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The Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement (OEECE)

Fall 2011Report

Making experiential learning and civic engagement a distinctive part of our academic culture.

Office Staff

Tina L. Kandakai, PhD, Director

Mollie Sturm, Graduate Assistant

Colleen Fitzgibbons, Graduate Assistant

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Experiential Learning Courses and assessments ................................................................. 3

KSU Faculty Consultation and Workshops ........................................................................ 3

OEECE Reports/Publications …………………………………………………………. 4

Commitment to Excellence in Civic Engagement Grants................................................... 4

Other Areas of Growth ........................................................................................................ 5

Experiential Learning Courses-Profiled on the OEECE Website ....................................... 5

OEECE Collaborative Relationships .................................................................................. 6

Campus Recognition ……………………………………………………………………6

APPENDIX 1: 2011-2012 Annual Value of Service Products ........................................... 7

APPENDIX 2: 2011-2012 Community Collaborations ...................................................... 8

APPENDIX 3: 2011-2012 OEECE Documents…………………………………………..9

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The Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement (OEECE)

Quarterly Report: 2011-2012

Through Kent State University faculty and community partnerships, the OEECE expose students to deliberate real-

world experiences that enhance and validate the inter-connectedness between academic studies, skill development,

and civic responsibility. OEECE assists faculty to develop, implement, and revise experiential learning courses.

Additionally, OEECE provides direct consultation to faculty, students, and staff, provides resources for course

development, conducts research on experiential learning efforts, promotes student and faculty leadership, and

promotes engaged scholarship.

Experiential Learning Courses – Profiled on the OEECE website Academic

Year Faculty Experiential

Learning

Courses*

Experiential

Learning

Sections

Students Hours Community

Agencies

2011-2012 53 37 1496 22440 198

2010-2011 47 55 182 2394 35115 58

2009-2010 26 36 _ 461 6915 29

*may not have been submitted for ELR approval

Alternative Courses

Academic

Year Faculty Students Hours Community

Agencies 2011 - 2012 Plus – 1 Credit 2 8 360 2

Alternative Spring

Break

- - - -

2010 - 2011 Plus – 1 Credit 5 32 1400 15

Alternative Spring

Break 4 11 440 4

Experiential Learning Assessments

Academic

Year

Assessment Completed

(n)

Status

2011-2012

Plus-1 Credit Pre-Survey 7 Ongoing

Experiential Learning End of Course Survey 141 Ongoing

2010-2011

Pay it Forward Student Course Survey 119 Closed

Pay it Forward Faculty Survey 4 Closed

Pay it Forward Community Partner Survey 9 Closed

Large Enrollment Section Faculty Survey 6 Closed

Total 286

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KSU Faculty Consultation and Workshops

Summer 2011

Faculty Consultations – 9

Teaching Scholars Retreat – 5 consultations

Ohio Campus Compact – Statewide Gathering – August 17-19, 2011 – 43 participants

College of Technology – August 25, 2011 - 8 participants

Kupita Sister Circle Orientation – August 22, 2011 – 200 (student) participants

New Faculty Institute – August 24, 2011 – 35 participants

Fall 2011

Faculty Consultations – 42 participants

University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – 28

University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – Experiential Learning subcommittee - 7

Survey Working Group, Subcommittee of the Curriculum Implementation Task Force -5

Volunteer Fair – September, 2011 – 60+ participants

Faculty Club Meeting – September, 2011 – 60+ participants

NSEE – Conference Roundtable Presentation - 12 participants

Oxfam- Social Issues Banquet – 100+ participants

Internship Coordinators Meeting – 13 participants

Community Collaborations Meeting – Trumbull Campus – 4 participants

President’s Symposium: Building a Blueprint to Graduation: Retention and Persistence -200+

participants

Collaborative Learning for Environmental Action Network – 13 participants

Course Presentations –201 participants (3 courses)

Community Partner site visits – 12

(Reached approximately 1017 individuals through face-to-face communication)

Spring 2012

Faculty Consultations – 5

University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – 28

University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – Experiential Learning subcommittee - 7

