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3 MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7 CENTER

[About the Lang Center, Advisory Board, Center Staff, Faculty at the Center, In the News]

11 EDUCATE [Community-Based Learning Courses, Curriculum Development Awards]

13 ENGAGE [Dare to Soar, Learning for Life, Let’s Get Ready, Project Blueprints, Saturdays of Service, Student-Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia, Trash 2 Treasure, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, War News Radio; plus, Town & Gown Initiatives]

17 FACILITATE [Classes & Seminars, Center Events, Faculty, Staff & College Events, Meetings with Community Partners,

FY 13-14 Annual Report

In 2001, Eugene M. Lang ’38 established the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility “to inspire and provide vision, leadership, and support toward fulfilling an essential dimension of the liberal arts mission of Swarthmore College: to prepare and motivate students to understand and engage issues of civic and social concern and…to set their own paths towards shaping a more

just and compassionate world.”

Student Group Meetings, Workshops, Special Events (Co) Sponsored by the Lang Center, Transportation]

25 INNOVATE [Project Grants]

31 INSPIRE

[Chester 101, Debating for Democracy on the Road, Organizing Skills Institute, Philadelphia 101, Tutor Training]

33 LEARN & SERVE [Internship Awards]

37 PARTNER [Chester Swarthmore Learning Institute, College Access Center of Delaware County]

39 APPENDICES [Financial Data]

CONTENTS

FY 13-14 ANNUAL REPORT


TheEUGENE M. LANG CENTER FOR CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYhasbeenentrustedwithprovidingvision,leadership,andsupportfortheCollege’scentralcommitmenttoeducatestudentsforcivicandsocialresponsibilityinacontextofacademicexcellence.TheCenterworkswithfaculty,students,staff,andcommunitypartnerstopromoteethicalintelligence,innovativesolutionstopressingsocialproblems,servicetocommunities,andadvocacy.Withasmallbutdedicatedstaff,thereachoftheLangCentercanbeseenintheclassroom,acrossthedisciplines,withincampus,andwithincommunitieslocallyandglobally.RECOGNITION FOR THE LANG CENTER & OUR AWARD-WINNING STUDENTS

Foritscommitmenttocivicandsocialresponsibility,SwarthmoreCollegewasnamedtothe2013President’sHigherEducationCommunityServiceHonorRollbytheUnitedStatesGovernment’sCorporationforNationalandCommunityService.

Since2008,theCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeachinghasrecognizedSwarthmoreCollegebyawardingitselectiveCarnegieClassificationforCommunityEngagement,inbothcategoriesof“CurricularEngagement”and“OutreachandPartnerships.”

In2014,MackenzieWelch‘15andJasonMendoza‘16wonaProjectPericlesDebatingforDemocracy(D4D)letter‐writingcompetitionawardfortheirletter“HumanRightsConsiderationsandEffectivenessofU.S.SponsoredCocaFumigationinColombia.”Thisteamusedtheaward’sfundstomeetwithleadingthinktanksonU.S.‐LatinAmericanrelationstoidentifyandnetworkwithscholarsandotherstakeholdersinWashington,D.C.

NimeshGhimire'15,founderofPeaceInnovationLab–withhelpfromtheLangCenter’sProjectPericlesFund–wasnamedoneofCampusCompact's2014NewmanCivicFellows.Ghimirereceivedthehonorforhisdedicationtosocialinnovationandentrepreneurship,bothatSwarthmore'scampusandabroad.

PaulBierman’15washonoredbytheCollegewiththeannualNaomiKiesAward,giventoastudentforhaving“workedlongandhardincommunityserviceoutsidetheacademicsetting,alleviatingdiscriminationorsuffering,promotingademocraticandegalitariansociety,orresolvingsocialandpoliticalconflict.”

TheworkoftheLangCenteroftenappearsinpublication;onPage10youwillfindalistofarticlesabouttheLangCenter,thestudents,staff,facultyandcommunitypartnersweworkwith,andthesignatureprogramsweadminister.

GOAL 1: ENHANCE FACULTY ENGAGEMENT

TheLangCenter’s2012StrategicPlanningProcesscontinuestobearfruit.TheLangCenterstaffidentifiedasapriorityincreasingtheconnectionswithandbetweenfacultywhocurrentlyormightinthefutureteachinwaysthatsupporttheLangCenter’smission.Toadvancethisgoal,theCenterbroughtontothestaffafacultymemberonapart‐timebasistoplayakeyrole.

ProfessorofsociologyNinaJohnsonjoinedtheLangCenterastheFacultyCoordinatorforCommunity‐BasedLearning(CBL)intheFallof2013.Prof.Johnsonhasofferedinformationsessions,organizedconversationsamongCBLteachers,andprovidedspecificsupporttonewfacultyandfacultynewtothispedagogy.Shealsooffereda“Philadelphia101”workshopinSpring2014toorientstudentspreparingtoengageinprojects,internships,andplace‐basedlearningthroughcourses.

Message from the Executive Director


GOAL 2: ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

InFY2013‐2014,weassessedcommunityengagementactivitiesattheLangCenter,acrosscampusandbeyond:

TheCentercreatedaCommunityEngagementInventorybycompilingthecommunityengagementactivitiesofSwarthmoreCollegestudents,staffandfacultyvariouslyundertakenfromFall2011–Summer2013.

SwarthmoreCollegeparticipatedinProjectPericles’CreatingCohesivePathstoCivicEngagementprojecttostrengthenanddevelopmorecohesiveandintegratedcivicengagementprograms.LedbyJenniferMageeandsupportedbyJoyCharlton,thisprojectinvolvedtakinganinventoryofandmappingengagementactivitiesaswellascoursesbeingofferedatthecollege.AssociateProvostandAssociateProfessorofComputerScienceRichWicentowskirepresentedSwarthmoreataconveningofPericleaninstitutionsinJulytodiscussfindings,andsharedhispost‐conferencereflectionswithcollegefacultyandadministrators.

In2014theLangCenterstaffrepeatedabenchmarkingprojectfirstconductedin2012,collectingandcompilinginformationaboutcenterscomparabletotheLangCenterat(a)ourCOFHEpeercolleges,and(b)collegesanduniversitiesinourPhiladelphiaregion.

PlansweremadetoinviteanexternalreviewertoevaluatetheLangOpportunityScholarshipProgram,whowillbeeconomicsprofessorJonIshamfromMiddleburyCollege,visitinginSpring2015.

Qualitativedatahavebeencollectedoverthepasttwoyearsfromnearly200studentsregardingtherelationshipoftheirsummerinternshipexperiencesinanon‐profitorpublicserviceorganizationtotheircurricularexperiencebeforeandafter.

GOAL 3: INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND INTEGRATIVE LEARNING

The2012StrategicPlanningProcessalsoemphasizedbringingmorestudentsintotheCenterandincreasingcommunicationsinawaythatkeepsstudentsinformedabouthowtheymightcontextualizeissuesofsocialconcernwithinvariousopportunitiesavailableattheCenter,acrossthecurriculum,andincommunitieswithwhomtheywork.Sincehigh‐impactlearningexperiencescanoccurinsideand/oroutsideoftheclassroom,theLangCenteriswell‐positionedtopromotetheintegrationoflearningexperiences.Thisyearwefocusedonadvisingopportunitiestomakeconnectionsandpathwaysclearer,innumerousaccesspointsintheadvisingprocess.We:

Developeda“PathstoSocialResponsibility”pageontheCenter’swebsitetoillustrateentrypointsandroutes.

Developedadvisingmaterialsthatshowwithspecificityhowastudentmightexploreasubstantiveinterest,suchaspublichealth,bycombiningvolunteerservice,internships,socialactionprojectswithparticularcoursesatthetri‐colleges.Thesematerialsareavailableonlineathttp://www.swarthmore.edu/lang‐center‐civic‐social‐responsibility/paths‐to‐social‐responsibility.

DistributedthesedocumentstofacultyandstaffattheAll‐Advisormeeting. ParticipatedintheannualdepartmentaladvisingfairduringOrientationWeek,wherethe

newdocumentsweredistributedtoenteringstudents. Participatedforthefirsttimeinthespecialsophomoreplanningadvisingsession,

“ChocolatesandChoosing.” BegantotrackseniorthesesthatareinformedbytheirLangCenter‐sponsoredexperiences.


GOAL 4: NURTURE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WhiletheLangCenterhassinceitsfoundingnurturedthecultivationofsocialinnovatorsforthecommongoodthroughitssignatureprogramstofundinternshipsandprojectsthatbearpositivesocialimpact,thispastfiscalyearheraldedsomenew,excitingdevelopmentstofurthernurtureandsupportsocialentrepreneurship.We:

Createda½creditcourse,“SocialEntrepreneurshipDirectedReading:FromIdeationtoAction.”Enrolled15studentsforwhomtheclasshelpedtoincubatetheirownprojectidea.

Advisedthefoundersofthenewstudentgroup,“SocialEntrepreneurshipHub,”MeiriAnto’16andYohanSumapithala’16;supportedthisgroup’sparticipationintheLendforPhillycompetition(whichthegroupsubsequentlywonagrantof$5,000tocreateacampus‐basedmicrofinanceinstitution).

BroughtyoungsocialentrepreneurDaquanOlivertospeakattheLangCenter,aswellassocialentrepreneur,DeanCycon,CEOofDean’sBeanstocampus.

Beganplanningatri‐collegereadinggroupcalled“SocialEntrepreneurshipSeminar”forlaunchintheFallof2014,withcolleaguesfromHaverfordCollege.Twentyapplicationswerereceived:9wereselectedfromHaverford,onefromBrynMawr,and10fromSwarthmore.

Lookingahead,theLangVisitingProfessorforIssuesofSocialChangein2015‐16willbeDeniseCrossan,aprofessorofsocialentrepreneurshipanddirectoroftheinitiativeonsocialentrepreneurshipatTrinityCollege,Dublin.

