget and documenting results. I can envision this being a model for classrooms to apply for Service-Learning funds in order to develop the skills needed to apply for, and manage a mini grant. Working with the Center for Community Engagement enabled me to continue my passion to work with children in communities with limited resources. Sharing that joy with Stockton students and watching them build relationships within the community was extremely rewarding. I hope they leave Stockton understanding they have the potential to continue to meet and to bond with youth they may have otherwise never met. It is important to recognize the FWS/ AIR student workers. They arrived in the Office of Service-Learning in the Spring of 2015 and immediately became part of the team. Their energy and interest in the work of both the Office of Service-Learning and the Center for Community Engagement was amazing. My hope would be a continuation of the youth initiatives that have occurred during the
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2014-2015 academic year. Opportunities to be exposed to higher education and to college students can be beneficial to ensuring all students realize the doors to higher education are open for them.
Please list any follow-up actions (publications, presentation venues, etc.) Both Paul VI High School and the University of Pennsylvania have shown interest in highlighting the AIR residency in future publications/events. SOAR is an alumni magazine for Paul VI High School in Haddonfield, New Jersey. I have just been contacted regarding their “Alumni Spotlight” in an upcoming publication. The University of Pennsylvania Office of External Affairs has expressed interest in featuring the residency at the Fall Bread Upon the Waters reception with funders and faculty in attendance in order to document successful outcomes of the recipients of the Bread Upon the Waters Scholarship who are now alumni.
Are you recommending the continuation of this project? If so, please answer the following: • What are the next action steps you foresee or recommend? • What are the anticipated budget requirements going forward? • Please identify the program, department, or division to which the continuation proposal
should be forwarded. [Note: any continuation proposal will need to be reviewed, approved and incorporated into the appropriate budget process.]
I feel the AIR program could continue to benefit the Stockton student body. This year I saw students react to a variety of events, internally and externally. Students had the opportunity to discuss Ferguson, Baltimore and the Showboat within classrooms, clubs, and the Office of Service Learning. They found they had differing opinions from some of their fellow students. I believe the way to unite the student body is through an Activist in Residence who can utilize civic engagement to mobilize students collectively. Through the Hughes Center Kelly Sloan will be focusing her research on civic engagement and various populations. I believe the next AIR could utilize her studies and instill within our students the realization that engagement is essential to growth, collective engagement with students who hold an opposing viewpoint to an issue can be a true life experience regarding acceptance of and respect for others.
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Also, the AIR mini grant program was well received and helped students build stronger projects with less time spent locating funds and more time developing programs of substance. Continuing this in some capacity would help to continue to strengthen Service-Learning projects.
FINANCES: Based on your proposal, please outline below how the award has been spent. Amount Notes/Comments Beginning Budget Balance as of: $ 12,000 Salary Expenditures
• Stipends $ 10,000 $5,000 for each semester • Full-time staff salaries $ • Full-time faculty salaries $ • TES salaries $ • Fringe Benefits $
Total Salary and Fringe Expenditures $ 10,000 Non-Salary Expenditures (supplies, travel, etc.)
• Coalition For Women AIR Grant $ 261.00 • Art/Poetry; Stanley Holmes AIR Grant $ 154.47 • SYBB Air Grant $ 546.75 • Students Helping Students AIR Grant $ 472.00 • National Volunteer Slow Food $ 167.00 • S.A.V.E. Composters $ 398.78
Total Non-Salary Expenditures $ 2,000.00 Total Salary + Non-Salary Expenditures $ 12,000 Ending Budget Balance as of: $ 0
If there are remaining expenditures required to complete the project, please itemize them with expected amounts and timing for payment. IMPORTANT: Unused funds will revert to the general 2020 Initiative Fund at the end of the fiscal year if not encumbered for project costs. Item Expected Amount Expected Timing for Payment
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AIR Final Report
2014-2015
Table of Contents
● Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..2
● Center for Community Engagement Collaboration…………………………………....3-5
● AIR Budget…………………………………………………………………………………..6
● AIR Grants………………………………………………………………………………..7-11
● Childhood Internships……………………………………………………………….....12-13
● Community Partnership Workshops……………………………………………….....14-18
● FWS AIR students workers…………………………………………………………...18-22
● AIR Semester Comparison…………………………………………………………...….23
● Classes Attended/Students in Attendance………………….……………………...….24
● Club Interactions………..………………………………………………………….……...25
● Student Interactions…………...………………………………………………………….26
● Youth Interaction………………………………………………………………………….27
● Media Mentions…………………………………………………………………...…..28-32
● Testimonials…………………………………………………………………………...33-35
● Final Reflections…………………………………………………………………..……...36
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Introduction
The following pages will document the activities of the 2014-2015 academic year. As the Activist in Residence (AIR) for 2014-2015, I stepped onto the Stockton (then College) campus not sure what the year would bring. I discovered the students here were interested in social justice, they paid attention to the world around them and to the activities within the Stockton community.
With classroom visits, student and club interactions, the Center for Community Engagement collaborations, organizing youth initiatives, administering the AIR grant, and working with a variety of community partners it is my hope that the students of Stockton (now University) had the opportunity to build practical life skills regarding awareness of social concerns and how to develop viable solutions.