NSEE – Conference Roundtable Presentation -

Spring Experiential Learning Faculty Development Workshop Series -3

Course Presentations –29 participants ( 2 courses)

Campus - Partner site visits –

OEECE Reports/Publications

OEECE Annual Report

OEECE Quarterly Report

Ohio Campus Compact (OCC) Annual Membership Survey/Report

Ohio Campus Compact – Pay it Forward Campus Progress

The 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

WEAVE Report

The Higher Learning Commission: Action Project Directory

Midwest Campus Compact

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Follow-up to Surveys on Faculty Advising: Report from the Survey Working Group,

Subcommittee of the Curriculum Implementation Task Force

IRB Human Subjects Applications

Engaging Leadership Newsletter

Discover Experiential Learning Listserv Announcements

African-American Lifestyles- Community Collaborations (Monthly article)

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OEECE Documents

Getting Started with Experiential Learning

Criteria For Experiential Learning Course Designation

Criteria For Effective Experiential Education Tips on Student Reflection of Experiential Learning ELR Designation Course Proposal Scoring Rubric (URCC) Experiential Learning Section Proposal Forms (URCC) Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) Proposal Forms (URCC) Plus-1 Credit Pre-survey Experiential Learning End-of-Course Survey Experiential Learning Community Collaboration Fund – Donation Experiential Learning Campus-Based Partnership Form

Commitment to Excellence in Civic Engagement Grants

During the 2011-2012 academic year, OEECE has applied for funding to support experiential learning curriculum

development, program development and implementation, internships, and civic engagement activities.

Academic

Year

School/Dept Agency Project Name Amount

Requested

Amount

Received

2011-2012 OEECE KSU

Foundation

EELKS $34,000 Under

Review

OEECE Ohio

Campus

Compact

Pay if Forward

Funding Student

Philanthropy

$2,000 $2,000

2010-2011 OEECE KSU

Foundation

EELKS $26,400 Not Funded

OEECE Ohio

Campus

Compact

Pay it Forward

Funding Student

Philanthropy

$14,000 $9,000

OEECE The College

Board

Public Service

Outreach

Greenhouse

Program

$5,000 Not Funded

OEECE M3C FACE

Fellowship

$8,000 Not Funded

Other Areas of Growth

Experiential Learning e-Communications

Academic Year Discover

Experiential

Learning Listserv

Engaging Leadership

Newsletter

Subscribers (n)

2011-2012 158 50 208

2010-2011 72 30 102

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Experiential Learning Courses – Profiled on the OEECE website

Below are faculty self-identified experiential learning courses listed in the OEECE online database. Faculty were

asked to identify the category of experiential learning most reflective of their course. All courses were added to the

database for Fall 2011.

Fall 2011 Experiential Learning Courses (N=37)

ACCT 43092 Accounting Internship MIS 34180 Human Resource Management

BAD 60092 MBA Internship MIS 44048 Software Integration

BUS 20192 Internship in Business MIS 44095 Special Topics in MIS

BUS 40192 Internship in Business MIS 44192 Internship in Management

COMM 45865 Organization Communication

Training Development

MIS 44292 Internship in MIS

ENG 11011 College Writing I NURS 20020 Assessment and Communication

Nursing

ENG 21011 College Writing II NURS 30010 Parent and Newborn Nursing

ENG 30066 Writing in the Public Sphere NURS 30020 Health Care of Children

ENG 41096 Individual Investigation NURS 30030 Nursing of Adults

ENTR 37192 Practicum in Entrepreneurship NURS 30040 Nursing of Adults with Rehab

Needs &/or Gerontologic

Changes

FIN 46192 Internship in Finance NURS 40010 Nursing of Critically Ill

GEOL 23063 Earth Minerals I NURS 40020 Community Health Nursing

GEOL 31080 Structural Geology NURS 40045 Integrations of Leadership and

Management in Nursing

GEOL 34061 Invertebrate Paleontology NURS 40872 Introduction to Nursing Research

GEOL 42078 Engineering Geology RPTM 26060 Introduction to Global Tourism

JMC 33043 Video Field Production RPTM 36081 Adventure Education

JMC 68001 Public Relations Management SOC 22778 Social Problems

MIS 24065 Web Programming SP&A 64303 Disorders of Articulation and

Phonology

MIS 24163 Principles of Management

OEECE Collaborative Relationships (See Appendix 2 for a detailed listing)