GOING FORWARD

Asthefollowingpagesmakeevident,theLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibilitydistinguishesitselfbyitscommitmentsandcollaborations.Ourdedicatedstaff,engagedfaculty,remarkablestudents,stimulatingplacementsites,andgenerouscommunitypartnerstogetherprovideextraordinaryopportunitiesforlearning,teaching,guiding,andleading,devotedtocreatingamorejustandcompassionateworld.


Purpose

“TheCentershallprovidevision,leadershipandsupportfortheCollege’scentralcommitmenttoeducatestudentsforcivicandsocialresponsibility.TheCentershallserveasthecentralorganizationalandadministrativeumbrellaforgroupsandactivitiesthatarerelatedtocivicandsocialresponsibilityandasaprimarystructuretofosterandfacilitatecoursesandeducationalexperiencesthatcarryacommunity‐basedlearningcomponent,andtoestablishanawarenessofconnectionsbetweencoursesandissuesofcivicandsocialresponsibility.” Mission and Charge

“TheCenter,throughitsExecutiveDirectorandstaff,willcreate,organize,administerandevaluateactivitiesthatlinkrigorousintellectualtrainingtothemotivationandpreparationofstudentstotakeleadershipinshapingamorejustandhumaneworld..TheCenterwillfosterunderstandingoftheroledemocraticinstitutionsandprocessescanplayincreatingsuchaworld.TheCenterwillstimulatecriticalreflection,teaching,research,publications,andexperimentationaimedateducatingforcivicandsocialresponsibility.Throughconferencesandcollaborativerelationshipsandconstructiveinitiativesandresearchofstudentsandfaculty,theCenterwillpromotetheCollege’sleadershipinmakingpreparationforparticipatorycitizenshipandsociallyresponsibleactionanation‐widefeatureofhighereducation.”

Citation

“TheEugeneM.LangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibilitywasestablishedtoinspireandprovidevision,leadershipandsupporttowardfulfillinganessentialdimensionoftheliberalartsmissionofSwarthmoreCollege:toprepareandmotivatestudentstounderstandandengageissuesofcivicandsocialconcernand,asactivecitizensofourdemocracy,tosettheirownpathstowardshapingamorejustandcompassionateworld.” Governance of the Center

“TheCenterwillserveasthecentralfacilityfororganizing,administeringandgenerallyoverseeingsociallyandcivicallyorientedprogramsandprojectsoftheCollege.Theseprogramsandprojectswillincludestudentvolunteerservicegroups,theSwarthmoreFoundation,studentserviceinternships,organizedmulti‐culturalandserviceinitiativeswithdefinedsocialobjectivesinvolvingstudentparticipationonandoffcampus,theLangOpportunityScholarsProgram,theLearningforLifeProgram,theLangVisitingProfessorforIssuesofSocialChange,theLangGrants,ProjectPericles,andsuchotherprogramswhosedesign,implementationorevaluationmayvariouslyemploytheresourcesoftheCenter.” Text from the endowment agreement creating “The Eugene M. Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility,” finalized 11/20/03.

Visionary,educationalphilanthropist,andLangCenterfounder,EugeneM.Lang‘38

About the Lang Center


Full-Time Staff JoyCharlton,ExecutiveDirector,ProfessorofSociologyCynthiaJetter'74,DirectorofCommunityPartnerships&PlanningDebraKardon‐Brown,AssistantDirectorforStudentProgramsJenniferMagee,AssociateDirectorforStudentPrograms&SpecialProjectsDeloresRobinson,AdministrativeAssistant

Part-Time Staff NinaJohnson,FacultyCoordinatorforCommunity‐BasedLearning

Lang Center Advisory Board BenBerger,PoliticalScienceJoyCharlton,SociologyandLangCenter(Chair)NinaJohnson,SociologyandAnthropologyArtMcGarity,EngineeringLynneSteurleSchofield,MathematicsandStatisticsSteveViscelli,SociologyandAnthropologyMarkWallace,ReligionRichWiscentowski,ComputerScienceandProvostOffice

Student Staff *AneesaAndrabi‘16,CommunicationsCoordinator*PaulBierman’15,CollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCounty&Trash2TreasureCoordinator*HopeBrinn‘15,SaturdaysofServiceCoordinator*IrisChan’17,SaturdaysofServiceCoordinator*AmandaEpstien’15,TransportationCoordinator*SamGutierrez‘15,BuildingHost*StephanieKestleman‘16,BuildingHost*ReeceLiang’14,VolunteerIncomeTaxCoordinator*MicheleMartinez‐Guglieri‘14,Dare2SoarCoordinator*FrankMondelli‘14,BuildingHost*Wantian(Wanti)Qiu’16,LearningforLifeCoordinator*RianaShah‘14,BuildingHost*CristianTaborda’14,TransportationCoordinator*DavidTian‘17,SaturdaysofServiceCoordinator*SarahTimreck‘14,Dare2SoarCoordinator*LilyTyson‘17,CommunicationsCoordinator*RachelVogel‘16,SaturdaysofServiceCoordinator*ChengyingWang’15,VolunteerIncomeTaxCoordinator*CiaraWilliams‘16,BuildingHost*AlexisZavez’15,VolunteerIncomeTaxCoordinator*Tia(David)Zhou’14,LearningforLifeCoordinator

About the Lang Center Advisory Board

InFY13‐14,theAdvisoryBoardconvenedwiththeExecutiveDirectoroftheLangCentertodiscuss

strengtheningCBLandtheLangCentermissionon

campus,aswellasdecision‐makingabouttheMappingProjectandtheCarnegieapplication.Charlton

reports,“WetalkedaboutwaysofadvocatingforCBLpedagogyintermsofthefutureofhighereducation

andtheliberalarts,problem‐basedlearning,and

interdisciplinarity.Anespeciallyinteresting

suggestionwastodevelopan‘InterdisciplinaryProject’thatwouldcrosssemesters,departments,andcourses.”

The Center


Eugene M. Lang Professor for Issues of Social Change Giovanna Di Chiro, PhD Dr.GiovannaDiChiroistheVisitingLangProfessorforIssuesofSocialChangeatSwarthmoreCollege(2012‐2015),andPolicyAdvisorforEnvironmentalJusticeatNuestrasRaíces,Inc.inHolyoke,Massachusetts.Shehaspublishedwidelyontheintersectionsofenvironmentalscienceandpolicy,withafocusonsocialandeconomicdisparitiesandhumanrights.DiChiro’scurrentworkexaminesenvironmentaljusticeactivists’reframingoftheclimatechangedebatetofocusonthelocal,bodilyimpactsofwide‐scaleenvironmentalproblemslikeglobalwarming.Sheiswidelyknownforherresearchandpracticefocusingoncommunity‐basedapproachestosustainabilityandtheintersectionsofsocialjusticeandsustainability.AtSwarthmore,herehostdepartmentisPoliticalScience,andherinterdisciplinarycoursesarecross‐listedthroughthedepartmentsofPoliticalScience,Sociology&Anthropology,English,aswellastheEnvironmentalStudiesandGenderandSexualityPrograms.DiChirocollaborateswithenvironmentaljusticeorganizationstoconductcommunity‐basedresearchonenvironmentalhealthconcernsandondevelopingculturallyrelevantsustainabilityinitiativesinpoorandlow‐incomecommunities.

Eugene M. Lang Research Fellow & Visiting Professor (Part-Time) George Lakey TheGlobalNonviolentActionDatabase(GNAD),aprojectofSwarthmoreCollege,Peace&ConflictStudiesProgram,andtheLangCenter,wascreatedbyProfessorGeorgeLakeywiththegoal“toprovidefreeaccesstoinformationabouthundredsofcasesofnonviolentactionforlearningandforcitizenaction…andtomakeavailablecomparativeinformationthatwillsupportresearchersandwriterstodevelopstrategicknowledgeandtheory.”Eachsemester,Prof.LakeyofferedPEAC071B.ResearchSeminar:StrategyandNonviolentStruggles.”Studentsofthiscoursewereinvolvedintheresearch,interviewing,andwritingofcasestudiesaboutnonviolentactionsworldwide.Prof.LakeyretiredfromSwarthmoreCollegeattheendofthisyear.

Sixyearsofwork,collaborationwithover100studentsandcolleaguesfromnearlyadozeninstitutions,supportfromtheLangCenterandPeace&ConflictStudies,andtheCollege=1000casespublishedintheGlobalNonviolentActionDatabase(GNAD)!Inthisyearalone,over300,000peoplehavevisitedthewebsitefrom220countriesand

territories.

http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu

Faculty Coordinator of Community-Based Learning, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Nina Johnson, PhD Dr.NinaJohnsonistheFacultyCoordinatorforCommunity‐BasedLearning(CBL)andaVisitingAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofSociologyandAnthropologyandthePrograminBlackStudies.Inherroleascoordinator,sheworkedtoincreasetheCenter’scapacitytomoreeffectivelyexecuteCBLpedagogyandpraxis.Towardthisend,shemetwithindividualfacultymembers,convenedfacultydiscussions,andfacilitatedworkshopsinordertosharebestpracticesandachievebetterlearningoutcomesforstudentsandmoremeaningfulengagementwithcommunitypartners.

