New England Campus Compact Regional Conference

Hands-on Sustainability: How Service-Learning can Integrate Sustainability into a Higher Education Curriculum details

Description: This poster session will discuss the pedagogy of service-learning and how it can aid in integrating sustainability into a higher education curriculum. It is necessary for colleges and universities to graduate environmentally and socially responsible students who will lead this world to success. Allowing students to grow as citizens through civically engaged service-learning courses is a great opportunity for higher education to accomplish this goal. Attendees will gain knowledge of how to accomplish connecting service-learning to sustainability by learning through examples of how it can and has been done.

Presenter: Lisa Harris, Undergraduate Student, University of Vermont

Serving the WHOLE Student: Bringing academic and student life together under one project/one course details

Description: This poster session is intended to showcase work accomplished by students enrolled in an independent study for student leadership and to explain the structure that has been developed to provide academic credit for projects that combine theory and practice. Participants will learn how using the independent study course structure to support cohort-based, collaborative action research and service-learning, advances student leadership.

Presenters: Janet Bossange, Course Instructor and Associate Dean, UVM; Andi Elledge, Graduate Student and Course TA (ESDSS 195), UVM; Xavier DeFreitas, Graduate Assistant, UVM; Kathleen Buckley, Undergraduate Student, UVM; Aramie Brooks-Salzman, Undergraduate Student, UVM; Col Tulien, Undergraduate Student, UVM.

University Research Centers as Opportunities for Engagement: The Student-Scholar Partnership at Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center details

Description: Engaged learning is often associated with academic coursework, independent learning projects, and/or extracurricular community service work. But with the growth of campus research centers, the possibility for collaborative work between students and center-affiliated research scholars presents another opportunity to link student learning with real-life problems and community concerns.
At the Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center (WSRC), undergraduate students collaborate with WSRC scholars on projects such as "Women and Safe Food," "Blogging for Women's Bodies," and "Assessing Outcomes at a Residential Treatment Center for Adolescent Girls." In this poster session, we will profile several of these projects and analyze the challenges, successes and lessons learned.

Presenters: Susan Thomson, Visiting Research Associate, Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, MA; Jambalmaa Khainzan, Visiting Research Associate, Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, MA; Kristen Mullin, Student-Scholar Partnership Coordinator, Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, MA

A Passion for Service? Motivations for Volunteerism & Civic Engagement among College Students details

Description: This research project explores how Champlain College students relate to civic engagement, why they choose (or choose not to) volunteer, and the method they use to select their volunteer opportunities. The primary focus of this poster session is to determine the links between students' motivations to volunteer and their civic and political practices.

Presenters: Kyle Dodson, Director of The Center for Service & Civic Engagement, Champlain College, VT; John T. Stroup, Assistant Professor, Champlain College, VT; Andrea Gewirtzman, Americorps*VISTA, Champlain College, VT; Kaitlyn Elias, Undergraduate Student, Champlain College, VT

"Creating a Neighborhood Art Zone" details
Description: In "Creating a Neighborhood Art Zone," the Center for Art and Community Partnerships at Massachusetts College of Art and Design will describe their single-neighborhood partnership approach, which maximizes limited resources in a tight funding landscape, while building healthy levels of partnership with a more diverse range of service and for-profit organizations. This session is appropriate for students, faculty, staff, and community practitioners to discuss potential for such an initiative in their own communities and universities. A bibliography of community development sources used in our own research and planning of "Creating a Neighborhood Art Zone" will be shared.

Presenter: Tina Hinojosa, Interim Director, Center for Art and Community Partnerships, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA

Fix It With Five: Creating a Student-Led, Student-Funded Grant details

Description: Fix It With Five is a grant organization created at Saint Michael's College utilizing student's activities fee money to create a grant. Local organizations provide applications for specific programs with a goal of getting to the root of a problem or systemic sustainable change. This grant is 100% run and decided by students as an extra curricular activity with funding from the student government.

