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FY 14-15 Annual Report
“TheEugeneM.LangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibilitywasestablishedtoinspireandprovidevision,leadershipandsupporttowardfulfillinganessentialdimensionoftheliberalartsmissionofSwarthmoreCollege:toprepareandmotivatestudentstounderstandandengageissuesofcivicandsocialconcernand,asactivecitizensofourdemocracy,tosettheirownpathstowardshapingamorejustandcompassionateworld.”
Visionary,educationalphilanthropist,andLangCenterfounder,EugeneM.‘38
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the Executive Director…………………………………………3
Staff & Student Employees…........................................................................6
Curricular Connections…………………………………………………………..8
Volunteer Programs…...................................................................................11
Building Usage……………………………………………………………………..14
Global, Local Connections……………………………………………………..20
Transportation……………………………………………………………………..21
Community Partnerships………………………………………………………..22
Top 10 Issue Areas………………………………………………………………..23
Project Grants & Internship Programs………………………………………..24
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Providing vision, leadership, and support for the College’s commitment to educating students for civic and social responsibility in a context of academic excellence, the Center works with faculty, students, staff, and community partners to promote ethical intelligence, innovative solutions to pressing social problems, service to community, and advocacy. RECOGNITION FOR THE LANG CENTER & OUR AWARD-WINNING STUDENTS
TheUnitedWayofGreaterPhiladelphiaandSouthernNewJerseyhasnamedtheLangCenterastheir2015ImpactPartneroftheYear.
Foritscommitmenttocivicandsocialresponsibility,SwarthmoreCollegewasnamedtothe2014President’sHigherEducationCommunityServiceHonorRollbytheUnitedStatesGovernment’sCorporationforNationalandCommunityService.Inthatapplication,wereportedthatthetotalnumberofstudentswhoengagedincommunityserviceofanykindwas1,116.Combinedtheyprovidedatotalof54,667hoursofservice.
TheCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeachinghasonceagainrecognizedSwarthmoreCollegebyawardingitselectiveCarnegieClassificationforCommunityEngagement,inbothcategoriesof“CurricularEngagement”and“OutreachandPartnerships”in2015.
AmydiPierro’15,studentleaderofWarNewsRadio,wasnamedoneofCampusCompact's2015NewmanCivicFellows.
Inspring2015,JodieGoodman’16andCorinneCandilis’17wroteanadvocacyletter,toSenatorRobertP.Casey,Jr.,advocatingforhissupportofSenatorGillibrand’sbi‐partisanCampusAccountabilityandSafetyAct(CASA).AteamrepresentativeparticipatedintheNationalD4DConference.
STAFFING CHANGES
DuringFY14‐15,JoyCharltondecidedtoreturntoteachingfulltimeafterasabbaticalyear. In 2014, Project Pericles Program Director and Associate Professor of Political Science, Ben
Berger, joined the Lang Center as the Faculty Coordinator for Outreach and Engagement. On July 1, 2015, Prof. Berger joined the Lang Center in a full time capacity as the interim
Executive Director of the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. Dr. Nina Johnson, formerly a visiting Assistant Professor in Sociology, continued to serve part-
time as Faculty Coordinator for Community-Based Learning. She offered information sessions, organized conversations among CBL teachers, and provided specific support to new faculty and faculty new to this pedagogy. In early 2015 Professor Johnson was hired in a new, tenure-track position in the Department of Sociology.
FACULTY ENGAGEMENT GROWS
WithapriorityofincreasingtheconnectionswithandbetweenfacultywhocurrentlyormightinthefutureteachinwaysthatsupporttheLangCenter’smission,theCenterbroughtontothestaffasecondfacultymemberonapart‐timebasistoplayakeyrole.Professorofpoliticalscience,BenBerger,joinedtheLangCenterastheFacultyCoordinatorforOutreachandEngagementin2014.
Message from the Executive Director
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PROJECT PERICLES MAPPING PROJECT: INTEGRATIVE LEARNING Following Swarthmore College’s participation in Project Pericles’ Creating Cohesive Paths to Civic Engagement project, former Executive Director Joy Charlton wrote a mini grant proposal to Project Pericles, “Mapping the Relationship of the Curricular to the Co-curricular with Qualitative Data and Content Analysis Methods.” Qualitativedatahavebeencollectedoverthepasttwoyearsfromapproximately150studentsregardingtherelationshipoftheirsummerinternshipexperiencesinanon‐profitorpublicserviceorganizationtotheircurricularexperiencebeforeandafter.Uponreview,wenoticedthatstudents’pathwaystocivicengagementwerenotonlyrelatingtowholecourses,butalsotopartialaspects(concepts,theories,activities)ofawiderangeofcourses.Wedesignedastudytoexaminetheextenttowhichthisrelationshipcouldbeobservedwithconsistencyacrossstudentrespondents.Whilethispattern(ofstudentsapplyingcourseworktooneapproachtocivicengagement,aninternship)continuestobenoted—broadlysuggestingthetransferabilityofknowledgeandskillsfromonesettingtoanother—thepictureweseehasmoreincommonwithastainedglasswindowthanaphotograph.Bythiswemeanthatthereiswidearrayofresponses,intermsofthequalityofwritinganddepthofreflection,aswellasnatureandcontent.Whilenoteveryrespondentengagedintheapplicationofknowledgeandskillsinthesamefashion,someinterestingpatternsemergedfromthedata.Thefullreportisavailableuponrequest.NURTURE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WhiletheLangCenterhassinceitsfoundingnurturedthecultivationofsocialinnovatorsforthecommongoodthroughitssignatureprogramstofundinternshipsandprojectsthatbearpositivesocialimpact,thispastfiscalyearheraldedsomenew,excitingdevelopmentstofurthernurtureandsupportsocialentrepreneurship.We:
Advisedstudentgroup,“SocialEntrepreneurshipHub”whichco‐created"Innovation&SocialEntrepreneurshipWeek"(Sept12‐Sept19).Speakersincluded
o DaquanOliver,collegestudentandpresidentofRecesspreneurs,anonprofitthatinstallseducationprogramsthroughentrepreneurship.
o AsadYusupov,founderandCEOofMunchQuick;co‐founderandpresidentofTourCommand
o DhairyaPujara,founderandCEOofY‐Centero DemetriosKaris’74,independentconsultantandlectureratBentleyUniversity’sUser
ExperienceCertificateprogram Co‐createdandimplementedatri‐collegereadinggroupcalled“SocialEntrepreneurship
Seminar”intheFallof2014,withcolleaguesfromHaverfordCollege.Twentyapplicationswerereceived:9wereselectedfromHaverford,onefromBrynMawr,and10fromSwarthmore.
LangVisitingProfessorforIssuesofSocialChangein2015‐16,DeniseCrossan,isaprofessorofsocialentrepreneurshipanddirectoroftheinitiativeonsocialentrepreneurshipatTrinityCollege,Dublin.DuringhertimeatSwarthmoreCollegeDenisewillteach:
o PEAC039:SocialEntrepreneurshipforSocialChange(1Credit) Byintegratinginnovativeapproacheswithrevenue‐generatingpractices,socialentrepreneursandtheirventuresopencompellingandimpactfulavenuestosocialchange.Inthiscourse,studentswilllearnaboutthepioneeringindividualsandnovelwaysthatsocialentrepreneurshiprespondstosocialneedsthatarenotadequatelyservedbythemarketorbythestatethroughin‐depthcaseanalysisofsocialchangework(locally,nationally,andglobally).Fall2015
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o PEAC049:BetheChange:SocialEntrepreneurshipinPrincipleandPractice(1Credit)Amidstmarketimplosions,humanconflict,environmentalcrises,andon‐goingdemiseofthewelfarestate,theneedfornew,durableorganizationalforms,committedtosocialchange,isclear.Socialentrepreneurshipofferauniquemodelforcreativeconflicttransformationandcommunityproblemsolving.Usingbusinesspractices,socialenterprisesseektoredresssocialandenvironmentalconcernswhilegeneratingrevenue.Studentswilllearnaboutthemanifestationofsocialentrepreneurshipprinciplesandpracticeinnon‐profit,for‐profit,andhybridorganizations.Thenstudentswilldraftplansfortheirownsocialenterprise,therebygarneringadeeperunderstandingofsocialenterpriseasorganizationalforms,whilealsoembarkingonajourneytoexploretheirownpotentialassocialentrepreneurs.
EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE LANG CENTER
FromMarch1‐3,2015,ateamofthreedirectorsofothercollegeoruniversity‐basedcentersofcivicengagementvisitedSwarthmoreCollege.Keyrecommendationsincludedeepeningengagementoffaculty,increasingtheintegrationofcurricularandco‐curricularinitiatives,andbroadeningthescopeofcommunitypartnerships.Thefullreportisavailableuponrequest.ThisExternalReviewsuggestedthattheLangCenter“regrounditsmission,strengthenitscurricularemphasisanditsfosteringofintentional,reciprocalcommunitypartnerships,andcreateintentionallinksbetweenco‐curricularandcurricularengagementforstudents.”Wewillspendthetransitional2015‐16yearembracingthosechallenges,seekingevermoreeffectivemeansoffulfillingEugeneLang’svision:educatingforcivicandsocialresponsibility.
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Full-Time Staff JoyCharlton,ExecutiveDirector,ProfessorofSociologyCynthiaJetter'74,DirectorofCommunityPartnerships&PlanningDebraKardon‐Brown,AssistantDirectorforStudentProgramsJenniferMagee,AssociateDirectorforStudentPrograms&SpecialProjectsDeloresRobinson,AdministrativeAssistant
Part-Time Staff NinaJohnson,FacultyCoordinatorforCommunity‐BasedLearning,ProfessorofSociologyBenBerger,FacultyCoordinatorforOutreach&Engagement,ProfessorofPoliticalScience
Lang Center Advisory Board BenBerger,PoliticalScienceJoyCharlton,SociologyandLangCenter(Chair)NinaJohnson,SociologyandAnthropologyArtMcGarity,EngineeringLynneSteurleSchofield,MathematicsandStatisticsSteveViscelli,SociologyandAnthropologyMarkWallace,ReligionRichWiscentowski,ComputerScienceandProvostOffice
Student Staff AneesaAndrabi‘16,CommunicationsCoordinator&Dare2SoarCoordinatorIrisChan’17,SaturdaysofServiceCoordinatorAndrésCordero’16,BuildingHostAmandaEpstien’15,TransportationCoordinatorSamGutierrez‘15,BuildingHostSunnessJones’16,BuildingHostStephanieKestleman‘16,BuildingHostPoojaKumar‘17,Dare2SoarCoordinatorSungwonMa‘16,TrashtoTreasure&CommunicationsCoordinatorAshleyMcQuiller‘16,Dare2SoarCoordinatorJasonMendoza‘16,CollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountyCoordinatorWantian(Wanti)Qiu’16,LearningforLifeCoordinatorIsabelSacks‘15,Dare2SoarCoordinatorDiondraStraiton‘16,CollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountyCoordinatorDavidTian‘15,SaturdaysofServiceCoordinatorLilyTyson‘17,CommunicationsCoordinatorChengyingWang’15,VolunteerIncomeTaxCoordinatorStephanieWang’16,BuildingHostCiaraWilliams‘16,BuildingHostAlexisZavez’15,VolunteerIncomeTaxCoordinatorTia(David)Zhou’15,LearningforLifeCoordinator
Staff & Student Employees
“TheCenter,throughitsExecutiveDirectorandstaff,willcreate,organize,administerandevaluateactivitiesthatlinkrigorousintellectualtrainingtothemotivationandpreparationofstudentstotakeleadershipinshapingamorejustandhumaneworld.”–“Mission,”LangCenterEndowmentAgreement(2003)
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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.
Faculty Coordinator of Community-Based Learning, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Nina Johnson, PhD Dr.NinaJohnsonistheFacultyCoordinatorforCommunity‐BasedLearning(CBL)andaVisitingAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofSociologyandAnthropologyandthePrograminBlackStudies.Inherroleascoordinator,sheconvenedaroundtablediscussionattheAmericanSociologicalAssociation'sAnnualMeetingonBestPracticesinCommunityBasedLearningandResearchthatincludedscholarsandpractitionersfromacrossthenationandavarietyofinstitutions.AfterbeingtrainedintheInside‐OutPrisonExchangeProgrampedagogy,shewillbeginteachingcoursesonsiteattheStateCorrectionalFacilityatChesterinthefallsemester.
Faculty Coordinator for Outreach & Engagement Ben Berger, PhD Dr.BenBergerwastheFacultyCoordinatorforOutreach&EngagementandanAssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofPoliticalScience.In this role, Ben served as Co-Program Director for Project Pericles, worked with STEM faculty to envision further curricular connections to CBL and civic engagement, liaised with Swarthmore’s two new centers (the Aydelotte Foundation and the Center for Innovation and Leadership) to find projects of mutual interest, and worked jointly with the Lang Center and Aydelotte Foundation to bring
Harvard professor Robert Putnam (Swarthmore ’63) to discuss his new book Our Kids: the American Dream in Crisis in a large public lecture, a classroom visit, and at a Lang Center luncheon.
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Fall 2014 DANC073B.CommunityArtsInternship EDUC151.LiteracyResearch ENGR057/ECON032.OperationsResearch ENGR063.WaterQualityandPollutionControl LING095Community‐ServiceCredit:Literacy&Hard‐of‐
HearingorDeafPeople POLS037.IntroductiontoGISforSocialandEnvironmental
Analysis POLS043BEnvironmentalJustice:TheoryandAction POLS112DemocraticTheoryandCivicEngagementin
America REL015B/PHIL016PhilosophyofReligion SOCI006HDownButNotOut:TheSocialProblemsof
Philadelphia(Education07401) SOCE036DQualitativeMethods:IntotheField Spring 2015 DANC004.TheArtsasSocialChange EDUC053.LanguageMinorityEducation EDUC065.EducationalResearchforSocialChange EDUC068.UrbanEducation EDUC070.CommunityOutreachPracticum EDUC073/ENGL070.CreativeWritingOutreach ENGR004AEnvironmentalProtection PEAC077.SpecialTopics:GunViolencePrevention:Peace
StudiesandAction POLS070B.UrbanCrimeandPunishment POLS071.AppliedSpatialAnalysiswithGIS:SpecialTopics PSYC090.PracticuminClinicalPsychology RELG004NNewTestamentandEarlyChristianity
Community‐BasedLearning(CBL)coursesconnectstudentsandfacultydirectlywithlocalcommunitiesandtheirmembersaspartofthecontentofthecourse.Thispedagogicalapproachisbasedonthepremisethatthemostprofoundlearningoftencomesfromexperiencethatissupportedbyguidance,context‐providing,foundationalknowledge,andintellectualanalysis.Inthelastacademicyear,approximately285/1500students(20%)participatedinCBLcourses.