Faculty at the Center


In the News BulletinarticleaboutGlobalNonviolentActionDatabase,APassionforPeacefulProtest:

Swarthmorestudentslettheirimaginationsrunfreeinsearchofnonviolentactivismhttp://media.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/?p=1229

BulletinarticleaboutLangScholaralumni,SalemShuchman’84andBarbaraKlock’85andtheirgifttotheCollege,Newcenteragoodmatchwithsustainabilityeffortshttp://media.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/?p=1171

BulletinarticleaboutPericleanScholar,NaudiaWilliams’14,spoketotheClassof‘17atFirstCollection,ChangingtheWorldhttp://media.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/?p=1134

LinguistDonnaJoNapoliHonoredforWorkonBehalfofDeafChildren

http://www.swarthmore.edu/news‐events/linguist‐donna‐jo‐napoli‐honored‐work‐behalf‐deaf‐children

NewClassofLangOpportunityScholarsNamedhttp://www.swarthmore.edu/news‐

events/new‐class‐lang‐opportunity‐scholars‐named

OrganizingSkillsInstituteparticipant,ElowynCorby'13WinsPeaceandJusticeStudiesThesisAwardhttp://www.swarthmore.edu/news‐events/elowyn‐corby‐13‐wins‐peace‐and‐justice‐studies‐thesis‐award

SwarthmorePhysicsStudentsEngageandSparkCuriosityofAreaSchoolchildren,

http://www.swarthmore.edu/news‐events/swarthmore‐physics‐students‐engage‐and‐spark‐curiosity‐area‐schoolchildren

Trash2TreasureAThreeDimensionalSuccesshttp://www.swarthmore.edu/news‐

events/trash‐2‐treasure‐a‐three‐dimensional‐success

WebarticleaboutLangScholarDuongTran‘15,ADifferentKindofMasterpiece

http://www.swarthmore.edu/news‐events/a‐different‐kind‐masterpiece

WebarticleaboutLangScholar,HopeBrinn'15WinsTrumanScholarshiphttp://www.swarthmore.edu/news‐events/hope‐brinn‐15‐wins‐truman‐scholarship

WilltheCircleBeUnbroken?KeithReeves’88’sPoliticsofPunishmentcoursegoes‘inside’toexploremassincarcerationhttp://media.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/?p=1233


Educate

Fall 2013

Education045LiteraciesandSocialIdentities

Education153LatinosandEducation Linguistics003WhatGaySoundsLike:

LinguisticsofLGBTQCommunities(FYS)

Linguistics063SupportingLiteracyAmongDeafChildren

PeaceandConflictStudies071B.Security&Defense(Cross‐listedasSOAN071B)

PoliticalScience019.DemocraticTheoryandPractice

PoliticalScience043BEnvironmentalJustice:TheoryandPractice

PoliticalScience070BPoliticsofPunishment

PoliticalScience112DemocraticTheoryandCivicEngagementinAmerica

Religion027:RadicalJesus Sociology‐Anthropology006HDown

ButNotOut:TheSocialProblemsofPhiladelphia(CrosslistedasSOCI006H/EDUC07401)

Sociology‐Anthropology036DQualitativeMethods:IntotheField

Sociology040I.RaceandPlace:APhiladelphiaStory

Sociology‐Anthropology036DQualitativeMethods:IntotheField

Sociology040I.RaceandPlace:APhiladelphiaStory

Spring 2014

Chinese090.PracticuminBridgingSwarthmoreandLocalChineseCommunities

Dance004.TheArtsasSocialChange(Cross‐listedasMUSI006)

Education068.UrbanEducation(Cross‐listedasSOAN020B)

Education070.OutreachPracticum ForeignLanguageTeachingand

Pedagogy(Cross‐listedasEDUC072,Arabic13A;Chinese13A;French12A;German13A;Japanese14A;Russian12A;Spanish12A)

PeaceandConflictStudies071B.ResearchSeminar:StrategyandNonviolentStruggle(Cross‐listedasSOAN071B)

PeaceandConflictStudies077.PeaceStudiesandAction

PoliticalScience070B.PoliticsofPunishment

Psychology090.PracticuminClinicalPsychology

Religion022ReligionandEcology

Community‐BasedLearning(CBL)coursesconnectstudentsandfacultydirectlywithlocalcommunitiesandtheirmembersaspartofthecontentofthecourse.Thispedagogicalapproachisbasedonthepremisethatthemostprofoundlearningoftencomesfromexperiencethatissupportedbyguidance,context‐providing,foundationalknowledge,andintellectualanalysis.


Curriculum Development Grants Awarded FY 13-14

Prof.DianeAnderson,DepartmentofEducationalStudies,"Educ:151:LiteraciesResearchSeminar.”

Prof.TyreneWhite,DepartmentofPoliticalScience,"ConversionofFYSPOLS10:‘WhenDisasterStrikes’toMid‐LevelCoursewithCBLComponent.”

Curriculum Development Grants Implemented FY 13-14

Prof.ElaineAllard,EDUC153“HonorsSeminar:LatinosandEducation”

Prof.K.DavidHarrison,LING003“WhatGaySoundsLike:LinguisticsofLGBTQCommunities”

Prof.DonnaJoNapoli,LING

063“ReadingInvolvesSharedExperience(RISE):eBooksandLiteracyfortheDeafChild”

Prof.SteveViscelli,SOAN036,

DownButNotOut:TheSocialProblemsofPhiladelphia&IntotheField:QualitativeMethods

WithaCurriculumDevelopmentGrantfromtheLangCenter,LinguisticsProfessorDonnaJoNapolilaunchedane‐booksprogramfordeafstudentsinthecontextofhercourse,LING063:SupportingLiteracyamongDeafChildren.


Engage

Dare 2 Soar Dare2SoaristhelargestandoldesttutoringprogramatSwarthmoreCollege,andisthelargeststudent‐rungroupundertheguidanceoftheLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibility.Throughthisprogram,SwarthmorestudentstutorandmentorK‐12studentsinChester,PAatvarioussites,including:ChesterEastSideMinistries,CrozerLibrary,God’sHouseofGlory,STEMMagnetHighSchool,ChesterHighSchool,CAADCFamilyShelterandTMTPresbyterianChurch,andChesterCommunityCharterSchool.Duringtheyear,approximately70Swarthmorestudentstutoredandmentoredroughly125childrenoverthecourseofacombinedtotalof4,880hours.Programparticipantsbenefittedfromseveralcultural,educational,andentertainingfieldtrips.InFY13‐14,MicheleMartinez‐Guglieri’14andSarahTimreck’14weretheDare2Soarstudentcoordinators.

DuringFY13‐14,throughtheDare2Soarprogram,

approximately70Swarthmorestudentstutoredandmentoredroughly125K‐12youthin

Chester,PAforacombinedtotalof4,880hoursofservice.

Learning for Life (L4L) LearningforLife(L4L)isavoluntary,reciprocallearningprogramcomprisedofstudent‐staffpartnerships.Inthisprogram,SwarthmorestudentsandmembersofDiningServicesandEnvironmentalServicesstaffformlearningpartnershipsandexplorevariousareasofcommoninterestincludingcooking,writingpoetry,digitalstorytelling,languagelearning,internetusage,guitarplaying,andjazzhistory.L4LhasbeenmadepossiblewiththesupportofmanyacrosscampusandreceivedcriticalsupportfromtheHumanResourcesDepartment,staffsupervisors,seniorstaff,aswellastheLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibility.Intotal,therewere25student‐stafflearningpartnershipsengagedinreciprocallearning,devotingacombined1120hoursduringtheacademicyear.ProfessorDianeAndersonoftheEducationalStudiesdepartmentchairstheL4LsteeringcommitteeandcontinuestoteachtheLiteraciesandSocialIdentitiescourse,whichrequiresstudentstoparticipateinL4L.L4LisfurthersupportedbyWantian(Wanti)Qiu’16andTia(David)Zhou’14,theLangCenter’sL4LCoordinators.Let’s Get Ready Let’sGetReadyisaregisterednon‐profitorganizationwhichprovideslow‐incomehighschoolstudentswithfreeSATpreparation,admissionscounseling,andothersupportservicesneededtogainadmissiontoandgraduatefromcollege.Trainedstudentvolunteersdelivertheseservicesandofferencouragement,inspiration,andconfidence.TheprogrambeganatSwarthmoreinthefallof2012andrecruited10studentstoparticipateduringthisyear.(Cont’donpage14)

Volunteerservicehasbeenproventoprovidevaluetocommunities,increasecollegestudentretention,andpreparestudentsforlivesofcitizenship.TheLangCenteradministersseveralvolunteerprograms,alongwithstudents,staffandcommunitymembers.


Swarthmorestudentsreceiveddetailedtrainingonmethodsofteachingaboutthemathandcriticalreading/writingsectionsoftheSAT,andhowtoguidestudentsthroughthecomplexityofthecollegeadmissionsprocess.TherecruitmentofSwarthmorestudentscreatedanopportunitytoestablishanewprogramatUpperDarbyHighSchool,DelawareCounty.Studentparticipationconsistedoftwoprogramcoordinatorsandeightcoaches/mentorswhocommittedtocoachingonenightperweek,threehourspernight,forasemester,aswellasonehourofpreparationtimeperweek.Theprogramworkedwith25highschooljuniorsandseniorswhohavequalifyingfinancialneedduringtheinitialyearofoperation.Initssecondyear,theprogramrecruited18studentstoparticipateinthefalland20studentsforthespringsession.Thefallprogramserved10youngpeoplethroughtheBoysandGirlsClubofChester,PA.Duringthespring,studentsreturnedtoUpperDarbyHighSchoolforaverysuccessfulprogram.Fall 2013 Location:Boys&GirlsClubofChesterContacts:JaneRileyFord,DonnaNorthernSiteDirectors:AngelaOh’15,KaranPadda‘14Coaches:JaehyunOh’15,KathySun’16,LauraThompson‐Martin’16,MatthewSueda’17,MeiriAnto’16,MasonYu’17,WilliamChung’16,AnnaJensen’17,FrankWu’16,IbidayoFayanju’14,AndrewPak’16,AshleyHong’16,TinaZhu’17,ReidPickett’17,JoshuaGoldstein’17,andEdenBarnett’17.

Spring 2014Location:UpperDarbyHighSchoolContacts:SteveBell,GiselaKleinSiteDirectors:AngelaOh’15,FrankWu‘16Coaches:AditiKulkarni’17,AlexisLeanza’15,AndrewPak’16,AshleyHong’17,JaehyunOh’15,JuliaThomas’16,KaranPadda’14,KathySun’16,LauraThompson‐Martin’16,LilianaFrankel’17,MasonYu’17,MatthewSueda’17,MayraTenorio’15,MeiriAnto’16,ReidPickett’17,TaniaUruchima’16,TinaZhu’17,andWilliamChung’16.