Community Partners - 197

KSU Organization - 4

Nonprofit Internships - 62

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Campus Recognition

Academic

Year

Award Description Recipients

(n)

Status

2011-2012

The 2012 President’s Higher Education

Community Service Honor Roll Guidance

Under Review

The Higher Learning Commission: Action

Project Review

1 Excellent review

2010-2011

Pay It Forward Faculty Survey 2

Pay It Forward Student Survey 60

Departmental Service Recognition – FACE

Program

1

Mother, Mentors, Muses Honoree 1

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APPENDIX 1

Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement

Annual Value of Services/Products 2011-2012

According to the Independent Sector, the estimated dollar value of community service time for 2010 is $21.36 per

hour. Thus, the estimated economic impact of Kent State’s student engagement in experiential learning courses and

non-course based opportunities during the fall 2011-2012 academic year is $31,954.56.

Students Hours Estimated Value

of Service

Courses 1496 22440 $31,954.56

Plus – 1 Credit 8 360 $7,689.60

Alternative

Spring Break

- - -

Total 1504 $39,644.16

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APPENDIX 2

Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement

Community Collaborations 2011-2012

Community Partners (N = 198)

Access, Inc. Loaves & Fishes Free Community Meal

Achievement Centers for Children Louis Stokes Department Of Veterans Affairs Ravenna Outpatient Clinic

Akron Area Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America Love light, Inc

Akron Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous Lutheran Campus Ministries

Akron Canton Regional Food Bank Maplewood Career Center

Akron Children's Hospital: RESPECT Program Mature Services, Inc.

Akron Pregnancy Center MedWish International

Akron Urban League Medication Access Program

All Together Now Miller Community House

Altercare of Ravenna Mobile Meals, Inc.

Alternative Spring Break - QIC Nicholson Center

American Cancer Society (ACS) Ohio Division Northeast Region

Npower/Community Corps

American Cancer Society, Summit County Office of Global Education

American Heart Association Office of Health Promotion

American Kidney Fund Office of Quality Initiatives and Curriculum

American Lung Association of Ohio Northeast Ohio Region

OEECE - Pay It Forward Student Led-Philanthropy Initiative

American Red Cross OEECE - Future Advocates of Civic Engagement

Antioch Development Corporation Office of Diversity and Inclusion - 100 Commitments

Annual Fund - KSU Ohio Benefit Bank Counselor/Portage County Department of Jobs and Family Services

Appalachian Catholic Worker Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

Arc of Summit and Portage Counties OneSight

Arden Courts of Bath Place of Peace

Arthritis Foundation Portage Animal Protective League

AseraCare Hospice Portage Area Transitional Housing

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. - Northern Ohio Chapter

Portage County Board of Commissioners

Aurora Parks and Recreation Department Portage County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities

Autism Society of Ohio Portage County Community Health Center

Battered Women's Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties

Portage County Department of Job & Family Services

Beaver Creek State Park Portage County Department of Job & Family Services: Child Abuse Emergency Reporting Service (CARES)

Big Brothers & Sisters of Portage County Portage County Department of Job and Family Services Child Support Enforcement Agency

Brimfield Community Cupboard Portage County Department of Job and Family Services Ohio Works First (OWF)

Brimfield Parks and Recreation Department Portage County Department of Job and Family Services Project LEAP (Learning, Earning, and Parenting)

Campus Kitchen Portage County Department of Job and Family Services: Ohio Works First

Campus Transition Portage County Department of Job and Family Services: Prevention, Retention and Contingency Program (PRC)

Catholic Charities of Portage County Portage County Department of Job and Family Services: Healthy Start, Healthy Families

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Catholic Worker Movement Community Portage County Health Department

Catholic Social Services: St. John the Baptist Church Portage County Adult Probation Department

Center of Hope Portage Industries, Inc.