Curricular Connections
“TheCentershallserveas…aprimarystructuretofosterandfacilitatecoursesandeducationalexperiencesthatcarryacommunity‐basedlearningcomponent...”–“Purpose,”LangCenterEndowmentAgreement(2003)
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Curriculum Development Grants CurriculumDevelopmentgrantssupportcoursesthatconnectstudentstoexternalcommunitiesindirectwaysthroughcreationofnewcoursesorenhancementofexistingcourses. Curriculum Development Grants Awarded in FY 14-15
Prof.BetsyBolton,DepartmentofEnglishLiterature,ENVS00501Changemakers
Prof.AsyeKaya,DepartmentofPoliticalScience,forayearlong course, POLS 68A / POLS 68B Globalization: Politics, Economics, Environment, Health and Security
Prof.EdwinMayorga,DepartmentofEducationalStudies,EDUC161,Politics,Policy&Urban
Education
Prof.CarrEverbach,DepartmentofEngineering,ENVS001IntroductiontoEnvirontmentalStudies
Curriculum Development Grants Awarded in FY 13-14
Prof.DianeAnderson,DepartmentofEducationalStudies,"EDUC:151:LiteraciesResearchSeminar.”
Prof.TyreneWhite,DepartmentofPoliticalScience,"ConversionofFYSPOLS10:‘When
DisasterStrikes’toMid‐LevelCoursewithCBLComponent.”
“TheCenterwillstimulatecriticalreflection,teaching,research,publications,andexperimentationaimedateducatingforcivicandsocialresponsibility.”–“Mission,”LangCenterEndowmentAgreement(2003)
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Tutor Training TutoringtraininghasbeenprovidedbyprofessorofEducationalStudiesCherylJones‐Walkerandseveraloutsideconsultants.Severalofthesupervisorsofthetutoringsites,includingtwopublicschoolteachers,assistedwiththetraining.Prioritywasgiventovolunteerstudenttutorsandthenabroaderaudiencedependingonspaceavailability.Thesessionswereconductedperiodicallythroughouttheyearasrequested,trainingcustomizedbasedupontheneedsidentifiedbythestudentorganization.Trainingcontenthasincludeddevelopingastrongfoundationforstudentswhostrugglewithmathandreadingskills;developingflexibleandcreativecurriculumandlessonplans;howtoengageparents.Eachstudentreceivedacopyofthetutoringhandbookaswellasothertoolsandresourcesthatmaybeofsupport.
Chester 101 ThepurposeofChester101istoexposestudents,faculty,andstaffwhowillenterChesteraspartofcommunity‐basedlearning(CBL)courses,orasacommunityservicevolunteer,tothediverseissuesthatthatimpactthelivesofChesterresidents.Chester101isanintroductiontothepeople,thehistory,andthejourneythathasshapedtheCity’scurrentreality.Thepresentationformatincludespaneldiscussion,videos,handouts,andcitytour.ThesessionisfacilitatedbymembersoftheSwarthmoreChesterLearningInstitute.StudentsinCBLcourseswithplacementsinChester,studentsvolunteeringinthecity,andanystudentwithageneralinteresthaveparticipated.SessionsareconductedthesecondSaturdayofeachsemesteratachurchinChester.Theprogramformanyisthefirstopportunitytodevelopandbuildrespectfulrelationshipswiththoseinthecommunity.InFY14‐15,Chester101drew68students,fourfacultyfromSwarthmoreCollege,and6communityresidents.
Organizing Skills Institute Thisyear’sOrganizingSkillsInstitute,facilitatedbyNicoAmador,DanielHunter,andJennieMillerofTrainingforChange,followedadifferentdesignthaninthepastyears.ThecontentoftheOrganizingSkillsInstituteincludedteamtypesandstrategies,usingelicitingquestions,meetingfacilitation,introductiontoanti‐oppressionwork,rolesinsocialchange,strategybasics,workingwithgroupdynamics,movementactionplan,workingwithallies.Inpreviousyears,studentsweretogetherwithcommunityparticipantsduringthreeweekendsoftraining.Thereviseddesigncondensedtheprogramintotwoweeks,withbothsessionsconductedoffcampus.ThistrainingwasopentoallSwarthmorestudents.
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Volunteer Programs
Learning for Life (L4L) LearningforLife(L4L)isavoluntary,reciprocallearningprogramcomprisedofstudent‐staffpartnerships.Inthisprogram,SwarthmorestudentsandmembersofDiningServicesandEnvironmentalServicesstaffformlearningpartnershipsandexplorevariousareasofcommoninterestincludingcooking,writingpoetry,digitalstorytelling,languagelearning,internetusage,guitarplaying,andjazzhistory.L4LhasbeenmadepossiblewiththesupportofmanyacrosscampusandreceivedcriticalsupportfromtheHumanResourcesDepartment,staffsupervisors,seniorstaff,aswellastheLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibility.Intotal,therewere22student‐stafflearningpartnerships
Volunteerservicehasbeenproventoprovidevaluetocommunities,increasecollegestudentretention,andpreparestudentsforlivesofcitizenship.TheLangCenteradministersseveralvolunteerprograms,alongwithstudents,staffandcommunitymembers.
“TheCentershallserveasthecentralorganizationalandadministrativeumbrellaforgroupsandactivitiesthatarerelatedtocivicandsocialresponsibility…”–“Purpose,”LangCenterEndowmentAgreement(2003)
Dare 2 Soar Dare2SoaristhelargestandoldesttutoringprogramatSwarthmoreCollege,andisthelargeststudent‐rungroupundertheguidanceoftheLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibility.Throughthisprogram,SwarthmorestudentstutorandmentorK‐12studentsinChester,PAatvarioussites,including:ChesterEastSideMinistries,CrozerLibrary,God’sHouseofGlory,STEMMagnetHighSchool,UnityCenter,BoysandGirlsClubofChester,NiaCenter/ChesterApartments,andChesterCommunityCharterSchool.Duringtheyear,approximately70Swarthmorestudentstutoredandmentoredroughly125childrenoverthecourseofacombinedtotalof4,880hours.Programparticipantsbenefittedfromseveralcultural,educational,andentertainingfieldtrips.InFY14‐15,PoojaKumar‘17,IsabelSacks‘15,AneesaAndrabi‘16,andAshleyMcQuiller’16weretheDare2Soarstudentcoordinators.
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Center,ChesterUplandSchoolDistrict,andtheCollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountytoimplementtheprogram.ProjectBlueprintsengagesat‐riskminorityyouthfromChester,PAwithopportunitiesforacademicsupport,lifeskillstraining,personaldevelopment,culturalenrichment,andcareerexploration.Theprogramprovidesafter‐schoolprogrammingformorethan40studentswhowillbesupported8ththrough12thgrade.TenSwarthmoreCollegestudentsserveasprogramfacilitatorsandmentors.FacultymemberCherylJones‐WalkerfromtheDepartmentofEducationalStudieshastheleadresponsibilityforcurriculumdevelopmentanddelivery.LangCenterDirectorofCommunityPartnershipsCynthiaJetterprovidesadministrativecoordination.AshleyHenryservesasprogramcoordinator.Saturdays of Service SaturdaysofServiceisaprogramdesignedtofacilitatestudentvolunteeringforshort‐term,one‐timeprojects.ThisyearitwasorganizedandpublicizedbythreeLangCenterstudentcoordinators,withtheguidanceoftheCenter’sDirectorforCommunityPartnerships.The2013‐2014coordinatorswereIrisChan’17,andDavidTian‘17.SitesofserviceincludedbutwerenotlimitedtoPhilabundanceFoodBank,BooksthroughBars,CradlestoCrayons,PhillyAidsThrift,ShareFoodPantry,andSouthPhiladelphiaHighSchoolCommunityGarden.Student-Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia (SREHUP) SREHUPisaregisterednon‐profitorganizationconsistingofstudentsfromSwarthmore,VillanovaUniversity,UniversityofPennsylvania,andDrexelUniversity.Theyworktogethertomaintaincaringandsafeshelterunitswhereguestscanbetreatedwithdignity,trust,andrespect.TheprogramisinitsfourthyearofoperationandinFY14‐15recruited10volunteerswhoworkeddirectlyinthesheltersweeklyandanadditional20whoeitherdonatedmealsorvisitedsheltersononeortwooccasions.SREHUPestablishedastrongpartnershipwiththeSwarthmoreChristianFellowshipvolunteerswhovisitedweekly.