Project Blueprints TheU.S.DepartmentofHumanandHealthServicesOfficeofMinorityHealthawardedagranttoSwarthmoreCollegetosupportProjectBlueprints.Thisisthethirdgrantawardedtotheprogrambytheagency.TheLangCenterandSwarthmore’sBlackCulturalCenterhavecollaboratedwithTheChester‐CrozerWellnessCenter,ChesterUplandSchoolDistrict,TheCollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCounty,andTheChesterYouthCollaborativetoimplementtheprogram.ProjectBlueprintsengagesat‐riskminorityyouthfromChester,PAwithopportunitiesforacademicsupport,lifeskillstraining,personaldevelopment,culturalenrichment,andcareerexploration.Theprogramprovidesafter‐schoolprogrammingformorethan40studentswhowillbesupported8ththrough12thgrade.TenSwarthmoreCollegestudentsserveasprogramfacilitatorsandmentors.FacultymemberCherylJones‐WalkerfromtheDepartmentofEducationalStudieshastheleadresponsibilityforcurriculumdevelopmentanddelivery.LangCenterDirectorofCommunityPartnershipsCynthiaJetterprovidesadministrativecoordination.Saturdays of Service SaturdaysofServiceisaprogramdesignedtofacilitatestudentvolunteeringforshort‐term,one‐timeprojects.ThisyearitwasorganizedandpublicizedbythreeLangCenterstudentcoordinators,withtheguidanceoftheCenter’sDirectorforCommunityPartnerships.The2013‐2014coordinatorswereHopeBrinn’15,IrisChan’17,andDavidTian‘17.SitesofserviceincludedPhilabundanceFoodBank,BooksthroughBars,CradlestoCrayons,PhillyAidsThrift,ShareFoodPantry,andSouthPhiladelphiaHighSchoolCommunityGarden.


TOWN GOWN INITIATIVES Children & Adult Disability Educational Services (CADES)

Approximately25membersofthestudentgroupGlobalNeighboursserveasvolunteerstosupportCADES–aschoolforadultsandyouthwithseveredisabilities–inart,gym,andgeneralclassrooms.Thisinteractionhasfosteredagreaterunderstandingofperspectivesbetweencollegestudentsandpeoplewithdisabilities,raisingawarenessoncampusabouttheunfairstigmatizationofpeoplewithdisabilities,andgivingpeopleatCADESsupportinknowingthatothersvaluetheirworkandenjoyspendingtimeintheircommunity.The Dew Drop Inn

TheDewDropInnisastorefrontspaceintheSwarthmore‘villeorganizedbytheSwarthmoreSeniorCenter.LangCenterstaffhelpcoordinatelunchmeetingsbetweenstudentsfromtheRotaractClubandseniorSwarthmoreresidentsforwide‐ranging,intergenerationalconversationwhichservestobeeducatingandcommunity‐buildingforallinvolved. Trash 2 Treasure (T2T)

T2Tisastudent‐runannualyardsalefeaturingitemsdonatedbystudentsmovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandcommunitymembersattheendoftheacademicyear.Thesaleservesacriticalenvironmentalpurposeasitkeepsanestimated400cubicyardsofunwanteditemsoutofthewastestream:studentsandothermembersofthecampuscommunitydonate,volunteersfromallconstituenciesoncampusorganize,andthecommunitysupporttheCollege’seffortsinbecomingmoreenvironmentallyfriendlywhileprovidingfundstosocialserviceagenciesinourimmediatevicinity.Thisyear'ssaleraisedapproximately$20,000fortheUnitedWaytodistributetosocialserviceagenciesinDelawareCountyandkeptabout14tonsofmaterial‐picture25industrial‐sizeddumpsters‐frombeingincineratedinChester.

Student-Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia (SREHUP) SREHUPisaregisterednon‐profitorganizationconsistingofstudentsfromSwarthmore,VillanovaUniversity,UniversityofPennsylvania,TempleUniversity,andDelawareCommunityCollege.Theyworktogethertomaintaincaringandsafeshelterunitswhereguestscanbetreatedwithdignity,trust,andrespect.TheprogramisinitsthirdyearofoperationandinFY13‐14recruited15volunteerswhoworkeddirectlyinthesheltersweeklyandanadditional20whoeitherdonatedmealsorvisitedsheltersononeortwooccasions.SREHUPestablishedastrongpartnershipwiththeSwarthmoreChristianFellowshipvolunteerswhovisitedweekly.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Thisprogramempowerslow‐incomefamiliestoaccessthefederalEarnedIncomeTaxCreditwithouthavingtopayfortaxpreparationservices.Volunteersaretrainedinbasictaxpreparation,completetheIRScertificationprocessduringtheWinterBreak,andcommittothreehoursperweekoftaxpreparation.Inthespringsemesterof2014,15studentvolunteersfromSwarthmoreCollegeprovided450hoursofserviceatvariouslocationsinChester,Holmes,DarbyBorough,andUpperDarbyinDelawareCounty,Pennsylvania.Thisyear3,006taxreturnswerecompletedbyprogramvolunteersintotalinDelawareCounty,returning$1,408,179inEarnedIncomeTaxCreditbenefitstothelocalcommunity.Twenty‐sixvolunteerscontributedover655hoursofservice,whichhelpedrecover$406,830inChildTaxCreditsand$115,269inEducationTaxCreditsforlocaltaxpayers. War News Radio WarNewsRadiofillsthegapsinthemedia'scoverageoftheconflictsinLibya,Iraq,Afghanistanandmorebyprovidingbalancedandin‐depthreporting,historicalperspective,andpersonalstories.WarNewsRadioisastudent‐organized,student‐producedregularbroadcast.http://warnewsradio.org/


Facilitate TheLangCentersharesitsspacewithmanypeople,classes,andgroups,addingenergyandcommunicationopportunitiesfortheLangCenter’smission. Classes & Seminars Held at the Lang Center

ElaineAllard–EDUC153LatinosandEducationSeminar NatAnderson–ENGL118ModernPoetry ChrisCastellani–ENGL070HAdvancedFictionWorkshop GiovannaDiChiro–POLS043BEnvironmentalJustice:Theory&Action GiovannaDiChiro–ENVS090DirectedReading:Biology,Environment&Conservation GregFrost–ENGL070BFictionWorkshop DavidHarrison–LING043Morphology CherylJones‐Walker–EDUC068UrbanEducation GeorgeLakey–PEAC071BResearchSeminarinNonviolentStruggle GeorgeLakey–PEAC040SecurityandDefense:NonviolentStrategies MargieLinn–EDUC042TeachingDiverseYoungLearners JenniferMagee–SOAN095SocialEntrepreneurship:FromIdeationtoImplementation MiltonMachuca–LASC080MexicanPennsylvania:TheMakingofaTransnationalCommunity ShervinMalkezadeh–POLS003ComparativePolitics AnnRenninger–EDUC021EducationalPsychology LeeSmithey–PEAC077PeaceStudiesandAction

Events Held at the Lang Center

AdvisoryBoardCommitteeMeeting AFewStepsFinalPresentation BluePrintsProgramWeeklyMeeting BluePrintsProgramStaffMeetings ChesterCo‐op,ChesterGreen,SwarthmoreAlumniandStudentDinnerMeeting ChesterCommunityGatheringwithChesterUplandSchoolDistrict ChesterCommunityFellowsLunchMeetings ChesterCommunityFellowsTrainingSession ChesterHigherEducationCouncil(CHEC)Meetings ChesterSwarthmoreLeadershipInstituteMeeting ChesterYouthGardens ClimateActionPlanningCommitteeMeetings CollegeAccessCenterTutorTrainingSession Community‐BasedLearningCommitteeMeetings Community‐BasedLearningMeetingwithTeachers Dare‐2‐SoarOrientation Dare‐2‐SoarRecruitment Dare‐2‐SoarTutorsClosingDinner DavisProjectforPeaceInformationSessions EnvironmentalCaucusMeeting GlobalNon‐ViolentActionDatabaseAdvisoryCommitteeMeetings


Events Held at the Lang Center (cont’d) InternationalStudentOrientation LangCenterBuildingHostGroupMeetings LangCenterBuildingHostLuncheon LangCenterInternsLunchMeetings LangCenterInternsReflectionsMeeting LangCenterOpenHouse(GarnetWeekendandRidetheTide) LangCenterStaffMeetings LangCenterVanDriversGroupMeetings LangCenterVanDriversRecruitmentMeeting LangOpportunityScholarsAlumniGathering LangOpportunityScholarsBreakfastwithMr.Lang‘38 LangOpportunityScholarsInformationSessions LangOpportunityScholarsInterviews LangOpportunityScholarsHelpSessions LangOpportunityScholarsLuncheswithSalemShuchman‘84 LangOpportunityScholarsOrientation LangOpportunityScholarsStudentAdvisoryCommitteeMeetings MeetingwithNewDeanofDiversity&Inclusion PHENNDSteeringCommitteeMeeting ProjectPericlesInformationSessions ProjectPericlesInterviews/Selections ProjectPericlesScholarsDinner S2A2’sSub‐CommitteeMeeting S2A2/CCF“HowItWorks”Training SaturdaysofServiceGroupMeeting SocialEntrepreneurshipInterestMeeting SocialEntrepreneurshipHubMeetings SocialResponsibilityCommitteeMeetings SummerFundingInformationSession StudentActivitiesMeeting SwarthmoreGuidelinesInvolvingMinorsonCampusMeeting SwarthmoreFoundationCommitteeMeetings SwarthmoreFoundationInformationSessions SwarthmoreFoundationInterviews/Selections VITA(VolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance)InformationSession

Faculty, Staff & College Events Held at the Lang Center Admissions

o DepartmentHolidayGatheringo DepartmentRetreato DirectorInterviews

AlumniRelationsDepartmentMeeting AsianStudiesDepartmentDinner ChesterChildren’sChorus

o ExecutiveCommitteeMeetingo SATPracticeSessiono SummerCampProgram


Faculty, Staff & College Events Held at the Lang Center (cont’d) CooperFoundationDinner Dean’sOffice

o AcademicPeerSupportGroupMeetingo AdvisoryCommitteeMeetingo CommitteeonAcademicRequirementsMeetingo Dean’sTrainingo EndofYearCelebrationo JudicialAffairsHearingso OfficeofDiversityTeamMeetingo StudentAcademicMentors(SAMs)TrainingSessionso SAMsDinnero SAMsEndoftheyearLuncheono SRPTrainingo StaffMeetingo StudentLifeTeamPlanningMeetingo Tri‐CoCommitteeMeetingo Tri‐CoFacultyDinner