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The Center for Community Engagement Collaboration
The following charts represent the students who registered to attend Stanley Holmes, A Future with Hope, and Campus Kitchen using the Service-Learning website. During the Fall semester transportation was offered three times per week. Added resources in the Spring Semester Included:
● Four Federal Work Study Students ● Classroom promotions ● Daily transportation ● The 88 trips were facilitated by SCCE’s purchase of a 7-passenger minivan. The minivan was obtained
with Stockton Presidential Initiative’s Funds.
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The Center for Community Engagement Collaboration: Reflection and Evaluations
The Office of Service Learning acted as a support mechanism for the Center for Community Engagement. The services provided include:
● Transportation to Atlantic City ( 3 x per week in Fall 2014/ Daily in Spring 2015) ● Service-Learning development and maintenance of a registration system ● Staffing by AIR and AIR student workers (FWS students) ● Promotion by the Service-Learning staff
Quantitative:
● Thirty-three (33) trips transporting students from Stockton to C4CE initiatives occurred in Fall 2014 ● Eighty-eight (88) trips in the Spring of 2015 ● Four (4) Federal Work Study students assigned to assist with C4CE initiatives
Qualitative:
● I saw firsthand these children and heard some of their personal struggles. I learned to respect & understand their situation(s) better. (Health Science student statement)
● I know the patience and understanding will stay with me throughout the rest of my studies & career (Health Science student statement)
● My job gives me purpose. (AIR student worker statement) ● I am glad to know how deeply the kids are impacted by the volunteers! (Sonia Massey, A Future with
Hope) ● Parents who picked up routinely thanked the Stockton students. ● Students were recognized in the community, greeted upon their arrival by the crossing guard as the
“Stockton angels.” Recommendations:
● Continue daily transportation ● Utilize one system of registration, this can alleviate last minute sign ups and will assure all students
have completed waivers ● Continue to utilize AIR student workers to assist with consistency of programming at the sites ● Conduct regular meetings with direct service staff (Fellows, AIR workers)
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AIR Budget 2014-2015
Student/Affiliation Grant Name Budget Items Cost
S.A.V.E Slow Food Composter $347.89
Coalition for Women/Service
Learning Women in Science
Food $150.00
Gifts to Panelists $111.00
Barbara Edelhauser/Social Work
Graduate Student
Art and Poetry Anthologies for Stanley Holmes
Homework Completion Program
Art Supplies/paper/markers/etc
. $154.47
Neuroscience Club/ Save Your Brain Neuroscience Club
Graphics $29.75
Helmets $218
Bike $149
Longboards $150
Student Senate/ Students Helping
Students Students Helping
Students T-shirts provided to each
Mentor and Mentee $472
National Volunteer Week/ AIR initiative AIR Worker Initiative
Food for Slow Food Friday from Chartwells 167.16
Total $2,000.00
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AIR Grants
Four mini-grants were awarded to student organizations to help them create sustainable change within the community.The intention was to create awareness about an issue, provide students with financial resources to make a difference, and offer support to them throughout the project. Ultimately, students thought critically to address an issue and provide solutions. Awards were received by Women in S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Students Helping Students, Save Your Brain Bonanza, and Poetry Anthologies & Art Corner for the Homework Completion Program at Stanley S. Holmes Village.
Women in S.T.E.M. Elizabeth Clayton, a junior Political Science major, is an executive board member of the Coalition for Women’s Rights. The Coalition and the Office of Service-Learning co-hosted an event titled Women in S.T.E.M. to “raise awareness of the difficulty women in these fields face.” About 70 faculty and students attended the event, and afterward feedback expressed interest in broadening the scope of the event to create a discussion series that highlights women in all fields.
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Students Helping Students
Carl Archut Jr., Student Senate president, has gathered more than 40 volunteers to participate in “Students Helping Students,” which is a high school to college mentorship program between Atlantic City High School and Stockton. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Stockton students hosted “A Day in the Life of a College Student” for the high school mentees. They returned in March for a Day of Service where they explored issues that pertain to their life and wrote encouraging letters to younger students. They visited again for the Celebration of Service where they showcased their work. Student Senate is planning to continue the relationship with Atlantic City High School.
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Save Your Brain Bonanza Michael Tumminia, a junior Psychology major, and Melissa Cornelius, a senior Psychology major, and co-vice presidents of the Neuroscience Club, created an event called Save Your Brain Bonanza. They were inspired by a lecture delivered by Dr. Christine Gayda, assistant professor of Psychology, about bike and helmet safety. The event inspired students to wear helmets based on the informative speakers and videos that were part of the presentation. All participants received helmets. Final door prizes included a bike and two longboards. One attendee stated the program changed her life!
Poetry Anthologies and Art Corner for the Homework Completion Program at Stanley S. Holmes Village
Barbara Edelhauser, a second year Master of Social Work, organized an art corner at the Stanley Holmes Village for students to express their creativity. She has also offered workshops for the students who participated in the Golden Circle program at PAL. When she arrives she is greeted as “The Fun Lady!” The Master of Social Work Alliance will continue the program after Barbara’s May graduation.