engagedinreciprocallearning,devotingacombined980hoursduringtheacademicyear.ProfessorDianeAndersonoftheEducationalStudiesdepartmentchairstheL4LsteeringcommitteeandcontinuestoteachtheLiteraciesandSocialIdentitiescourse,whichrequiresstudentstoparticipateinL4L.Aduoofstudentcoordinatorsfacilitatestheactionsdirectedbythemulti‐constituentSteeringCommittee.Let’sGetReadyLet’sGetReadyisaregisterednon‐profitorganizationwhichprovideslow‐incomehighschoolstudentswithfreeSATpreparation,admissionscounseling,andothersupportservicesneededtogainadmissiontoandgraduatefromcollege.Trainedstudentvolunteersdelivertheseservicesandofferencouragement,inspiration,andconfidence.TheprogrambeganatSwarthmoreinthefallof2012andrecruited10studentstoparticipateduringthisyear.Swarthmorestudentsreceiveddetailedtrainingonmethodsofteachingaboutthemathandcriticalreading/writingsectionsoftheSAT,andhowtoguidestudentsthroughthecomplexityofthecollegeadmissionsprocess.TherecruitmentofSwarthmorestudentscreatedanopportunitytoestablishanewprogramatUpperDarbyHighSchool,DelawareCounty.Studentparticipationconsistedoftwoprogramcoordinatorsandeightcoaches/mentorswhocommittedtocoachingonenightperweek,threehourspernight,forasemester,aswellasonehourofpreparationtimeperweek.Theprogramworkedwith25highschooljuniorsandseniorswhohavequalifyingfinancialneedduringtheinitialyearofoperation.Initsthirdyear,theprogramrecruited10studentstoparticipateinthefalland10studentsforthespringsession.BothsessionswereheldatUpperDarbyHighSchool.ProjectBlueprintsTheU.S.DepartmentofHumanandHealthServicesOfficeofMinorityHealthawardedagranttoSwarthmoreCollegetosupportProjectBlueprints.Thisisthethirdgrantawardedtotheprogrambytheagency.TheLangCenterandSwarthmore’sBlackCulturalCenterhavecollaboratedwithTheChester‐CrozerWellness
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$3,640,276inFederalTaxReturnstolocalfamilies.Ateamofthreepaidstudentcoordinatorsfromacrossmajors(economics,computerscienceandbiology)increasedourvolunteernumbersandtutoredthosehavingdifficultypassingtheIRScertificationtest.Thisyear,allofthosewhoengagedinthetrainingwereabletopassthetestandprovidetaxassistance,duetothediligenceofthethreepatientcoordinators.War News Radio WarNewsRadiofillsthegapsinthemedia'scoverageoftheconflictsinLibya,Iraq,Afghanistanandmorebyprovidingbalancedandin‐depthreporting,historicalperspective,andpersonalstories.WarNewsRadioisastudent‐organized,student‐producedregularbroadcast.Swarthmore'sWarNewsRadiohaslaunchedpartnershipswithradiostationsinAfrica,thankstoanewcollaborationwithDevelopingRadioPartners(DRP).http://warnewsradio.org/
Trash to Treasure (T2T) T2Tisastudent‐runannualresaleevent,featuringitemsdonatedbystudentsmovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandcommunitymembersattheendoftheacademicyear.Thesaleservesacriticalenvironmentalpurposeasitkeepsanestimated400cubicyardsofunwanteditemsoutofthewastestream:studentsandothermembersofthecampuscommunitydonate,volunteersfromallconstituenciesoncampusorganize,andthecommunitysupporttheCollege’seffortsinbecomingmoreenvironmentallyfriendlywhileprovidingfundstosocialserviceagenciesinourimmediatevicinity.Thisyear'ssaleraisedapproximately$23,000fortheIMPACTFundoftheUnitedWayofGreaterPhiladelphiaandSouthernNewJersey,whereitisusedtoprovideresourcesineducation,healthcareandcareerdevelopmentprogramsinDelawareCountyandkeptabout14tonsofmaterial‐‐picture25industrial‐sizeddumpsters‐‐frombeingincineratedinChester.Ateamofsixhighlydedicatedpaidstudentinternssuperviseavolunteerstaffofstudentsandcommunityvolunteers(sourcedthroughourpartnershipwiththeUnitedWay)numberingupto85individualsoverthecourseofthreeweeksleadinguptothesale. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Thisprogramempowerslow‐incomefamiliestoaccessthefederalEarnedIncomeTaxCreditwithouthavingtopayfortaxpreparationservices.Volunteersaretrainedinbasictaxpreparation,completetheIRScertificationprocessduringtheWinterBreak,andcommittothreehoursperweekoftaxpreparation.Inthespringsemesterof2015,32studentvolunteersfromSwarthmoreCollegeprovided744hoursofserviceatvariouslocationsinDelawareCounty,Pennsylvania.Thisyear2,665taxreturnswerecompletedbyprogramvolunteersintotalinDelawareCounty,returning$1,339,256inEarnedIncomeTaxCreditbenefitstothelocalcommunity.Thirty‐twovolunteerscontributedover744hoursofservice,whichhelpedrecover
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Building Usage
TheLangCentersharesitsspacewithmanypeople,classes,andgroups,addingenergyandcommunicationopportunitiesfortheLangCenter’smission. Lang Center Events AACandUCCCollaborativeMeetingAdvisoryBoardCommitteeMeetingAFewStepsFinalPresentationAllLocalInternsGatheringBluePrintsProgramWeeklyMeetingBluePrintsProgramStaffMeetingCatalystConferenceChesterCommunityFellowsLunchMeetingsChesterCommunityFellowsTrainingSessionChesterHigherEducationCouncil(CHEC)MeetingChesterSwarthmoreLeadershipInstituteMeetingChesterYouthGardensCollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountyTutorRecruitmentCollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountyTutorTrainingSessionCommunityBasedLearningCommitteeMeetings
‐Facultythatworkedinschools‐Students
Dare‐To‐SoarOrientationDare‐To‐SoarRecruitmentDare‐To‐SoarTutorsClosingDinnerDavisProjectforPeace
‐InformationSessions‐Interviews
DrupalTrainingwithLangCenterInternsFarewellforPattiShieldsofEVSGardenCityCommunityPolicePlanningMeetingGlobalNon‐ViolentActionDatabase
‐AdvisoryCommitteeMeeting‐1000thCaseCelebration
GreenInitiativeFundMeetingInternationalStudentOrientation(WorldCaféLive)LangCenterAdvisoryBoardMeetingLangCenterBuildingHostGroupMeetingLangCenterBuildingHostLuncheonLangCenterOpenHouse ‐GarnetWeekend ‐Ride‐The‐TideLangCenterStaffWeeklyMeetings ‐MeetnewPresident(ValerieSmith) ‐MeetwithPresident’sStaff ‐TeamDynamicsMeetingLangCenterFacultyLunchLangCenterVanDriversAppreciationDinner
“TheCentershallprovidevision,leadershipandsupportfortheCollege’scentralcommitmenttoeducatestudentsforcivicandsocialresponsibility…” –“Purpose,”LangCenterEndowmentAgreement(2003)
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LangCenterVanDriversGroupMeetingLangCenterVanDriversRecruitmentMeetingLangOpportunityScholars(LOS) ‐BreakfastandLunchwithSalemShuchman ‐DinnerwithJonIsham/ProgramOverview
‐EndofYearGathering‐InformationSessions‐Interviews‐HelpSessions‐Orientation‐ReflectionSession