EarthQuakerActionTeamRetreat EducationDepartmentRetreat EnglishLiteratureDepartmentMeeting FacultyWorkshops FellowshipandPrizes

o CollegeAwardsNominationsMeetingo CommitteeMeetingso LuceFoundationInterviewso WatsonFoundationCommitteeMeetingo WatsonFoundationMockInterviews

FinancialAidDepartmentStaffMeetings HealthSciencesOfficeInterviews AydelotteFoundationfortheLiberalArts

o DepartmentDinnero FacultySeminarLuncheon

MusicandDanceDepartmentReception NewFacultySeminarGroupMeeting Peace&ConflictStudiesDepartment

o CommitteeMeetingo EndofsemesterGet‐together

PhysicsandAstronomyDepartmentReception PoliticalScience

o CarolNackenoffDinnero DepartmentReception

President’sOfficeo BoardofManagersDinnero BoardofManagersSocialResponsibilityCommitteeMeetingo SustainabilityLunchMeeting


Faculty, Staff & College Events Held at the Lang Center (cont’d) ProvostOffice

o FacultyLectureDinner/Receptions PsychologyDepartment

o StaffMeetingo StaffReception

ReligionDepartmentReflectionSessionswithRev.JamesLeyandRev.BerniceWarren Sociology/AnthropologyDepartmentHonorsDinner SustainabilityCommitteeMeeting

Meetings with Community Partners at the Lang Center ChesterHigherEducationCouncil(CHEC) Chester/SwarthmoreLearningInstitute(CSLI)Committee CollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCounty(CACDC)Committee CrozerChesterMedicalCenterstaff DelcoADSteeringCommittee PhiladelphiaHigherEducationNetworkforNeighborhoodDevelopment(PHENND) PathwaysPA UnitedWayofGreaterPhiladelphiaandSouthernNewJersey WidenerUniversity

Student Group Events Held at the Lang Center

ChesterYouthCourtVolunteersMeetings Dare‐To‐SoarMeetings Learn‐4‐Life(L4L)Meetings Trash‐2‐Treasure(T2T)Meetings VolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance(VITA)Meetings WhitesConfrontingRacismWorkshop

Special Events Co-Sponsored by the Lang Center

DeanCycon,“EffectiveCommunityDevelopment:Political,Economic,andSocialHurdlestoImplementingSuccessfulDevelopmentProjects”

OgannayaDotson‐Newman,“NewLeadershipinEnvironmentalJusticeSeries:Community‐BasedResearchandAdvocacy”

FacesofOurFathersShortFilmFestival RobinLasersohn MakingChange,apanelwithJuniorWalk,EnvironmentalActivist,“O”,SerenityHouse,and

DanielHunter,TrainingforChange TheLangScholarsPresent:SocialResponsibilityinAction,presentationsanddiscussionwith

MorganBartz’14,AartiRao’14,RianaShah’14,MarianaStavig’14,andAkunnaUka’14 MesoamericaResiste,aworkshopwiththeBeehiveCollectiveongraphicnarrative DaquanOliver,PresidentofRecesspreneurs,anonprofitventurethatinstalls

comprehensiveeducationprogramswithpartneringinstitutionstoempowerat‐riskanddisadvantagedyouththroughentrepreneurship

MahabirPun,winnerof theRamonMagasaysayAward (commonly called theAsianNobelPrize)

SusannahScheffer‘86,“FightingforTheirLives”


Transportation TheLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibilitysupportstheeffortsofstudentstobeengagedincommunityserviceandpoliticalengagementactivitiesinnearbyareasbyhelpingtomaketransportationpossibleifneededandwithinitsbudgetarylimits.TheCenterdoesnotsupporttransportationforpaidemployment,academicresearch(independentofacommunity‐basedlearningcourse),orcareerdevelopmentpurposes.InFY13‐14,requestsfortrainticketsand/orbustokenswerereceivedfor84separatepurposes;somerequestsincludedmultiplestudentsofaCBLclassormultiplemembersofastudentgroup.Transportationneedsrangedfromone‐timetomultipletimesperweekpersemester.

The Value of Volunteer Time

Throughitsmasstransitassistanceprogramwhichcost$12,905.11,the

LangCenterempowered198studentstoengageinCommunity‐

BasedLearningfieldwork,communityservice,and/orpolitical

engagement.Combined,thesestudentsprovidedanestimatedtotalof4,211.5hoursofdirectservice.TheIndependentSectorestimatedthevalueofvolunteertimeinPAfor2013tobe$21.94perhour–thus,combined,thesevolunteersprovided

$92,400.31ofservicetolocalcommunity‐basedorganizations.

https://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time

FromFall2013(8weeks)–Spring2014(12weeks),theLangCenterVantransportedatotalof87studentstoDare2SoarsitesinChester,PA:

ChesterEastSideMinistries CrozerLibrary God’sHouseofGlory STEMMagnetHighSchool ChesterHighSchool CAADCFamilyShelter TMTPresbyterianChurch ChesterCommunityCharterSchool


22separaterequestsfortrainticketsand/orbustokenstosupport72students’Community‐BasedLearningcoursework,including:

DANC004,TheArtsasSocialChange,Prof.SharonFriedler

EDUC068,UrbanEducation,Prof.CherylJones‐Walker

ENVS09002DecolonialEcoTheory,Prof.GiovannaDiChiro

PSYCH090,PracticuminClinicalPsychology,Prof.Velez

SOAN006SocialProblemsofPhiladelphia,Prof.SteveViscelli

SOAN036,IntotheField:QualitativeMethods,Prof.SteveViscelli

PSYC090PracticumClinicalPsychology,Prof.ClorindaVelez

EDUC045LiteraciesandSocialIdentities,Prof.DianeAnderson

SOCI40I,RaceandPlace:APhiladelphiaStory,Prof.NinaJohnson

DuringtheirCommunity‐BasedLearningclassplacement,studentsworkedwiththefollowingorganizations:

AndrewJacksonElementary,Philadelphia

ArtSanctuary,Philadelphia AsianArtsInitiative,Philadelphia CenterforFamilyInterventionScience,

Philadelphia Children'sCrisisTreatmentCenter,

Philadelphia CollegeAccessCenterofDelaware

County,Chester DanceUSA,Philadelphia DecarceratePA,Philadelphia MaypopCollectiveforClimate&

EconomicJustice,Philadelphia MoodDisordersTreatmentCenter,

Philadelphia NorrisSquareNeighborhoodProject,

Philadelphia PhiladelphiaFolkloreProject,

Philadelphia PhiladelphiaMuralArtsProgram,

Philadelphia PhiladelphiaMentalHealthCourtClinic,

Philadelphia PhillyHomegrown,Philadelphia STEMHighSchool,Chester TheAquinasCenter,Philadelphia TheFoodTrust,Philadelphia TheNewAfricaCenter,Philadelphia TreatmentResearchCenter,Philadelphia

72studentsengagedinCommunity‐BasedLearningfieldwork,providinganestimatedtotalof2,583hoursofhands‐onservice.Thisfiguredoesnotincludetraveltime.The

IndependentSectorestimatedthevalueofvolunteertimeinPAfor2013to$21.94perhour–

thus,combined,CBLstudentsprovided$56,671.02ofservice.


Transportation Support for Community-Based Learning Courses


52separaterequestsfortrainticketsand/orbustokensweremadefor126studentstosupporttheircommunityserviceandpoliticalengagement,notattachedtoaCommunity‐BasedLearningcoursework.Theirdestinationsincluded:

AcademyofNaturalSciences,Philadelphia AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion,Philadelphia AsianArtsInitiative,Philadelphia BroadStreetMinistry(BSM),Philadelphia CollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCounty,

Chester DistrictRotaractMeeting,Philadelphia EarthQuakerActionTeam,Philadelphia Greenpeace,Philadelphia HospitaloftheUniversityofPennsylvania,

Philadelphia hotpot!,Philadelphia IDAAY,InstitutefortheDevelopmentof

AfricanAmericanYouth,Philadelphia ImmigrationReformRally,Philadelphia Juntos,Philadelphia LasCafeteras,Philadelphia LendforPhilly,Philadelphia LIFT,Philadelphia Mayor'sOfficeofCommunityEngagement&

Opportunity,Philadelphia MercyHospice,Philadelphia MonthlyMaleAchieversProgram,Chester NationalitiesServiceCenter,Philadelphia NorrisSquareNeighborhoodProject,

Philadelphia PhiladelphiaChinatownDevelopment

Corporation,Philadelphia ProgressivePhillyRising,Philadelphia ProjectSHINE,Philadelphia PrometheusRadioProject,Philadelphia RotaryUNDay,Philadelphia SwarthmoreSandwichFellowship,

Philadelphia UPennVetICUVolunteerProgram,

Philadelphia VolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance,Chester WPEB88.1FM–WestPhiladelphia’s

CommunityRadioStation,Philadelphia

126studentsengagedincommunityserviceandpoliticalengagementworkprovidedatotalof1,628.5hoursofhands‐onservice.Note:Thisfigure

doesnotincludetraveltime.TheIndependentSectorestimatedthevalueofvolunteertimeinPAfor2013to$21.94perhour–

thus,combined,thesesupportedstudentsprovided$35,729.29of

servicetolocalnon‐profitorganizations.