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AIR Grants: Reflection and Recommendations
Students Helping Students: The AIR Grant was utilized to buy t-shirts for each participant. Quantitative:
● Three (3) independent events occurred ● Fifty (50)ACHS students participated ● Twenty-seven (27) Stockton students participated
Qualitative:
● ACHS participated in a Day in the Life of a College student on MLK Day ● ACHS students were exposed to a college campus ● ACHS students of various ethnicities recognized the Stockton campus as inclusive ● ACHS students recognized college is accessible ● Stockton students acted as mentors ● Stockton students led discussions regarding pertinent issues ● Stockton students facilitated problem solving techniques ● ACHS students felt empowered as mentors by writing letters to youth ● Stockton students created a follow up plan
Future recommendations:
● Assure Student Senate follows up independently of the Office of Service Learning ● Student Senate creates a ACHS mentoring program ● Student Senate should consider this a pilot and expand mentoring to more high schools
Coalition for Women’s Rights: The AIR Grant provided food and presenters’ gifts for this event. Quantitative:
● Approximately seventy (70) students attended the event. ● The panel consisted of five (5) women who work in the sciences.
Qualitative:
● The panel networked with each other and planned to continue to find ways to promote women in the sciences to students.
● Those in attendance had the opportunity to ask questions and discover career paths that may not have been considered.
● Participants expressed an interest in more panels of this nature. Future recommendations:
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business and politics.
● Student Senate assures all ethnicities are represented in the mentoring team Poetry Anthologies and Art Supplies for Homework Completion Program of Stanley Holmes Village: Barbara Edelhauser, a graduate student applied for this grant to fund supplies for an ongoing program she has offered at both Stanley Holmes and PAL. Quantitative:
● Seven (7) sessions were conducted ● Forty (40) students were served
Qualitative:
● Students found creative ways to communicate ● Students reported enjoying the sessions
Future Recommendations:
● Assure the program supplies continue to be utilized for the students. Save Your Brain Bonanza: The Neuroscience Club had limited resources and planned to conduct a campaign regarding bike helmet safety. Qualitative:
● Fifty (50) students attended the event ● Fifteen (15) Faculty and staff attended the event ● Sixty (60) helmets were disbursed to the audience ● Ninety seven (97)% of students changed their opinions regarding helmets during the event. ● Full data will be calculated over the summer
Quantitative:
● Students who attended were visibly moved by the presentations ● A student stated, “this program changed my life.”
Future Recommendations:
● Assure the Neuroscience Club continues to be supported. AIR Grant Future Recomendations: If classroom professors could have a budget that students would apply for it will assist in creating stronger projects. Many students spend valuable hours raising funds to complete their goals, this fund could allow all their time to be spent on the actual service learning event.
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Internship Placement: Childhood Studies Minor Psych 3904
Internship responsibilities have included:
● Attending monthly classes ● Meeting with each student ● Finding the most appropriate placement ● Affiliation Agreements ● Conducting site visits
Student Placement Type of Agency
Kristina Brenner Weisman Medical Rehabilitation
Erin Bruce Ranch Hope Youth at Risk
Kara Burrows Garden State Academy Pre-school
Dana Carney Voorhees Pediatric Medically Fragile Children
Melissa Cornelius Girl Scouts of Jersey Shore Educational/Social
Amanda DeMauro /Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Ocean Youth Support
Amanda DeMayo Cape Atlantic FSO Family Support
Tiffany deSousa (Dropped) Ocean's Harbor Youth at Risk
Heather Fillweber Cape Atlantic FSO Family Support
Hope Gilbert Allies in Caring Family Support
Brooke Knutsen Free to Be Pre-school
Christina Kurica Free to Be Pre-school
Shannon Versace Homework Completion at Stanley Holmes
Educational
Caitlyn Wright Family Service Association Family support
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Childhood Studies Internships: Reflection and Recommendations
Quantitative:
● Thirteen (13) students were placed in internships. ● On average, one hundred and ten (110) hours were completed per student. ● Twelve (12) students reported learning something new. ● Four (4) students discovered careers they did not know about prior to the internship. ● Three (3) students were offered future employment.
Qualitative:
● One intern reported great progress due the “benefits of mentoring”. ● an intern reported that working with youth who are at Risk “opened my eyes” to the situations
facing some youth. ● Teens trusted and confided in an intern who was closer to their age. ● One intern discovered the challenges of coping with a nine hour work day. ● An intern learned positive reinforcement techniques with pre-schoolers. ● One intern learned the benefits of trauma therapy. ● Another intern learned patience.
Future recommendations: Service-Learning should continue to:
1. Interview each candidate. 2. Discuss interests and future goals, including majors. 3. Determine where the most convenient geographic region for each student's placement. 4. Discuss schedules and expectations of each site placement. 5. Assist students with the process of gaining an internship while recognizing each site placement
has different procedures, background checks, etc. 6. Make the initial contact with the site. 7. Conduct a site visit.
Service-Learning can: 1. Create an orientation for potential sites. 2. Recruit additional potential partners.