LangOpportunityScholarsStudentAdvisoryCommitteeMeetings ‐MarikoChing ‐JasonHeo ‐MichaelaShuchmanLearningForLifeEndofYearCelebrationMLKDayCommitteeMeetingNewmanReflectionDinnerOn‐LineFundRaisingTrainingPCSCandidatesMeetingPHENNDSteeringCommitteeMeetingProjectPericlesInformationSessionProjectPericlesInterviews/SelectionsProjectPericlesScholarsLuncheonS2A2/CCF“HowItWorks”TrainingS2A2InformationSessionSaturdaysofServiceGroupMeetingSocialEntrepreneurshipHubMeetingsSocialResponsibilityCommitteeMeetingsSummerFundingInformationSessionStudentActivitiesMeetingSwarthmoreGuidelinesInvolvingMinorsonCampusMeetingSwarthmoreFoundation
‐CommitteeMeetings‐InformationSessions‐Interviews/Selections
SwimProgramMeetingVITA(VolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance)InformationSession ‐CoordinatorsMeeting ‐EndofThankYouGathering ‐Recruitment ‐TrainingUnitedWayStaffwithLangCenterStaffmeeting(TrashtoTreasure)
Faculty/Staff Events Admissions ‐CommunicationsMeeting ‐DepartmentHolidayGathering ‐DepartmentRetreat ‐DirectorInterviews ‐Discovery–NorthCharlesStreetAlumniRelations ‐BillSiemeringGathering
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‐StaffRetreatAVEquipmentTrainingClassicsDepartmentDinnerCommunicationsDepartmentRetreatCooperFoundationDinnerDean’sOffice ‐AcademicPeerSupportGroupMeeting ‐AdvisoryCommitteeMeeting
‐CommitteeonAcademicRequirementsMeeting‐CulturalEducationTeamMeeting‐EndofYearCelebration‐JudicialAffairsHearings‐OfficeofStudentEngagementRetreat‐Pre‐MedHospiceProgramInterviews‐ResidentAssistantSelectionCommitteeMeeting‐Tri‐CoCommitteeMeeting‐Tri‐CoFacultyDinner
EducationDepartment ‐StaffRetreat ‐TeachersAsScholarsSeminarEngineerDepartment ‐EnvironmentalStudiesTri‐CoCommitteeMeetingEnglishLiteratureDepartmentMeetingFacilitiesandServicesDepartment ‐WhittierSpacePlanningCommitteeMeetingFacultyWorkshops/SudyHallsFellowshipandPrizes ‐CollegeAwardsNominationsMeeting ‐FacultyCollegeAwardRecommendationsCommitteeMeeting ‐ReviewofSwarthmoreFellowshipsMeeting ‐RHODESInformationSession ‐SAMSBrainstormingMeeting ‐SAMSTrainingSessions ‐SAMSDinner ‐SAMSEndoftheyearLuncheon ‐WatsonFoundationCommitteeMeeting
‐WatsonFoundationLuncheonFinancialAidDepartment ‐StaffMeetings ‐StaffRetreatFilmandMediaStudiesDepartment ‐StudentReception ‐EndofYearFacultyMeetingFrankAydelotteFoundationfortheAdvancementofLiberalArts ‐ProfessorRobertPutnamGatheringHumanResourcesDepartmentMeetingsITSandCommunicationsDepartmentTeamRetreatInstitutionalResearchDepartment ‐TriCoMeetingofTeagleGrantsModernLanguageandLiteratureDepartment ‐GreaterPhiladelphiaResearchSeminar
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Peace&ConflictStudiesDepartment ‐CommitteeMeeting ‐EndofsemesterGet‐together ‐LearnaboutPCSProgramPhysicsandAstronomyDepartmentRetreatPhilosophyDepartment
‐DepartmentReception‐MellonGroup“MindInitiative”Meeting
PoliticalScience ‐DepartmentReceptionPresident’sOffice ‐BOMDinner ‐BOMSocialResponsibilityCommitteeMeeting ‐ReceptionforJoyCharlton ‐SustainabilityLunchMeetingProvostOffice ‐AssessmentDiscussionMeetings ‐FacultyLectureDinner/Receptions ‐VisitingCommitteeDinnerandReceptionPsychologyDepartment ‐StaffMeeting ‐StaffReception ‐TenureLineFacultyMeetingSociology/AnthropologyDepartmentDinnerStudentEngagementOfficeDepartmentMeetingSustainabilityCommitteeMeeting
Community Partners CHEC(ChesterHigherEducationCouncil)Chester/SwarthmoreLeadershipInstituteCommitteeCollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountyCommitteeCrozerChesterMedicalCenterDelcoADSteeringCommitteePHENND(PhiladelphiaHigherEducationNetworkforNeighborhoodDevelopment)PathwaysUnitedWayofGreaterPhiladelphiaandSouthernNewJerseyUnitedforSensibleGunPolicyCommitteeGreenforAll
Classes/Seminars ElaineAllard‐ED053LanguageMinorityEducation&ED65‐EducationalResearchforSocialChangeNatAnderson‐ENGL070AdvancedPoetryBetsyBolton‐ENGL070BFictionWriter’sWorkshopBakirathiMani‐ENGL077PoliticsofSolidarity:SouthAsiansinAmerica CatherineNorris‐PSYC025.02Research,DesignandAnalysisGiovannaDiChiro‐POLS43BEnvironmentalJustice&SOAN020MRace,Gender,ClassanEnvironmentMiltonMachucaGalvez‐LALS006EthnicandLatinoStudies&LALS080MexicanPennsylvania:TheMakingofaTransnationalCommunityJillGladstein‐ENGL001F‐Sec01FYS:TransitiontoCollegeWritingShervinMalkezadehPOLS003IntrotoComparativePoliticsAnnRenninger‐EDUC021EducationalPsychologyScottThomason‐ENGL001F‐Sec.2andSec.3FYS:TransitiontoCollegeWritingLeeSmithey‐PEAC071B.ResearchSeminar:StrategyandNonviolentStruggle
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Speakers DemetriosKaris’74,lectureratBentleyUniversity’sUserExperienceCertificateprogramDanLaVellee&NickTroiano,“RefreshingOurRepublic:HowMilennials(Can)ActuallyFixPolitics”JesseMarshall’11,“MeetMeontheMargins:RedefiningProgressandProsperityinAmerica’sRustBelt”DaquanOliver,presidentofRecesspreneursDhairyaPujara,founderandCEOofY‐CenterAsadYusupov,founderandCEOofMunchQuick;co‐founderandpresidentofTourCommand
Student Group Meetings AchievingBlack&LatinoLeadersofExcellence(ABLLE)ChesterYouthCourtVolunteersDare‐To‐SoarLearn‐4‐LifeMountainJusticeSREHUPSerenityHouseSocialEntrepreneurshipHubSWATFinancialSwarthmoreHillelVertigo‐GoVolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance(VITA)
Workshops BlackLiberation1969CourseStudentProjectsCooperSeriesWorkshopFacultyPedagogyTeachingWorkshopIntergroupDialogueCurriculumDevelopmentWorkshopPracticalOrganizingWorkshopWhitesConfrontingRacismWorkshop
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Transportation TheLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibilitysupportstheeffortsofstudentstobeengagedincommunityserviceandpoliticalengagementactivitiesinnearbyareasbyhelpingtomaketransportationpossibleifneededandwithinitsbudgetarylimits. Mass Transit Program InFY14‐15,requestsfortrainticketsand/orbustokenswerereceivedfor149separatepurposes–insupportof253students’communityengagedactivities.Note:SomerequestsincludedmultiplestudentsofaCBLclassormultiplemembersofastudentgroup.Transportationneedsrangedfromone‐timetomultipletimesperweekpersemester.Forinstance,28separaterequestsfortrainticketsand/orbustokenstosupport75students’Community‐BasedLearning(CBL)coursework,suchasDance004,TheArtsasSocialChange;Psychology090,PracticuminClinicalPsychology;andSociology006HSocialProblemsofPhiladelphia;combined,theseCBLstudentsprovided2,037hoursofservice.