Transportation Support for Community Service & Political Engagement


Innovate Strivingtocreateanecosystemofsupportforsocialinnovationandentrepreneurialspirit,theLangCenterstaffcoordinatestheselectionprocessfor,advisingof,andadministrationofseveralprojectgrantprograms–forbothindividualsandgroupsofstudents–through:

DavisProjectsforPeace LangOpportunityScholarship(LOS)

Program ProjectPericlesFundofSwarthmore

College SwarthmoreFoundation

Davis Projects for Peace $10,000 Threemonths IndividualorGroupsofStudents

Lang Opportunity Scholarship (LOS) Program

$10,000projectgrant+otherbenefits Multipleyears IndividualorPairsofStudents

Project Pericles Fund of Swarthmore College

$25,000projectgrant Multipleyears GroupsofStudents

Swarthmore Foundation

$250–2,500 Shortduration IndividualorGroupsofStudents


Davis Projects for Peace DavisProjectsforPeaceisaninitiativeforallstudentsattheDavisUnitedWorldCollegeScholarsProgrampartnerschools(ofwhichSwarthmoreCollegeisone)todesigngrassrootsprojectsforthesummerof2014–anywhereintheworld–whichpromotepeaceandaddresstherootcausesofconflictamongparties.DavisProjectsforPeaceisfundedbyKathrynW.Davis,alifelonginternationalistandphilanthropist.AtSwarthmoreCollege,the2013‐2014DavisProjectforPeaceselectioncommittee(Dr.LeeSmithey,professorofPeaceandConflictStudies;JenniferMarks‐Gold,internationalstudentadvisor;andDr.KristaThomas,professorofphilosophy)waschairedbyJenniferMagee,AssociateDirectorforStudentPrograms.LeahGallant’15usedthe$10,000DavisProjectsforPeacegrantshewontoenactaprojectcalled“CodingforJustice.”Thisprojectprovidesanactivisttoolkitforthenextgenerationoforganizerstofightmassincarcerationbystartingasix‐weekcampinforeightyoungwomenbetweentheagesof14and18withincarceratedparents.ThefocusofCodingforJusticeiscomputerscience,politicaladvocacy,andsocialmedialiteracy.Inordertopracticetheseskills,thecamprevolvedaroundasocialmediafundraisercampaigntoraiseenoughmoneyandin‐kindgiftsforthecamptocontinueinthesummerof2015.WorkingwithFamiliesforJusticeasHealing,anorganizationledbyformerlyincarceratedwomenthatadvocatesforharmreductionalternativestothewarondrugs,CodingforJusticewaslocatedattheorganization’sofficeinRoxbury,alow‐incomeneighborhoodinBoston,MA.TheprojectstartedatthebeginningofJuneandconcludedinAugust2014.

Lang Opportunity Scholarship Program EachyearuptosixmembersofthesophomoreclassareadmittedtotheLangOpportunityScholarship(LOS)Program,madepossiblebyagiftofEugeneM.Lang’38.Theyareselectedonthebasisofdistinguishedacademicandextracurricularachievementanddemonstratedcommitmenttocivicandsocialresponsibility.TheLOSProgramcoversaportionofeachScholar’sfinancialaidaward(notcoveredbyothersources)startinginthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyearandprovidesScholarswithapaidsummerinternship,$1,500foreducationalenhancement,andabudgetofupto$10,000foranindividualScholaror$15,000forapairofLangScholarstosupportaserviceprojectwhichwillfacilitatesocialchangeinasignificantway.Scholarswhosefinalprojectsarecompletedareeligibleforafellowshipof$10,000forgraduatestudy,payableat$5,000peryearforatwo‐yearaccreditedgraduateprogram(or$5,000foraone‐yeargraduateprogram)andacompletionawardintheamountof$1,000.TheLOSProgramisadministeredbyJenniferMagee,theAssociateDirectorforStudentPrograms.InFY2013‐2014,thefollowingLangScholarsreceivedfinancialsupport:

Dislabelled: SustainAbility Project, Ghana,EfuaAsibon’16

Developing Sustainable

Communities: Rethinking and Redesigning Waste Management Systems in Delaware County, Pennsylvania,MorganBartz‘14

Mission: Bmore, Maryland,Cortnie

Belser‘15

Mentoring for College Access, Online,HopeBrinn‘15

Student Equity Action Network,

California,AlBrooks’16


Addressing Psychosocial Barriers to Diabetic Health, Ecuador,ChrisCapron‘15

Women on Wheels,India,Mariko

(Erin)Ching’16

Farepath, Pennsylvania,JasonHeo‘15

SHE Wins Institute, NewJersey,A'DorianMurray‐Thomas‘16

Neonatal Care Geographic

Information Systems,India,AartiRao‘14

Pedagogy for Social Change,

DominicanRepublic,IsabelSacks‘15

Independent Thought & Social Action International,India,RianaShah‘14

Stages of Life,Pennsylvania,Michaela

Shuchman’16

Young Latina Leadership Program,Florida,MarianaStavig‘14

Youth’s View, Voice and Vision in

Society (YVS),Vietnam,DuongTran‘15

SkillQuest,Pennsylvania,AkunnaUka‘14

Life Skill and Mentorship Program for

Young Orphans in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam,MinhVo’15

Chester Green's Environmental

Education Program,Pennsylvania,CiaraWilliams’16

Picturedabove,AartiRao’14conductsfocusgroupinsupportofthematernalhealthfeaturesofherLangProjectinruralIndia.InFY2013‐2014,thefollowingLangScholarsreceivedgraduatefellowshipfunds:

NickAllred,BalliolCollegeatOxfordUniversity,EnglishLiterature

ElizabethCrow,UniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenteratSanAntonio,Medicine

EllenDonnelly,UniversityofPennsylvania,PoliticalScienceandCriminology

ChengeMahomva,GeiselSchoolofMedicineatDartmouthCollege,Medicine

CamilaLeiva,LongIslandUniversity,Education

JoslynYoung,UniversityofMichigan,EducationalStudies

GurreinKaurMadan’17(picturedcenterabove)servedasaninternwithITSAInternationalInternship–theLangProjectofRianaShah’14–inAhmedabad,Gujarat,India

Lang Opportunity Scholarship Program (cont’d)


ThepurposeoftheProjectPericlesFundofSwarthmoreCollegeistosupportgroupsofSwarthmorestudentswhoproposeandimplementsocialandcivicactionprojectswhosescopeandsustainabilitywilladvancesolutionsfortheissuesinquestionandalsopromoterecognitionofstudents’motivationandcapabilitytoaddresssuchmajorissueseffectively.TheProjectPericlesFundselectioncommittee(KatieChamblee‘07,KenDinitz‘88,YongjunHeo‘09,CynthiaJetter‘74,andDeividRojas’11)waschairedbyJenniferMagee,AssociateDirectorforStudentPrograms.

Picturedhere,SriLankanstudentslearndigitalliteracythroughEducationtoEmpowermentinitiatives. InFY2013‐2014,thefollowinggroupsreceivedprojectfunding: Chester Youth Garden Cooperative,

Pennsylvaniao RachelGiovanniello’14,LauraLaderman’15,ChristopherMoyer’15

Chester Youth Court Volunteers,Pennsylvaniao PalomaPerez‘14,NaudiaWilliams’14,CiaraWilliams‘16

Education to Empowerment,SriLankao YohanSumathipala‘16,AaronJackson‘16,JamesonLisak‘15,SalmanSafir‘16

Global Neighbours,Chinao HannahArmbruster’15,ChiZhang’15,AlanXie’15,AfsanaOreen’15,TaylorTai’16,ChrisCapron’15,HeidyWang’14,RebeccaTeng’14,SungWonMa’16

Peace Innovation Lab,Nepalo NimeshGhimire’15,TinasheMubvuma‘14

PowerPush,UnitedStateso XiaoxuanChen’17,HazlettHenderson‘17,KelseyManning‘17,StephenO'Hanlon‘17,LauraRigell’15

Taller de Paz (Workshops for Peace), Colombiao AndreaJacomé’14,HaydilHenriquez’14

FoundedbyBettinaTam’10in2009andfundedbytheProjectPericlesFundfrom2010‐2014,GlobalNeighbourscontinuestodecreasestigmatizationbasedonphysicalormedicalconditionsandreceiveinternsfromSwarthmoreCollegewithLangCentersupporteachyear.PicturedaboveisXiaoxuanChen’17,asummerinternwithJoyinAction,GlobalNeighbours’communitypartner.

Project Pericles Fund of Swarthmore College


Swarthmore Foundation Grants TheSwarthmoreFoundationisasmallphilanthropic,multi‐constituentfundingbodyformedbySwarthmoreCollegein1987.TheFoundationissupportedbyendowmentsandthegenerousgiftsofindividuals,foundations,andothers–includingtheEugeneM.LangFoundation.TheSwarthmoreFoundationprovidespilotgrants,intendedasseedfundsforsocialactionprojects,aswellassmallgrantsoflessthan$400insupportofsocialactionorskill‐buildingactivitiesorfund‐raisingloans,whichisreturnedtotheFoundationafterafund‐raisingactivity.InFY2013‐2014,thefollowinggrantsweremade:

Skill-Building Funding

AriEfron’16,SuicideCrisisInterventionTrainingwithQPRInstitute,$250providedforthreemonthsofon‐linetraining,thencertifiedbyCompetencyCertificationExamtoserveatimalive.org;Note:AriisalsoparticipantinSpeak2Swatties,apeercounselinggroup

NimeshGhimire’15,$4003‐weekwinterinstitutewithDr.PukarMall,SeniorResearchFellowatHarvardKennedySchool’sHauserCenterforNon‐profitLeadership.DeliverablewasanimpactinvestingmodelfordevelopingcommunitieswithafocusonNepal,$400

KathrynAronoff‘14$200,MeiriAnto’16$270,ChristinaChen’17$270,StephenO’Hanlon’16$270,andLauraRigell’15$270,NationalStudentDivestmentConvergenceConference

MeiriAnto’16,SunPark’16,JuliannaGutierrez’16,StephanieKestelman’16,SebastianKyllmann’16,PatrickHan’16,OjasChinchwadkar’17,$510total,toattendtheMillenieumCampusConferencewhich“seekstoempowerstudentsdedicatedtoendingglobalpovertytoeffectivelyleadandruntheirownorganizationsandprojects.”