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Community Partner/FWS Workshop Agendas
January 12, 2015
April 20, 2015
Federal Work Study Meeting
Monday, January 12, 2015
1. Introductions
2. Agenda Review
3. Liability Forms/Photo Release/Waivers
4. Affiliation Agreements; MOU/MOA
5. Office of Financial Aid Timeline
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Reflection on Service-Learning
Open Discussion of Placement
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Federal Work Study Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
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1. Introductions
2. Agenda Review
3. Liability Forms/Photo Release/Waivers
4. Affiliation Agreements; MOU/MOA
5. Office of Financial Aid Timeline
1. May 4 to 8: Needs Assessment
2. May 8: Job Description
3. June 1: Service Agreement/Contract
Discover List
Reflection on Service-Learning
Open Discussion of Placement
January 12, 2015 Attendance
Name Agency e-mail Phone
Daniel Tome Stockton;Office of Service-Learning
609-652-4256
Jillian Gormley Office of Financial Aid [email protected]
609-652-4202
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Mike Andrews Atlantic City Rescue Mission
609-345-5517 x 113
Cassie Iacovelli Mainstreet Hammonton [email protected]
609-567-9014
Barbara Teel Soroptomists [email protected]
609-652-6808
Halima Miha Allies in Caring [email protected]
609-561-8400
Mike D'Aquilante Atlantic City Rescue Mission
609-345-5517
Terra Mecouch Office of Financial Aid [email protected]
609-000-6051
Karla S. Guy Atlantic County [email protected] 609-348-3001 x 2728
Barbara Bowen Office of Financial Aid [email protected] 609-652-4653
Jeanne Lewis Office of Financial Aid [email protected]
609-652-4774
Rona Whitehead Office of Service Learning
609-652-4256
April 20, 2015 Attendance
Name Agency Attendance Status
Daniel Tome Stockton;Office of Service-Learning
Present 609-652-4256
Jillian Gormley Office of Financial Aid Present 609-652-4202
Mike Andrews Atlantic City Rescue Mission
Not present Unable to participate.
Cassie Iacovelli Mainstreet Hammonton Not present 609-567-9014
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Barbara Teel Soroptomists Not present Unable to participate
Halima Miha Allies in Caring Not present Interested and referred to the Office of Financial Aid
Mike D'Aquilante Atlantic City Rescue Mission
Not present Unable to participate
Terra Mecouch Office of Financial Aid Present 609-652-6051
Karla S. Guy Atlantic County Not present Interested and referred to the Office of Financial Aid
Barbara Bowen Office of Financial Aid Present 609-652-4653
Jeanne Lewis Office of Financial Aid Present 609-652-4774
Rona Whitehead Office of Service Learning
Present 609-652-4256
Lillian Stanley Holmes Not present Interested and referred to the Office of Financial Aid
Other Potential FWS Community Partners
Name Agency Status
Darcy Hackett Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ocean County
Unable to participate
Michael Bailey PAL of Atlantic City Left message
Andrea Burleigh Cape Atlantic FSO Referred to the Office of Financial Aid
Joan Basilotto Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore
Sent e-mail
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Community Partnership Workshops: Reflection and Recommendations
Quantitative:
● Two (2) Workshops were conducted. ● Six (6) community partners attended: January 12 ● Zero (0) community partners attended: April 20 ● Six (6) community partners were contacted as a follow up ● Three (3) expressed an interest in the program and were referred to the Office of
Financial Aid. ● Four (4) additional partners were contacted. ● One (1) partner expressed interest and has been referred to the Office of
Financial Aid. ● One (1) partner cannot meet the financial match. ● Two (2) have not yet responded. ● Four (4) FWS students were employed by the Office of Service Learning.
Qualitative:
● The Offices of Financial Aid and Service Learning worked collaboratively. ● The FWS students employed by the Office of Service Learning were an strong
asset to the programs and partnership, specifically the Center for Community Engagement.
Future recommendations: ● Both Offices continue to work to find suitable matches for FWS students.
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Federal Work Study Students - AIR Student Workers
Individual Student Bios Andre Fox-Rosales: Andre is a recent transfer student from Toms River, New Jersey. He has been integral to the Center for Community Engagement, especially being available every Tuesday to assist with the Campus Kitchen food deliveries. His passion for food was obvious as he led an initiative for Slow Food Friday, partnering with local community partners and the Stockton Farm.
Ka’yan Frazier: Ka’yan is a graduating senior who has worked with students at Stanley Holmes and PAL. He has been a positive role model to the children who have come to know and respect him. He has been a popular addition to the Golden Circle program each Wednesday at PAL. Kaitlyn Mulrane: Kaitlyn has been so enlightened by the work of Service Learning that she has enrolled in Tools for Social Change taught by the Director of Service Learning, Daniel Tome’. In addition to her work with the Homework Completion Program she has been integral to assisting with tracking data and gathering information for the annual report. She gathered the information and created the charts for this report. Michelle Venezia: Michele can be found most afternoons transporting students to various Center for Community Engagement initiatives. She enjoys working with the children of Stanley Holmes and has also worked on youth programs on the campus. She organized a Healthy Living Summit for 31 Girl Scouts. The event required a lot of planning a recruitment of Stockton students to make the day a success.
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AIR Job Description
The Richard Stockton
College of New Jersey Office of Financial Aid Federal Work Study
JOB DESCRIPTION
Department ___Office of Service-Learning_______ Contact Person _Daniel Fidalgo Tomé ______ Supervisor ___Daniel Fidalgo Tomé _______ Phone ___609-652-4256____ E-mail [email protected]___________ Organization Number ______210110_______
Job Title/Brief Statement Defining Nature of Work __The AIR student employee is responsible for driving, and
regular attendance at Center for Community Engagement programs and leading one Service-Learning program
per semester.