The Value of Volunteer Time
Throughitsmasstransitassistanceprogramwhichcost$20,231,theLangCenterempowered253
studentstoengageinCommunity‐BasedLearningfieldwork,
communityservice,and/orpoliticalengagement.Combined,these
studentsprovidedanestimatedtotalof6,362.5hoursofdirectservice.TheIndependentSectorestimatedthevalueofvolunteertimeinPAfor2014tobe$22.63perhour–thus,combined,thesevolunteersprovided
$143,983.38ofservicetolocalcommunity‐basedorganizations.
https://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time
48requestsChester:101requestsPhilly Van Usage FromFall2014–Spring2015,theLangCenterVantransportedatotalof240studentstoDare2SoarsitesinChester,PA:ChesterBoysandGirlsClubChesterEastsideMinistriesCommunityActionAgencyofDelawareCountyGod’sHouseofGloryNiaCenterUnityCenter
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Community Partnerships
CommunitypartnershipsprovidetheSwarthmoreCollegecommunitywithopportunitiesforprojectcollaborations,servicesites,community‐basedlearning,internshipplacements,aswellasfacultyresearchoncommunity‐relatedissues.WiththeleadershipoftheDirectorforCommunityPartnershipsandPlanningandinvolvementofallstaff,partnershipswithnonprofit,community‐andfaith‐basedorganizationsconnectthecampustocommunitiesinandaroundSwarthmore,theCityofChester,andthePhiladelphiaregion.
Chester Swarthmore Learning Institute (CSLI) CSLIhasbeeninexistencefor10yearsandservesastheorganizingentityforengagingfaith‐basedorganizationsintheCityofChester.TheInstitutemembershipconsistsoftheleadersofseveralchurcheswhichhostSwarthmorestudentsengagedinacademicenrichmentprogramsandrelatedactivities,andthreemembersofthecollegecommunity(TheLangCenter’sDirectorofCommunityPartnerships,theCollege’sReligiousAdvisorforstudents,andaProfessorintheDepartmentofReligion).Theprimaryactivityofthisinstituteisadirectactionproject–workingtogethertosupportandreformtheprimaryandsecondaryeducationalsystemsintheChesterUplandSchoolDistrict(CUSD).Duringthe2014‐2015academicyear,twomembersofCSLIservedontheCommunityAdvisoryBoardoftheCUSDandanotherontheSTEMhighschooladvisoryboard.MemberscontinuetoaccompanystudentstoseveralschoolboardandCityCouncilmeetingsaddressingthestateofemergencytheChesterUplandSchoolDistrictisunder.Twoofthefaith‐basedleadersprovideweeklyreflectionsessionsconductedattheLangCenterforstudentsparticipatinginCBLclassesintheCityofChester.WiththecontinuedsupportoftheLangCenter,theCSLIconductsanorientation,Chester101.
College Access Center of Delaware County (CACDC)
TheCACDCistheonlyfacilityofthistypeinDelawareCountyofferingfreeprogramsandinformationtoassistresidentsofthecountywhowanttopursuehighereducation.CACDCisinthesixthyearofoperationandcumulativelyhasprovidedservicestomorethan7,000individuals.
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.InFY14‐15,CACDCsuccessfullyexpandedDelawareCountyCollegeRoundtablegrouptoincludeoneadditionalcyber‐school;convenedacommitteeconsistingofinstitutionalresearchofficersfromsixmemberinstitutionstorefinedatacollectionprocesseswhichfacilitatedthepurchaseofnewdatacollectionprogram;increasednumberofstudentvolunteersfromWidenerUniversityandNeumannUniversityby10%;andwasawardedthirdcontracttoprovidecareerandcollegereadinessprogramsfor40highschoolstudentparticipantsintheBlueprintsprogramfundedbytheOfficeofMinorityHealth.
“Through…collaborativerelationshipsandconstructiveinitiativesandresearchofstudentsandfaculty,theCenterwillpromotetheCollege’sleadershipinmakingpreparationforparticipatorycitizenshipandsociallyresponsibleactionanation‐widefeatureofhighereducation.”
–“Mission,”LangCenterEndowmentAgreement(2003)
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Strivingtocreateanecosystemofsupportforsocialinnovationandentrepreneurialspirit,theLangCenterstaffcoordinatestheselectionprocessfor,advisingof,andadministrationofseveralprojectgrantprograms–forbothindividualsandgroupsofstudents–through:Davis Projects for Peace
$10,000projectgrant Threemonths IndividualorGroupsofStudents
Lang Opportunity Scholarship (LOS) Program
$10,000projectgrant+otherbenefits Multipleyears IndividualorPairsofStudents
Project Pericles Fund of Swarthmore College
$25,000projectgrant Multipleyears GroupsofStudents
Swarthmore Foundation
$250–2,500projectgrantsforindividualorgroupsofstudents
≤$4350summerinternshipsupportforindividualstudents
o ChesterCommunityFellowships(CCF)o SummerInternshipSupport(SIS)o SummerSocialActionAwards(S2A2)
Project Grant & Internship Programs
“TheCenterwillserveasthecentralfacilityfororganizing,administeringandgenerallyoverseeingsociallyandcivicallyorientedprogramsandprojectsoftheCollege.Theseprogramsandprojectswillincludestudentvolunteerservicegroups,theSwarthmoreFoundation,studentserviceinternships,organizedmulti‐culturalandserviceinitiativeswithdefinedsocialobjectivesinvolvingstudentparticipationonandoffcampus…”(Governance)
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Davis Projects for Peace DavisProjectsforPeaceisaninitiativeforallstudentsattheDavisUnitedWorldCollegeScholarsProgrampartnerschools(ofwhichSwarthmoreCollegeisone)todesigngrassrootsprojectsforthesummerof2015–anywhereintheworld–whichpromotepeaceandaddresstherootcausesofconflictamongparties.DavisProjectsforPeaceisfundedbyKathrynW.Davis,alifelonginternationalistandphilanthropist.AtSwarthmoreCollege,the2014‐2015DavisProjectforPeaceselectioncommittee(Dr.LeeSmithey,professorofPeaceandConflictStudies;JenniferMarks‐Gold,internationalstudentadvisor;andDr.DominicTierney,professorofpoliticalscience)waschairedbyJenniferMagee,AssociateDirectorforStudentPrograms.MackenzieWelch’15usedthe$10,000DavisProjectsforPeacegrantshewontoenactaprojectcalledInclusiveExcellenceduringsummer2015.Usingaccesstoinformationasaplatformforchange,InclusiveExcellence(IE)strivestocreateexperiencesthatempoweryouthtocontinuetheireducationandprovidethemwithtangibleskillstofacilitateaccesstoinstitutionsofhighereducation.IEbrought27studentstocollegesinthreestatesandtheDistrictofColumbia,givingthestudentsdirectaccesstocollegecampusesandminorityrolemodelsthattheyotherwisewouldnothaveencountered.ThisprojectwasconductedwiththefundsprovidedbyDavisProjectsforPeace,withsupportfromfourvolunteerchaperonesfromtheCollegeAccessCenterofDelawareCountry(CACDC),theLangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibility,theBluePrintProgram,andtheRoadMaptoCollegeProgram.TogiveparticipantsabroaderunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweencollegesthattheyhadlearnedaboutinCACDCprograms,studentstouredHistoricallyBlackCollegeandUniversities,privatecolleges,andpublicuniversitiesranginginsize,location,andideology.Throughinformationsessionsandtours,studentslearnedaboutthecollegeapplicationprocessforeachschool,signedupformailinglistsforapplicationsandscholarships,andfilledoutbasicapplicationsforanumberofcolleges.