Above:ParticipantsinHarlemRBI(RevivingBaseballintheInnercity),internshipplacementofAshleyMcQuiller’16.

DavidOrtiz’16,RachelVogel’16,MartinElioCorrubias’15,YaredPortillo’15,UrielEspino’16,AlejandraBarajas’15,PaulAhn’14,AaronMatis’16,KatGalvis‐Rodrigues’17,KatieGoldman’14,$510SchooloftheAmericasWatchisaninternationalgrassrootsmovementthatorganizesagainstUStrainingofviolentmilitaryforcesinLatinAmericaattheSchooloftheAmericas(nowcalledWHINSEC)inFortBenning,GA.

Pilot Project Funding

FatimaBoozarjomehri’17andAsmaNoray’17,“VavanEducation,”aneducationalaccessprogramcreatedandimplementedinaruralIranianvillageinpartnershipwithalocalagencyAIESECIranwhichprovidedoversightfortheproject,$5,276


Inspire

LedbyNaomiLong(center,back),communitymembersandstudentsworktogethertodeviseeffectivemessagestrategies. Debating for Democracy (D4D) on the Road “D4DontheRoad”isaninteractiveworkshoponpoliticalparticipationsponsoredannuallybyProjectPericles.HostedatSwarthmoreCollegeinspring2014,studentsfromSwarthmoreCollege,UrsinusCollege,andthecommunitylearnedaboutorganizingandadvocacystrategies,effectivemessaging,andhowtobuildcommunityrelationshipswhichhelpsustaineffortstomakepositivechangesinsociety.LedbyNaomiLong,PrincipalofMovementBuildingProjectofWellstoneAction,participantslearnedtolistenstrategicallyandtocommunicatepersuasivelyonissuesofcriticalimportancetothem.TheMovementBuildingProjectfocusesonpracticingconcreteskills,includingstrategicplanning,powermapping,grassrootsorganizing,andmessagedevelopment.Thegoalistohelpmorestudentsbecomeeffectiveandskilledorganizers.

Chester 101 ThepurposeofChester101istoexposestudents,faculty,andstaffwhowillenterChesteraspartofcommunity‐basedlearning(CBL)courses,orasacommunityservicevolunteer,tothediverseissuesthatthatimpactthelivesofChesterresidents.Chester101isanintroductiontothepeople,thehistory,andthejourneythathasshapedtheCity’scurrentreality.Thepresentationformatincludespaneldiscussion,videos,handouts,andcitytour.ThesessionisfacilitatedbymembersoftheSwarthmoreChesterLearningInstitute.StudentsinCBLcourseswithplacementsinChester,studentsvolunteeringinthecity,andanystudentwithageneralinteresthaveparticipated.SessionsareconductedthesecondSaturdayofeachsemesteratachurchinChester.Theprogramformanyisthefirstopportunitytodevelopandbuildrespectfulrelationshipswiththoseinthecommunity.InFY13‐14,Chester101drew65students,fourfacultyfromSwarthmoreCollege,and12communityresidents.

TheLangCenterprovidesforworkshopsandtrainingthatinspire,educateandmotivatestudentstotakeaction…

StudentsinChester101engagewithlocalcommunityleaderandresidents.


Organizing Skills Institute Thisyear’sOrganizingSkillsInstitute,facilitatedbyNicoAmador,DanielHunter,andJennieMillerofTrainingforChange,followedadifferentdesignthaninthepastyears.ThecontentoftheOrganizingSkillsInstituteincludedteamtypesandstrategies,usingelicitingquestions,meetingfacilitation,introductiontoanti‐oppressionwork,rolesinsocialchange,strategybasics,workingwithgroupdynamics,movementactionplan,workingwithallies.Inpreviousyears,studentsweretogetherwithcommunityparticipantsduringthreeweekendsoftraining.Thereviseddesignseparatedcommunitymembersandstudentsforthemiddleweekendtofocusondifferentskills.Anon‐campussessionprovidedanopportunityforthreeadditionalstudentswhowerenotenrolledintheOSIprogramtoparticipateinsomeofthesessions.ThistrainingwasopentoallSwarthmorestudents.

“Initsfiveyears,theOrganizingSkillsInstitutehasbenefitedover20communityorganizationsworkingonissuesthatincludefoodaccessandfoodjustice,immigrantrights,advocacyforthehomeless,LGBTrights,

youthleadershipdevelopment,climatechangeandenvironmentaljustice,andtherightsofpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDS.GraduatesofourprogramhavereportedthattheskillstheylearnedatOSIhavepreparedthemtotakeonnewleadershiproleswithintheirorganizations,approachtheircampaignsmoreeffectively,andgiven

themnewtoolsthatthey’veusedtotrainotheractivistsandadvocatesinstrategyandorganizingapproaches…ManystudentswhohavegonethroughtheOSIstayedinvolvedintheirstudentorganizationsoveranumberofyearsandwentontotakeonleadershippositionswithinthosegroups.”–NicoAmador,

TrainingforChange

Philadelphia 101 Philadelphia101wasaninteractivesessionintendedtointroducestudentstothecity,itshistoryandthesocial,political,andeconomicconditionsthatshapeboththechallengesitcurrentlyfacesandtheopportunitiesitpresentstousall.LedbyProf.NinaJohnson,thesessioncoveredarangeofissues,includingbutnotlimitedto,schoolsandyouth,housing,healthandtheenvironment,crimeandsafety,artsandculture,jobsandpoverty. Tutor Training TutoringtraininghasbeenprovidedbyprofessorofEducationalStudiesCherylJones‐Walker.AngelaMcIverofMathFoundations,LLCservedasanoutsideconsultant.Severalofthesupervisorsofthetutoringsites,includingtwopublicschoolteachers,assistedwiththetraining.Prioritywasgiventovolunteerstudenttutorsandthenabroaderaudiencedependingonspaceavailability.Thesessionswereconductedperiodicallythroughouttheyearasrequested,trainingcustomizedbasedupontheneedsidentifiedbythestudentorganization.Trainingcontenthasincludeddevelopingastrongfoundationforstudentswhostrugglewithmathandreadingskills;developingflexibleandcreativecurriculumandlessonplans;howtoengageparents.Eachstudentreceivedacopyofthetutoringhandbookaswellasothertoolsandresourcesthatmaybeofsupport.


TheSwarthmoreFoundationisasmallphilanthropic,multi‐constituentfundingbodyformedbySwarthmoreCollegein1987.TheFoundationissupportedbyendowmentsandthegenerousgiftsofindividuals,foundations,andothers–includingtheEugeneM.LangFoundation.FundingdecisionsmadebytheSwarthmoreFoundationCommitteeareadministeredbytheAssistantDirectorofStudentPrograms,DebKardon‐Brown.TheSwarthmoreFoundationfundsstudents,staffandfacultyofSwarthmoreCollegeintheareasofsocialactionandcommunityservicethroughsocialactioninternshipsandgrantsforpilotprojects.

Learn & Serve: Internships

Summerinternshipsweresupportedthrough:

ChesterCommunityFellowships(CCF)–tenweek,full‐timeexperiencesinthecityofChester,PA,contextualizedwithaprojectincommonandguestspeakersfromthecommunity,awardedat$4,350

SummerInternshipSupport(SIS)–budgetbased,coversuptoamaximumof$185perweekinlivingexpensesforamaximumof10weeks

SummerSocialActionAwards(S2A2)–tenweek,full‐timeexperiences,awardedat$4,350

Alistingofthestudentswhoreceivedawardstocarryoutsummerinternshipscanbefoundonthefollowingpages.

Picturedabove,AneesaAndrabi’16receivedLangCenterfundingforaninternshipwithFirstMicroFinanceBank‐PakistaninSummer2014.


Summer 2014 Interns Supported by Lang Center Programs

Student name Class year Award

Endowed Fund Placement Location

Ali‐Virani, Sanaa 2015 S2A2 SF Sustainability Office Swarthmore, PA

Andrabi, Aneesa 2016 S2A2 LANG The First MicroFinance Bank, Ltd. Islamabad, Pakistan

Austin, Lily 2015 S2A2 NASON Christina Aborilliele Media, PA

Carpenter, Muriel 2016 S2A2 SF Nationalities Service Center Philadelphia, PA Castro‐Wehr, Dominic 2016 S2A2 LANG Centro Arte para la Paz Suchitoto, El Salvador Chalaka, Christopher 2015 S2A2 SF GRuB Farm Olympia, WA

Covarrubias, Maria Elena 2015 S2A2 SF

Sylvia River Law Project, The Red Umbrella Project New York, NY

Dornbush, Amelia 2015 S2A2 CLASS 61 Class of '61 "Theater J" Washington, DC

Epstein, Amanda 2015 S2A2 LANG Race to the Top Initiative (Department of Education) Washington, DC

Fayanju, Ibidayo 2015 S2A2 LANG Anderson Sus. Garden Philadelphia, PA

Fuller, Chase 2016 S2A2 NASON Puentes de Salud Philadelphia, PA

Geselowitz, Sarah 2016 S2A2 BELIEVE Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant Marrakech, Morocco

Ghimire, Nimesh 2015 S2A2 NASON ASHOKA Washington, DC

Girgenti, Guido 2015 S2A2 LENFEST PA Working Families Philadelphia, PA

Guerrero, Ryan 2015 S2A2 NASON Building Futures with Women and Children Alemeda, CA

Hageboutros, Joelle 2016 S2A2 LANG UN Journalism New York, NY

Kako, Nora 2015 S2A2 SF Chicago Food Tank Chicago, IL

Kestelman, Stephanie 2016 S2A2 LANG

Philadelphia City Planning Commission (Mayor's Internship Program) Philadelphia, PA

Kluver, Emily 2015 S2A2 NASON Taktse Gangtok, India

Kouka, Erica 2015 S2A2 SF Economic Policy Institute Washington, DC

Kronstat, Zackary 2015 S2A2 NASON Foundation for a College Education Palo Alto, CA

McQuiller, Ashley 2016 S2A2 LANG Harlem RBI, "Real Kids" South Bronx New York, NY