Characteristic Responsibilities
1. The AIR student employee will assist with one program with the Office of Service-
Learning.______________________________
2. The AIR student employee will work directly with one initiative with the Center for Community
Engagement._______________________
3. The AIR student employee will promote/recruit for their specific initiatives or programs through tabling
and social media.__________________________
4. Other duties as assigned._______________________________
Skills and Special Qualifications Required
1. Leadership Skills
2. Enthusiasm and Passion for the work of the Office of Service-Learning and the Center for Community
Engagement
3. Valid driver’s license
Supervision exercised (if any) __NA_________________________
_______________________ __________________ Signature of Contact Person SuperUser
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AIR Worker Schedules
Van Driving Schedule
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1:00 PM Andre/ Career Center Drop Off
2:30 PM Ka’yan/ Stanley Holmes/ AFWH
Michelle/ Stanley Holmes/ AFWH
Rona/ Stanley Holmes/ AFWH
Michelle/Andre/ Stanley Holmes/ AFWH
Michelle/ Stanley Holmes/ AFWH
2:30 PM Rona/ Campus Kitchen
Andre/ Campus Kitchen
AIR Center for Community Engagement Work Schedule
Staff Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Andre Career Center Drop Off/ Campus Kitchen
Stanley Holmes
Ka’yan Stanley Holmes
PAL Stanley Holmes
Kaitlyn Stanley Holmes
Stanley Holmes
Stanley Holmes
Michelle Stanley Holmes
Stanley Holmes
Stanley Holmes
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Federal Work Study Students - AIR Student Workers: Reflections and Recommendations
Quantitative:
● Four (4) FWS students were hired by the Office of Service-Learning ● Three (3) FWS students were awarded $1,500. ● One (1) FWS student was awarded $1,000.
Qualitative:
● Students worked well as a team and embraced the initiatives of the Center for Community Engagement.
● A FWS student reported the work gave her purpose. ● Children felt an attachment due to consistent attendance of the FWS workers.
Recommendations:
● Continue to employ students through FWS. ● In addition to C4CE initiatives allow a student to lead a project of their choice. ● Conduct formal staff meetings with C4CE employees. ● Continue weekly S-L student staff meetings. ● Conduct enrichment workshops, orientations and mini-retreats.
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Comparison of Fall 2014 vs. Spring 2015
Activity Fall 2014 Spring 2015
Classroom Interactions 8 12
Club Interactions 10 23
Student Interactions 14 25
Stanley Holmes Attendance* 109 183
Campus Kitchen Attendance* 16 32
AFWH Attendance* 14 62
Total Youth Attending Campus Programs 20 423 * This reflects students who registered using the Service-Learning website.
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Classroom Interactions Spring 2015
Classroom Interactions Spring 2015
Professor Session Students Activity
Childhood Studies Internship Minor
Connie Tang
5 13 Childhood Studies Internship Placements
Advanced Public Relations
Ai Zhang 2 23 Mind Mapping and Orientation
Perspectives on Civic Engagement
Daniel Tome
1 19 Mind Mapping
Writing for the Media
Erin O'Hanlon
1 25 Mind Mapping
Politics of Food Anthony Dissen
1 13 Mind Mapping
Gender Equity in Sports
Eileen Conrad-Folks
1 25 Movie and Activism Discussion
Sport, Media, and Gender
Diana Strelczyk
1 29 Mind Mapping
Total 12 147
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Club Interactions Spring 2015
Club Name Date Contact Name Result Coalition for Civic Engagement March 29, 2015
Christian Moreno Attended DC Trip
Spring Fitness Classes T: 12:30-1 F120 W: 7-8 MR3 Luanne Anton (Meditation) Get Involved Fair/Promoted C4CE
Commuters On The Go Tim Schmidt Get Invovled Fair/ Promoted
C4CE
Holistic Health Club Tuesdays @ 4:30 [email protected]
Get Involved Fair/Promoted C4CE
Hospitality Society
[email protected] Get Involved Fair/Promoted C4CE
Human Trafficking Get Involved Fair/Promoted
C4CE
Claws 2/5/2015 @ 4:30 @ DD [email protected]
Get Involved Fair/Promoted C4CE
Study Abroad Natalia Manger 609-626-
3596 Get Involved Fair
Buddhist Club Tuesday @ 5 B-10 [email protected] Met with club on 2-5 and discussed work with C4CE.
Communication Alum. 2/5/2015 @ 4:30 F-111 Get Involved Fair
Wellness Center Meditation W: 12:30-1 F120, 7-8 MR3 Luanne Anton Get Involved Fair/ Promoted C4CE
Fantastic Friends Get Involved Fair
Fashion and Beauty Club Spring Semester [email protected] Get Involved Fair
Philipino- American Students Get Involved Fair
American Sign Language 2/9/2015 @ 8pm above DD [email protected] Referred to Allies in Caring for program assistance.
Theater Club TH: 4:30 in theatre lobby Get Involved Fair/ Promoted
C4CE
SET club lifesize monopoly game
2/5/2015 Event room @ 7:30pm
Get Involved/Promoted C4CE
Coalition for Women
Met with the coalition on 2-5, discussed AC/48 and advocacy training.
Neuroscience Club
Met with the club to discuss Brain Awareness week and the AIR grant.
Muslim Student Association Attended NYC trip.
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Hillel of Stockton
Discussed Hillel to Hillel event. Club is planning the event.