Chagrin Falls Park Community Center Portage Learning Centers - Headstart

Child Guidance & Family Studies Portage County Literacy Coalition

City of Kent - Service Department Portage County Master Gardeners

City Mission Portage County Senior Center

Coleman Professional Services Portage County Regional Planning Commission

Columbus Program in InterGovernmental Issues Portage County TBI Clubhouse

Community Action Council of Portage County, Inc. Project HOPE

Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA)

Concerned Seniors of Kent Portage Workforce Connection

County Clothing Center/ Portage Familes.org Power Corps

Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care Pregnancy Center of Kent

Earth Sangha Project GRAD

Experiential Education and Civic Engagement (Office) Project Learn of Summit County

Empower Portage Bridges out of Poverty Project Team

Diversity Programs and Community Outreach Rape Crisis Center of Summit County

Faith in Action RCP Ministries, Inc.

Family & Community Services Reach One, Teach One

Firm Foundation Ministry, Inc Rebuild Together

Freedom House for Women, Inc Refugee Response

Gather Round Farm Robinson Memorial Hospital Health Education Center

The Gazelle Giggles Play Institute Robinson Memorial Hospital Patient Financial Services Department

Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio Robinson Memorial Hospital-Materials Management

Girl Scout Pathways Robinson Visiting Nurse and Hospice

Goodwill Industries - Streetsboro, Akron, Kent/Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls

Ronald McDonald House - Akron

GRADS (Graduation, Reality, Dual-Role Skills): Kent City Schools

Ronald McDonald House - Cleveland

GRADS (Graduation, Reality, Dual-Role Skills): Ravenna High School

Rootstown Sixty Plus Club

Greater East Ohio Alzheimer's Association Rotary Camp

Greater Western Reserve Council Boy Scouts of America RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program)

Greenleaf Family Center Safer Futures

Habitat for Humanity S.A.F.E

Hammer and Nails Salvation Army of Portage County

Happy Day School Salvation Army of Summit County

Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary School-Based Services

Harbor Light Hospice Senior Companion Program/Grandparent

Harvest Home Senior Nutrition Program

Hattie Larlham Foundation Senior Track/FCS

Haven of Rest Ministries- General Skeels-Mathews Community Center

Haven of Rest Ministries- Women's Division South Street Ministries

Haymaker Farmers' Market Springtime of Hope

Heartland Hospice St. Joseph's Child Care Center

Heather Knoll St. Patrick's Church

Hiram Farm-Living & Learning Community Stark County Hunger Task Force

HI-Y Leadership Center (Ohio-West Virginia YMCA Stewart's Caring Place

Homestead Tax Exemption And Tax reduction programs Stow-Glen Retirement Village

Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service Streetsboro Senior Center

Housing & Emergency Support Services (HESS) Summa Health Foundation

In House Hospice Summa's Palliative Care & Hospice

International Community Empowerment Project (ICIP) Summit MRDD

Junior Achievement The Junction

Just Like Us Enrichment Center The Village at St. Edward

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Kent Community Dinner Thomas-Anderson Development

Kent Health Care Center Town hall II

Kent Parks and Recreation Trumbull Art Gallery

KEM Karen E Mumford Cancer Foundation United Disability Services

Kent Retirees Association (Kra) United Way of Portage County

Kent Social Services Upward Bound, Kent State University

Kentway Apartments U.S. Peace Corps

King-Kennedy Community Center Violet's Cupboard

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation We Care Food Bank: Ravenna Church of Christ

Let's Grow Akron, Inc Woodlands At Robinson

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Women's Resource Center

Lifeline Young At Heart

KSU Student Organizations

Alpha Phi Omega Invisible Children KSU

Human Service Management Student Assoc. Kappa Phi

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APPENDIX 3

Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement Documents