Lang Opportunity Scholarship Program The Lang Opportunity Scholarship Program supports the innovative and entrepreneurial efforts of individual students working on issues of social concern in deep consultation with community members. Topics of current projects are broadly global as well as local, including youth leadership development in Vietnam and in Baltimore; diabetes self-care and advocacy in Ecuador; teacher training for social justice in Dominican Republic; college access in the U.S.; and food justice in Delaware County, PA. LOS PROGRAM REVIEW
Dr.JonIsham,DirectoroftheCenterforSocialEntrepreneurshipatMiddlebury,washiredtoevaluatetheLangOpportunityScholarshipProgram(selectionsprocess,staffing,supportforscholars,etc).Researchquestionswhichguidedthestudyincluded:TowhatextentdoestheLOSProgramappeartobenurturingundergraduatesocialentrepreneurship?Howdoesthiscompareothersuchprograms?Andwhataresomeareasorideasforimprovement?FromMarch27‐29,2015,JoninterviewedLOSProgramstakeholdersacrosscampusincludingLangScholars,faculty,andstaff.OnJuly1,Jonsubmittedareportcontaininghisreflectionsaboutwhat’sworkingandwhat’snot,andrecommendationsforhowwemightimprovetheLOSProgramgenerally,baseduponhisextensiveknowledgeandexpertise.Welookforwardtoreportingonthespecificrecommendationswechosetoimplementthisyearinournextannualreport.Thefullreportisavailableuponrequest.Cost:$4,120.64.InFY2014‐2015,thefollowingLangScholarsreceivedgraduatefellowshipfunds:
AdamBortner,UniversityofMaryland,Baltimore
DiegoGarciaMontufar,UniversityofMichigan
MariaGloriaRobalino,HarvardUniversity
SnehaShrestha,INSEADDartmouth
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Mentoring for College Access, Online,HopeBrinn‘15
Student Equity Action Network, California,AlBrooks’16
Addressing Psychosocial Barriers to Diabetic Health, Ecuador,ChrisCapron‘15
Bijli Bicycle,India,Mariko(Erin)Ching
’16
Abuja Science and Community Resource Centre (ASCRC),Nigeria,BolutifeFakoya’17
Sabemos: Financial Empowerment
for Recently Immigrated Communities,Pennsylvania,ChaseFuller’17
Farepath, Pennsylvania,JasonHeo‘15
SHE Wins Institute, NewJersey,
A'DorianMurray‐Thomas‘16
Pedagogy for Social Change,DominicanRepublic,IsabelSacks‘15
Stage of Life,Pennsylvania,Michaela
Shuchman’16
Youth’s View, Voice and Vision in Society (YVS),Vietnam,DuongTran‘15
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
NextGen Vocational Leaders, Ghana,SedinamWorlanyo’17
Lang Opportunity Scholarship Program (cont’d) 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.InFY2014‐2015,thefollowingLangScholarsreceivedfinancialsupport:
Project Ké, Haiti,TylerAlexander‘17
Dislabelled: SustainAbility Project, Ghana,EfuaAsibon’16
Mission: Bmore, Maryland,Cortnie
Belser‘15
Rape Prevention through Early Education,California,RavenBennett’17
Giving Wings: Bringing English
Literacy and Cultural Understanding to Rural Iran,Iran, FatimaBoozarjomehri’17
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Project Pericles Fund of Swarthmore College ThepurposeoftheProjectPericlesFundofSwarthmoreCollegeistosupportgroupsofSwarthmorestudentswhoproposeandimplementsocialandcivicactionprojectswhosescopeandsustainabilitywilladvancesolutionsfortheissuesinquestionandalsopromoterecognitionofstudents’motivationandcapabilitytoaddresssuchmajorissueseffectively.Providing financial and other support to Periclean Scholars on a multi-year basis, empowers student groups to deepen partnership with community members and sustain the social value of local and global, social change-oriented projects. InFY14‐15,theProjectPericlesFundselectioncommittee(KenDinitz‘88,MarkHanis’07,CynthiaJetter’74)waschairedbyJenniferMagee,AssociateDirectorforStudentPrograms.
InFY2014‐2015,thefollowinggroupsreceivedprojectfunding: Chester Youth Court Volunteers,
Pennsylvania(CiaraWilliams’16,TobyLevy‘17,A’DorianMurray‐Thomas’16)
Chester Youth Garden Cooperative, Pennsylvania(LauraLaderman’15,ChristopherMoyer’15,JoshGregory‘15,TylerHuntington‘18,WillaGlickman‘18,BennettParrish‘18)
Education 2 Empowerment,SriLanka
(YohanSumathipala‘16,AaronJackson‘16,JamesonLisak’15)
Peace Innovation Lab,Nepal(Nimesh
Ghimire’15,RajnishYadav’18) PowerPush,UnitedStates(Ben Goloff ‘15,
HazlettHenderson‘17,JasonManning‘17,LauraRigell’15)
Serenity Soular,Pennsylvania(Lekey
Leidecker‘16,NoraKerrich’16) Social and Environmental Eyewear
Initiative (SEE It),Pennsylvania(TylerAlexander’17,KateAmodei‘15,DrewMullens‘15,andRobAbishek‘17)
Taller de Paz,Colombia(HaydilHenriquez
’14,AndreaJacome’14)
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Swarthmore Foundation TheSwarthmoreFoundationisasmallphilanthropic,multi‐constituentfundingbodyformedbySwarthmoreCollegein1987.TheFoundationissupportedbyendowmentsandthegenerousgiftsofindividuals,foundations,andothers–includingtheEugeneM.LangFoundation.TheSwarthmoreFoundationprovidespilotgrants,intendedasseedfundsforsocialactionprojects,aswellassmallgrantsoflessthan$400insupportofsocialactionorskill‐buildingactivitiesorfund‐raisingloans,whichisreturnedtotheFoundationafterafund‐raisingactivity.InFY2013‐2014,thefollowinggrantsweremade:Mini GrantsJasonMendoza'16LendforAmericaSummitBerkley,CANovember14‐15,2014YaredPortilo'15,PatiGutierrez'15SchooloftheAmericasWatch,FortBenning,GANovember21‐23,2014LilyAustin'1540hourbasicimmigrationlawtrainingMennoniteCentralCommittee,WorldReliefandImmigrantLegalResourceCenterAkron,PAMarch3‐7,2015DavidOrtiz‐Rhoton'16,JoanHuang'15INCITE!ColorofViolence4Conference:BeyondtheState:IncitingTransformativePossibilitiesChicago,ILMarch26‐30,2015MurtazaKnomusi'17ThePracticalAuthorityoftheImamsandtheirRepresentatives,UniversityofChicagoShiaStudiesChicago,ILApril3‐5,2015
MargaretHughes'17GetOuttheVotewiththeOneSpringfieldCampaignSpringfield,MOMarch3‐8,2015 Summer Internship Programs SwarthmoreFoundationfundsthreesummerinternshipprograms:
ChesterCommunityFellowships(CCF)–tenweek,full‐timeexperiencesinthecityofChester,PA,contextualizedwithaprojectincommonandguestspeakersfromthecommunity,awardedat$4,350
SummerInternshipSupport(SIS)–budgetbased,coversuptoamaximumof$185perweekinlivingexpensesforamaximumof10weeks
SummerSocialActionAwards(S2A2)–tenweek,full‐timeexperiences,awardedat$4,350
Alistingofthestudentswhoreceivedawardstocarryoutsummerinternshipscanbefoundonthefollowingpages.