Student Senate AIR Grant
Student Interaction
Student Activity Kristina Brenner Childhood Studies Placement Erin Bruce Childhood Studies Placement Kara Burrows Childhood Studies Placement Dana Carney Childhood Studies Placement Melissa Cornelius Childhood Studies Placement Amanda DeMauro Childhood Studies Placement Amanda DeMayo Childhood Studies Placement Tiffany deSousa Childhood Studies Placement Heather Fillweber Childhood Studies Placement Hope Gilbert Childhood Studies Placement Brooke Knutsen Childhood Studies Placement Christina Kurica Childhood Studies Placement Shannon Versace Childhood Studies Placement Caitlyn Wright Childhood Studies Placement Ariel Woodson Students Helping Students Parth Thakkur Students Helping Students Steven Garcia Students Helping Students Danielle Albilia Students Helping Students Victoria Muraoka Students Helping Students Mihir Jani Students Helping Students Sparkle Prevard Students Helping Students Noya Ilan Students Helping Students Carl Archut Students Helping Students Nick Persia Students Helping Students Emily Zeck Students Helping Students Christian Moreno Students Helping Students Susan S. Students Helping Students Chel lei Students Helping Students Marina Anwar Students Helping Students Tahira Ayub Muslim Student Assoc. Tori Reyes Campus Food Drive
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Youth Interaction Spring 2015
Group/Date Activity Number of Youth
ACHS Students Helping Students/ A Day in the Life of a College Student
50
BSA /February 14, 2015 Merit Badge Fair 250
GSCSNJ/March 11, 2015 Health Summit 31
ACHS/March 21, 2015 Students Helping Students/ Project
29
GSCSNJ Dr. Sowers First Aid 20
ACHS/Arpil 16 Students Helping Students/ Celebration of Service
29
GSCSNJ/April 22 & 29 Daisy Experience 14
Total Experiences 423
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Media Mentions
Rona Whitehead, Activist-in-Residence, Creating Social Change at Stockton College
For Immediate Release; with photo of Whitehead
Tuesday, May 05, 2015 Contact: Susan Allen Office of News & Media Relations Galloway Township, NJ 08205 [email protected] (609) 652-4790 Galloway Township, NJ – Rona Whitehead, activist-in-residence at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, has awarded four mini-grants to student organizations to help them create sustainable change within communities. Awards were received by Women in S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Students Helping Students, Your Brain Bonanza, and Poetry Anthologies & Art Corner for the Homework Completion Program at Stanley S. Holmes Village. (Details on each project are summarized on page 2.) This is one of many projects Whitehead has worked on during her first semester at Stockton. As the resident activist, Whitehead works with Stockton’s Service-Learning Office to implement awareness and social change within Stockton and its surrounding community. The intention is to create awareness about an issue, providing students with comprehensive knowledge on an issue. Ultimately, she believes awareness will lead students to social activism, allowing them to critically address an issue and be directly involved in providing a solution. Whitehead, who resides in Atco, NJ, formerly worked as a leadership specialist with the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern Jersey She has experience in curriculum development, program implementation, volunteer management, and
29 facilitating workshops. She earned her bachelor’s degree from The University of Pennsylvania in Sociology as a non-traditional student. Whitehead also sits on the Board of Directors for Camden County Family Support Organization, Children’s Continuum of Care, the University of Pennsylvania’s Bread Upon the Waters Mentoring Board. She also volunteers with the UPenn Alumni Volunteer Interview Team. For the upcoming spring 2015 semester, Whitehead will oversee three major programs: - Students Helping Students begins on Jan. 19, 2015 and involves a mentoring program between Stockton students and Atlantic City High School students. -more- -continued from page 1- - On Feb. 14, Stockton will host a Boy Scout Merit Badge Fair. - From March 8-10, students will take part in Spring Immersion, a new alternate Spring Break. Students will work in Atlantic City to enhance the community by incorporating a job fair, education advocacy, and a building project. Mini-Grants Awarded Through Stockton’s Activist-in-Residence Program
Women in S.T.E.M. $250 grant Elizabeth Clayton, a junior Psychology major, of Clementon, is an executive board member of the Coalition for Women’s Rights. The Coalition and the Office of Service-Learning co-hosted an event titled Women in S.T.E.M. to “raise awareness of the difficulty women in these fields face.” It’s a topic that needs to be discussed, Clayton explained, so she organized the panel discussion to feature five women with careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. About 70 faculty and students attended the event, and afterward feedback expressed interest in broadening the scope of the event to create a discussion series that highlights women in all fields. Students Helping Students $200
Carl Archut Jr., Student Senate president, has gathered more than 40 volunteers to participate in “Students Helping Students,” which is a high school to college mentorship program between Atlantic City High School and Stockton. On Martin
30 Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Stockton students will host “A Day in the Life of a College Student” for the high school mentees. “We want to encourage them and let them know that college is the right decision,” said Archut. Some students may not know of all the opportunities that are available to them. “We can give them that,” said Archut, a resident of Paulsboro. Your Brain Bonanza $450
Michael Tumminia, a junior Psychology major from Neptune Township, and Melissa Cornelius, a senior Psychology major from Manahawkin, are co-vice presidents of the Neuroscience Club. After hearing Dr. Christine Gayda lecture about bike safety and the power of helmets to save the brain, Cornelius started to brainstorm ways the club could help promote helmets. A petition is being circulated throughout the campus to gather support to pass a law in Galloway that would require all individuals regardless of age to wear a helmet while on a bike or motorcycle. In the spring, Club members and volunteers will wear helmets to campus for one day and act as ambassadors to educate individuals about bike and motorcycle safety. In addition, Cornelius said, “We want to spread awareness and visit elementary schools to show students that the older kids are doing it,” to end the idea that helmets are uncool. -more- -continued from page 2- Poetry Anthologies and Art Corner for the Homework Completion Program at Stanley S. Holmes Village $150