Mercades, Dilcia 2015 S2A2 LENFEST Hello Mundo New York, NY

Myers, Michelle 2015 S2A2 LANG LIFT Philadelphia, PA

Oreen, Afsana 2015 S2A2 LANG Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS Oakland, CA

Ortiz, Olivia 2016 S2A2 MILLER Shalefield Organizing Committee Benton, PA

Ortiz‐Rhoton, David 2016 S2A2 SAGER GALAEI Philadelphia, PA

Pham, Christine 2015 S2A2 LENFEST RAIN Washington, DC

Vogel, Rachel 2016 S2A2 LENFEST Smithsonian Institute Washington, DC

Wey, Stephanie 2016 S2A2 PENROSE Joy in Action Guangzhou, China

Wu, Joyce 2015 S2A2 SF National Organization for Transgender Equality Washington, DC

Zhang, Emily 2015 S2A2 NASON RTI Washington, DC

Buyco, Delfin 2017 CCF LANG Chester Upland School District Chester, PA


Elie, Medgine 2017 CCF LANG Chester Education Foundation Chester, PA

Levy, Toby 2016 CCF LANG Chester Youth Court Chester, PA

Odim, Chinyere 2017 CCF LANG College Access Center of Delaware County Chester, PA

Pearson, Ariel 2016 CCF LANG Centers for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chester, PA

Romano, Claudia (Stott) 2017 CCF LANG Chester Children's Chorus Swarthmore, PA

Scalise, Nathan 2016 CCF LANG Salvation Army Chester, PA

Winchester, Rachel 2017 CCF LANG NIA Center Chester, PA

Acosta, Brian 2017 SIS SF Village Education Project Otavlo, Ecuador

Alexander, Tyler 2017 SIS SF Project Medishare Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti

Austin, Murphy 2016 SIS SF Project HOPE Detroit, MI

Battelle, Nora 2017 SIS SF Search and Care New York, NY Bleskacheck, Mickinley 2016 SIS SF Planned Parenthood St. Paul, MN

Bruno, Carlo 2017 SIS SF Village Education Project Otavlo, Ecuador

Chen, Xiaoxuan (Christina) 2017 SIS SF Joy in Action Gangzhou, China

Cheng, Olivia 2017 SIS SF Wang Community Center New York, NY

Cordero, Andres 2016 SIS SF Taller de Paz Bogota, Colombia

Frankel, Liliana 2017 SIS SF Puentes de Salud Philadelphia, PA

Galvis, Kat 2017 SIS SF Taller de Paz Bogota, Colombia

Gonzales, Sarah 2015 SIS SF Juntos Philadelphia, PA Gutierrez‐Fregoso, Pati 2015 SIS SF KPFK Listener‐supported Radio Los Angeles, CA

Hirshel‐Burns, Tim 2017 SIS SF Michigan Department of Civil Rights Lansing, MI

Janko, Erica 2017 SIS SF Move this World New York, NY

Kern, Heidi 2017 SIS SF Tree 4 Hope Antigua, Guatemala

Kerrich, Nora 2016 SIS SF Serenity Garden Philadelphia, PA

Kim, Dorothy 2015 SIS SF Spells Writing Lab Philadelphia, PA

Kim, Jasmyne 2017 SIS SF Planned Parenthood Philadelphia, PA Lin, Bryan 2017 SIS NASON National Jewish Cardiology Clinic Denver, CO

Lujan, Claudia 2015 SIS NASON ERACE Cancer (Cary Chester) Palo Alto, CA

Madan, Gurrein 2017 SIS SF ITSA Ahmedabad, India

Mallory, Gavriella 2017 SIS SF Children's Hospital Primary Care Boston, MA

Manning, Kelsey 2017 SIS SF Land Use Law Center White Plains, NY

Matsumoto, Kana 2014 SIS SF Village Education Project Otavlo, Ecuador

Merold, Sabrina 2017 SIS NASON Family Care International New York, NY

Mondelli, Frank 2014 SIS SF Gulbi Tekra Basti Community Education Program Ahmedabad, India

Morrison, Noah 2017 SIS SF Village Education Project Otavlo, Ecuador

O'Hanlon, Stephen 2017 SIS SF Better Future Project (Climate Summer Program) Massachusetts

Olsen, Mark 2015 SIS SF Village Education Project Otavlo, Ecuador

Quinn, Grace 2015 SIS SF SFPA Swarthmore, PA

Ramos, Alejandro 2017 SIS SF Village Education Project Otavlo, Ecuador


Rittman, Sadie 2016 SIS SF Taller de Paz Bogota, Colombia

Saakashvili, Eduard 2017 SIS SF ITSA Ahmedabad, India

Schwalb, Amit 2017 SIS SF Serenity Garden Philadelphia, PA

Sepulveda, Darien 2015 SIS SF California Innocence Project San Diego, CA

Shah, Riana 2014 SIS SF ITSA Ahmedabad, India

Smull, Isabella 2016 SIS SF Philadelphia District Attorney Philadelphia, PA

Stitt, Vicoria 2016 SIS SF NSC Philadelphia, PA

Tinsley, Treasure 2015 SIS SF Early Novels Data Base Philadelphia, PA

Tobguel, Jigme 2017 SIS SF Bhutan Youth Development Fund Thimphu, Bhutan

Vien, Winnie 2016 SIS SF Asian Law Caucus San Francisco, CA

Wang, Helen 2017 SIS SF Joy in Action Gangzhou, China

Wang, Stephanie 2017 SIS SF ITSA Ahmedabad, India

Weitzman, Edward (Ned) 2015 SIS SF Political Campaign Charlestown, MA

Weitzman, Owen 2017 SIS SF Boston Mobilization Boston, MA

Xie, Alan 2015 SIS SF Joy in Action Guangzhou, China

Zhou, Elaine 2016 SIS SF Village Education Project Otavlo, Ecuador

Zhu, Tina 2017 SIS SF Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center Washington, DC


Partner CommunitypartnershipsprovidetheSwarthmoreCollegecommunitywithopportunitiesforprojectcollaborations,servicesites,community‐basedlearning,internshipplacements,aswellasfacultyresearchoncommunity‐relatedissues.Keytooursuccesshasbeenthevariouslevelsofengagementinthecommunity.WiththeleadershipoftheDirectorforCommunityPartnershipsandPlanningandinvolvementofallstaff,partnershipswithnonprofit,community‐andfaith‐basedorganizationsconnectthecampustocommunitiesinandaroundSwarthmore,theCityofChester,andthePhiladelphiaregion.

Chester Swarthmore Learning Institute TheChesterSwarthmoreLearningInstitute(CSLI)hasbeeninexistencefornineyearsandservesastheorganizingentityforengagingfaith‐basedorganizationsintheCityofChester.TheInstitutemembershipconsistsoftheleadersofseveralchurcheswhichhostSwarthmorestudentsengagedinacademicenrichmentprogramsandrelatedactivities,andthreemembersofthecollegecommunity(TheLangCenter’sDirectorofCommunityPartnerships,theCollege’sReligiousAdvisorforstudents,andaProfessorintheDepartmentofReligion).Theprimaryactivityofthisinstituteisadirectactionproject–workingtogethertosupportandreformtheprimaryandsecondaryeducationalsystemsintheChesterUplandSchoolDistrict(CUSD).Duringthe2013‐2014academicyear,twomembersofCSLIservedontheCommunityAdvisoryBoardoftheCUSDandanotherontheSTEMhighschooladvisoryboard.MemberscontinuetoaccompanystudentstoseveralschoolboardandCityCouncilmeetingsaddressingthestateofemergencytheChesterUplandSchoolDistrictisunder.WiththecontinuedsupportoftheLangCenter,theCSLIconductsanorientation,Chester101,totheCityofChester.Seepage31foradescriptionofChester101.

College Access Center of Delaware County (CACDC)

TheCACDCistheonlyfacilityofthistypeinDelawareCountyofferingfreeprogramsandinformationtoassistresidentsofthecountywhowanttopursuehighereducation.CACDCisinthefifthyearofoperationandcumulativelyhasprovidedservicestomorethan6,000individuals.

CynthiaJetteroftheLangCenterprovidesoversightoftheCACDCstaffandoperationsonbehalfoftheChesterHigherEducationCouncil(CHEC)whichsponsorstheCACDC.CHECisacoalitionofsixcollegesanduniversitiesinDelawareCounty(DelawareCountyCommunityCollege,CheyneyUniversity,NeumannUniversity,SwarthmoreCollege,PennStateUniversity,Brandywine,andWidenerUniversity),representedbytheirrespectivepresidents.TheCACDCstaffconsistsoftwofull‐timeemployees,twopart‐timeemployees,withthesupportofanadditional62people—includingSwarthmoreCollegestudents,facultyandstaff—whohavevolunteeredtheirtimebyofferingcollegecounseling,SAT/ACTpreparation,tutoringinmath,science,English,foreignlanguages,andfinancialaidassistance.

ChinyereOdim'17servedasaninternwiththeCollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountyinsummer2014.HereChiyereengageswithJessicaHarris(WCUgraduatestudent),InezJones(AdministrativeAssistant,CACDC),andSaraMcManus(AmeriCorpsVistavolunteer)attheCACDC’sendofyearprogram.


InFY13‐14,CACDCsuccessfullyexpandedDelawareCountyCollegeRoundtablegrouptoincludetwoadditionalcyber‐schoolsandWilliamsonTradeSchool;convenedacommitteeconsistingofinstitutionalresearchofficersfromsixmemberinstitutionstorefinedatacollectionprocesseswhichfacilitatedthepurchaseofnewdatacollectionprogram;increasednumberofstudentvolunteersfromWidenerUniversityby10%andsupportedagraduatestudentfromWestChesterUniversity;andwasawardedthirdcontracttoprovidecareerandcollegereadinessprogramsfor50highschoolstudentparticipantsintheBlueprintsprogramfundedbytheOfficeofMinorityHealth.TheLangCenterwasawardedforasecondyearafull‐timeAmericorpVistaworkerassignedtotheCACDCforaone‐yearperiod.

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