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FirstName LastName ClassYear Organization Fund
Stuart ARBUCKLE 2017 Crozer‐ChesterMedicalCenter LANG
Lydia GEORGE‐KOKU 2018 WorkReadyChester‐Mayor'sOffice LANG
Tyler HUNTINGTON 2018 ChesterFarmatRuthL.BennettHomes LANG
Meghan KELLY 2018 ChesterEducationFoundation LANG
Davis LOGAN 2017 ChesterHousingAuthority LANG
Kerry ROBINSON 2016 ChesterHousingAuthority LANG
JasminRODRIGUEZ‐SCHROEDER 2017 ChesterYouthCourts LANG
Zhe(John) SUN 2016 ChesterChildren'sChorus STOTT
Catherine VELEZ‐PERRY 2017 BoysandGirlsClubofChester,PA LANG Summer Social Action Award FirstName LastName
ClassYear Organization Location IssueArea(s) Fund
Murphy AUSTIN 2016BuildingtheMovement Detroit landpolicy SF
Elias BLINKOFF 2017 ThinkTank Chicagosci.ed.Forunderservedkids LANG
William FEDULLO 2016 ACLUofPA phila humanrights LANG
Liliana FRANKEL 2017HermanosenelCamino MEXICO immigration
BELIEVE+LeiveTRAVEL
John GAGNON 2017Habitat4Humanity Georgia immigrationandhousing SF
ARIEL HENIG 2017
FARE‐FoodAllergyResearch/Educ NYC healthpolicy TRINDER/LANG
TimmyHIRSHEL‐BURNS 2017 STAND DC
Genocideprevention‐humanrts Lenfest
Abby HOLTZMAN 2016 NARRATIVE4 phila arts/socialchange CLASS'61
Margaret HUGHES 2017Cntr4AmericanProgress DC LGBTQoffice sf
Joseph LANDIS 2016
JordanianFriendsoftheEnvironment JORDAN environmentaleducation PENROSE
Ethan LEE 2016 ReVision philly env.Sustain.Construction NASON
Sungwon MA 2016 VEP ECUADOR educationPENROSE+GottleibTRAVEL
Gavriella MALLORY 2017 DacresFarmNewHampshire sustainableagriculture SF
Jason MANNING 2017WestchesterLandTrust
NewYorkstate landrightspolicy LANG
Sarah NIELSON 2016 BreakthroughSanFrancisco education‐9weeks sf
Chester Community Fellowship Program
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FirstName LastName
ClassYear Organization Location IssueArea(s) Fund
Stephen O'HANLON 2017 EQUAT philly climatejustice MILLER
SHAWN PAN 2017 BestinNature Pomona,CAtech‐basedpublichealthsolutions NASON
Yu(Jerry) QIN 2017
AAPIDataatUCRiverside Riverside,CA
votingrightsfornon‐englishspeakers SF
Quetzal RAMIREZ 2016 PuentesdeSalud Philly education/immigration/esl Lenfest
AdinaSPERTUS‐MELHUS 2017 SustainabilityOffice SWAT sustainabiliity sf
Victoria STITT 2016 NSC philly immigration SF
Doriana THORNTON 2016 GALELEI Philly LGBTQI Lenfest
Jeremy VARON 2016 publicdefendersofc sanfrancisco advocacy SF
Paul VERNON 2016 refugeesinternational JAPAN refugees,humanrights LANG
Winnie VIEN 2016 AsianLawCaucus sanfrancisco humanrights SF
Nicole WALKER 2016PublicInterestLawCenter phila
youthincriminaljusticesystem Lenfest
Rose WUNROW 2016 NARRATIVE4 phila CLASS'61
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FirstName LastNameClassYear InternshipPlacement Location IssueArea(s)
Rebecca Astanake 2017 SFPA Swat publichealth
Lily Austin 2015Newton‐SanJuandelSurSisterCity NICARAGUA communityeconomicdevelopment
Eden Barnett 2017 PennEnvironment Philly environment/sustainability
EstafaniaBrambila‐Olmedo 2016 VillageEducationProject ECUADOR education
Maria Casteneda 2018 Juntos Philly education/esl/immigration
Dalia Castro 2018 JoyinAction CHINA publichealth
Liting Chen 2016JinanAn'anSpecialChildrenRehabilitationCenter CHINA specialneedschildren
Bryan Chen 2015 SeedingChange NewOrleans AsianAmericanorganizing
Istvan Cselotei 2018 TataSteelRuralDev.Society INDIA communityeconomicdevelopment
Vinita Davey 2017 Moneythink Chicago financialliteracyeducation
Medgine Elie 2017PublicCitizensforChildren+Youth Philly educationpolicy
Madeleine Feldman 2017 UofR,GraduateEducationRochester,NY educationalpolicyresearch
Liam Fitzstevens 2017 HumanMilkResearchCenter Hartford,CT health
James Gastner 2016CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities DC economicpolicy
Sarah Gestelowitz 2016 RainbowHistoriesProject DC LGBTQcommunitybuilding
Nathaniel Graf 2016 RoaringForkFilms(DavidGelber) NYC mediaadvocacy‐sustainablepractice
Evan Grennon 2018CenterforArabWestUnderstanding EGYPT culturaldiversityandunderstanding
Joelle Hageboutros 2016 NationalitiesServicesCenter Philly immigration
Christine Jung 2017 Pathways,PA Holmes,PA advocacy‐lowincome
Jasmyne Kim 2017 SeattleBikeWorks Seattle,WA youthempowerment/sustainable
Jacob Levin 2016 BreakthroughCollaborativeProvidenceRI education
Natania LevyStein 2018 ChristinaAborielle Media immigrationadvocacy
John Lim 2016 PhiladelphiaDistrictAttorney Philly advocacy
Jennifer Lin 2018 JoyinAction CHINA publichealth
Christopher Malafronti 2018 VillageEducationProject ECUADOR education
Jake Moon 2017 LIFTPhiladelphia Philly povertyabatement
Paroma Nandwani 2018 TataSteelRuralDev.Society INDIA communityeconomicdevelopment
Daniel Orr 2016 Ntl.DomesticWorkersAlliance Oakland,CA laborrights
Makayla Portley 2018 VillageEducationProject ECUADOR education
Kira Simpson 2018 VillageEducationProject ECUADOR education
Sierra Spencer 2018 PhiladelphiaZoo Philly environmentaleducation
Grant Torre 2017 WayfarerEntertainment LosAngeles arts/socialchange
Nate Urban 2018 DemocraticNationalCommittee DC democraticprocess
Rachel Vogel 2016 Smithsonian D.C. languagerevitalizationproject
Zicheng Wang 2018 VillageEducationProject ECUADOR education
Helen Wang 2017 FederalReserveBank DC economicpolicy
DongShin You 2017 LIFTPhiladelphia Philly povertyabatement
Sophia Zaia 2018 ReservadoIbitipoca BRAZIL economicdevelopment‐ESL
Summer Internship Support