Barbara Edelhauser, a second year Master of Social Work major from Toms River, said, “Atlantic City can be transformed through the arts.” She plans to establish an art corner at the Stanley Holmes Village for students to express their creativity. This project follows her extensive volunteer work at the Police Athletic League where she has worked with students on poetry projects. The artist-poet was inspired by her mother, Shirley Lake, who was a poet, educator and Stockton graduate. # # #
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 VOLUME 4 ISSUE NO. 21
31 Service-Learning Hosts Merit Badge Fair for 250 Boy Scout Troops
The Office of Service-Learning recently hosted a Merit Badge Fair, which invited 250 Boy Scout troops, their parents and various leaders of the local Boy Scouts to the Galloway campus. Faculty and staff members across disciplines led the 25 educational workshops, providing various opportunities for scouts to gain merit badges. Activist-in-Residence Rona Whitehead and Diana Strelczyk of Service-Learning co-organized the Feb. 14 event. The project began in October 2014 when Whitehead and Strelczyk sent an e-mail gauging interest of partnership with local Boy Scouts affiliates. The Stockton team then met with local members of the Jersey Shore Council and established Stockton University as a site for the Merit Badge Fair. “The Office of Service-Learning has been partnering with the Girl Scouts for many years, and we discovered that there were also faculty and staff members involved with the Boy Scouts. It became very clear just how involved our faculty and staff are with local troops,” said Strelzcyk. Matt Unversaw, Top-200 director for WLFR, and Lake Fred Radio staff provided WLFR tours. The following faculty and staff members served as merit badge leaders: Dr. Jamie Cromartie, associate professor of Entomology (Insect Study and Nature Badges); Dr. Thomas Nolan, associate professor of Physical Therapy (Disabilities, Public Speaking and First Aid Badges); Dennis Lepore of Safety and Health Compliance (Fire Safety Badge); Dr. Joseph Trout, assistant professor of Physics (Astronomy and Inventing Badges); Elizabeth Zimmerman of Nacote Creek (Oceanography Badge); Alice Gitchell, energy specialist (Sustainability Badge); Erin O’Hanlon, adjunct instructor (Textiles Badge); Robert Kraus, former Stockton Police staff member (Crime Prevention Badge); and Whitehead (Textiles Badge). Dr. Keith Diener, assistant professor of Business Studies, Law, and Joe Thompson, assistant director of Student Development, participated in the Eagle Scout Merit Badge Panel. The panel discussed the impact that earning the Eagle Award had on the participants’ lives, giving current Life Scouts the opportunity to hear firsthand accounts from professionals and students. The Life Scouts also had the opportunity to ask specific questions about the Eagle Scouts’ projects and experiences. The Offices of Event Services, Production Services, Computer Services and N-Wing Cafeteria were on hand to assist with audio/visual components and to provide food for the day. “We want to especially thank the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for the faculty and use of Nacote Creek, and for their heavy involvement in this event,” Strelczyk said. Stockton Federation of Teachers Holds Adjunct Awareness Event The Stockton Federation of Teachers (SFT) hosted an adjunct awareness campaign on Feb. 25 as part of National Adjunct Awareness Week. During the event, held in the G/H hallway, about 20 faculty members distributed flyers and “A is for Adjunct” stickers, and talked to students and the University community about the working conditions of adjunct faculty. Dr. Anne Pomeroy, associate professor of Philosophy and SFT president, said full-time and part-time faculty were also asked to speak to students about the use of adjuncts. “The effort was to raise awareness about the use of adjunct faculty in colleges and universities across the nation,” Dr. Pomeroy explained. “Overall, Stockton adjunct faculty are really well compensated and we only have little over 30 percent of our courses taught by adjunct faculty,” Dr. Pomeroy continued. “However, it’s still the case that the working conditions for adjuncts overall are difficult and perhaps that is not optimal for those workers or for students.”
32 Dr. Pomeroy said that nationally adjuncts are a “transient labor force” and many have to teach at multiple schools to make a living. Dr. Pomeroy said Stockton adjuncts are “excellent and dedicated teachers” and the event was an “attempt to honor them and educate people about what adjuncts contribute to the mission of Stockton.” Dr. Anne Pomeroy, associate professor of Philosophy and SFT president; Susan Burrows, SFT office manager; Rosemarie Sprouls, adjunct instructor in the School of General Studies and SFT VP Adjuncts; and Lauren Fonseca, adjunct instructor in the School of General Studies.
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Testimonials
Howdy Rona! I want to send you a thousand Thank You's for attending Brain-A-Palooza and for all of your enthusiasm and encouragement to help make this semester a memorable one. I am beyond honored that you and Daniel believe in our Save Your Brain project and as we move into the winter break I am even more excited to further develop our program for the spring Wellness Week event. FYI, we got a lot of signatures at Brain-A-Palooza and mustered up a lot of excitement for the spring! We are on the brink of some incredible stuff and I plan on contacting city council over winter break to get someone on board with this petition! Once again, thank you for being you and I am excited to keep in touch over winter break. Will you still be coming to campus over break? Cheers and Namaste! - Michael James Tumminia
**************************************************************************************** Hi Rona: I am glad that we communicate so well with one another. First, since a few of our students have trouble completing the 120 hours, I modified the final evaluation form (see attached change of wording) so that something less than 120 can be verified (you know that I am fine as long as it is 100). Second, there is a mid-term evaluation form (attached also)! Finally, I have actually asked the students to complete both forms with their field supervisors, with the mid-term due on Thursday (i.e., 3/19) and the final due on 4/30. You can certainly use the forms to guide the site visit discussions, however. Given the issues that we have had this semester even with your assistance, I don't know how I can teach this course without you, Connie Stockton University
Office of the President Attn: Dr. Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr.
34 101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205 Dear Herman, I would like to first congratulate you and all of Stockton for the recent news regarding the change in status. Being recognized as a University is an outstanding accomplishment. I’m writing to you today to thank you and your amazing staff for helping us to host the Sea Pines Merit Badge and Belt Loop Fair on Saturday, February 14th. Planning for this event started last year to bring approximately 400 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, parents, and volunteers to your campus for a day of learning and exploration. Youth from first grade to seniors in high school had a chance to benefit from your generosity as host. More than one older Scout was heard to say through the day that they wished to attend Stockton when they completed high school. I would be remiss if I did not specifically thank several people. Rona Whitehead and Diana Strelczyk were absolutely indispensable – the success of the event was a direct result of their efforts. Their assistant, Robert Henchy, was also very helpful in the final days of planning and on the day of the event. I would also like to single out those members of your staff that served as Merit Badge Counselors during the day, many of them teaching multiple classes: Rona Whitehead, Elizabeth Zimmerman, Dennis Lepore, Alice Gitchell, Thomas Nolan, Joseph Trout, and Jamie Camoratie. Two Stockton students made time to help as well, Marshall Burkhardt and Ryan Keen – both Eagle Scouts from Jersey Shore Council. Multiple groups and divisions of Stockton worked to make the day a success. Chartwell helped by offering a healthy lunch option. Your facilities staff made a difference by opening rooms and setting up the common space we used for registration. The access to special areas of Stockton – from the off-site visit to the NAMS Field Station for Oceanography to the tour of Lake Fred Radio for Journalism to the access to the Library for Reading – was appreciated by Scouts of all ages. After hosting our event and hearing all of the positive feedback, I can’t imagine a better location for an event of this type. In all, 54 classes were taught in almost as many subjects. There wasn’t a single class that wasn’t made special in some way by being taught on a first class campus. As a result, approximately 500 Belt Loops will eventually be awarded to Cub Scouts and over 800 Merit Badges will be earned by Boy Scouts. That is a tremendous achievement. I hope that the experience was as positive for Stockton as it was for us. I look forward to finding new ways to work together in the future.
35 Yours in Scouting, James Gillick, Scout Executive, Jersey Shore Council
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Final Reflection
This is where I need to say thank you. My thanks begin with my invitation to interview, my actual interview, and the appointment to the AIR. Specifically, I extend my gratitude to Dr. Merydawilda Colon, Dr. Kristen Jacobsen, and Daniel Tome’. While this was my first experience on a campus in a capacity beyond that of a student it can’t be said that I didn’t still learn! How enlightening to spend this academic year working with students, faculty, staff, and community partners. With a background in youth leadership I approached my role by quietly leading and advising from the sidelines. This mindset lead to the creation of the AIR grant. It allowed clubs and students to apply for their funding rather than simply asking. It was my goal to introduce them to the process of finding grant funds, developing a program,creating a budget and documenting results. I can envision this being a model for classrooms to apply for Service-Learning funds in order to develop the skills needed to apply for, and manage a mini grant. Working with the Center for Community Engagement enabled me to continue my passion to work with children in communities with limited resources. Sharing that joy with Stockton students and watching them build relationships within the community was extremely rewarding. I hope they leave Stockton understanding they have the potential to continue to meet and to bond with youth they may have otherwise never met. It is important to recognize the FWS/ AIR student workers. They arrived in the Office of Service-Learning in the Spring of 2015 and immediately became part of the team. Their energy and interest in the work of both the Office of Service-Learning and the Center for Community Engagement was amazing. My hope would be a continuation of the youth initiatives that have occurred during the 2014-2015 academic year. Opportunities to be exposed to higher education and to college students can be beneficial to ensuring all students realize the doors to higher education are open for them. This residency began with Ferguson and closed with Baltimore dominating the news. Stockton purchased a casino, discovered a covenant and met an entrepreneur. Students not only questioned events internally and externally they also demanded answers. I believe the next step in the AIR residency would be to identify a future AIR
37 who could continue this conversation. During my residency I spoke to students about race, I traveled to New York with the Muslim Student Association who described their efforts to deepen the awareness of their religion to the Stockton community. Students of color have reported feeling marginalized, even questioning why a Black Lives Matter Rally produced what felt like a disproportionate police presence. I have met with Rabbi Miller regarding finding ways to collectively do service-learning projects with an interfaith community and then hold a specific reflection where the Koran, Torah, Bible or the Vedas can be referenced explaining why we as a collective body of humanity care for each other regardless of our spiritual guidance. We agreed that the systems already in place could be utilized, such as volunteering with the Center for Community Engagement and utilizing the Office of Service-Learning reflection model to implement this process. In closing I would like to send a special thank you to Daniel Fidalgo Tome’ who showed me such respect and supported my growth in this wonderful position. I am forever grateful.