Presenter: Eric Larkin, Undergraduate Student, Saint Michael's College, VT

Incorporating Service-Learning into Intercultural Communication Curriculum: Cultivation of Cultural Awareness beyond the Classroom Walls details

Presenter: Wei Luo, Indiana University-Purdue

The New England Think Tank (N.E.T.T.) details

Description: In the spring of 2009, the Bentley Service-Learning Center and participants at the Students As Colleagues Conference, developed the idea of the N.E.T.T. This collaborative community would network schools and other organizations together to serve as a supportive forum for growth. This interactive poster session is an opportunity for presenters to receive feedback and see if any other groups are interested in participating.
Presenters: Katelyn Horowitz and Alexis Lawlor, undergraduate students, Bentley University.

Two topic-based moderated poster/panel sessions will also be offered during workshop sessions. These two topics will be 1) Community Impact/Community Partnerships , and 2) Curricular and Co-Curricular Models of Student Leadership and Preparation. The details of these poster/panel sessions can be found at the bottom of the Workshop page.


NECC: Regional Conference: Poster Session
2010 Regional Conference Registration Schedule General Information Brochure Featured Speakers Pre-Conference Institutes Workshops Roundtables Poster Session Call for Proposals Presenter Information Presenter Biographies Award Recognition and Reception Accommodations Transportation & Directions Sponsors	Poster Session The following poster sessions will take place during the general poster session from 12:35 - 1:20 on the Promenade. Hands-on Sustainability: How Service-Learning can Integrate Sustainability into a Higher Education Curriculum details Description: This poster session will discuss the pedagogy of service-learning and how it can aid in integrating sustainability into a higher education curriculum. It is necessary for colleges and universities to graduate environmentally and socially responsible students who will lead this world to success. Allowing students to grow as citizens through civically engaged service-learning courses is a great opportunity for higher education to accomplish this goal. Attendees will gain knowledge of how to accomplish connecting service-learning to sustainability by learning through examples of how it can and has been done. Presenter: Lisa Harris, Undergraduate Student, University of Vermont Serving the WHOLE Student: Bringing academic and student life together under one project/one course details Description: This poster session is intended to showcase work accomplished by students enrolled in an independent study for student leadership and to explain the structure that has been developed to provide academic credit for projects that combine theory and practice. Participants will learn how using the independent study course structure to support cohort-based, collaborative action research and service-learning, advances student leadership. Presenters: Janet Bossange, Course Instructor and Associate Dean, UVM; Andi Elledge, Graduate Student and Course TA (ESDSS 195), UVM; Xavier DeFreitas, Graduate Assistant, UVM; Kathleen Buckley, Undergraduate Student, UVM; Aramie Brooks-Salzman, Undergraduate Student, UVM; Col Tulien, Undergraduate Student, UVM. University Research Centers as Opportunities for Engagement: The Student-Scholar Partnership at Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center details Description: Engaged learning is often associated with academic coursework, independent learning projects, and/or extracurricular community service work. But with the growth of campus research centers, the possibility for collaborative work between students and center-affiliated research scholars presents another opportunity to link student learning with real-life problems and community concerns. At the Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center (WSRC), undergraduate students collaborate with WSRC scholars on projects such as "Women and Safe Food," "Blogging for Women's Bodies," and "Assessing Outcomes at a Residential Treatment Center for Adolescent Girls." In this poster session, we will profile several of these projects and analyze the challenges, successes and lessons learned. Presenters: Susan Thomson, Visiting Research Associate, Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, MA; Jambalmaa Khainzan, Visiting Research Associate, Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, MA; Kristen Mullin, Student-Scholar Partnership Coordinator, Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, MA A Passion for Service? Motivations for Volunteerism & Civic Engagement among College Students details Description: This research project explores how Champlain College students relate to civic engagement, why they choose (or choose not to) volunteer, and the method they use to select their volunteer opportunities. The primary focus of this poster session is to determine the links between students' motivations to volunteer and their civic and political practices. Presenters: Kyle Dodson, Director of The Center for Service & Civic Engagement, Champlain College, VT; John T. Stroup, Assistant Professor, Champlain College, VT; Andrea Gewirtzman, AmericorpsVISTA, Champlain College, VT; Kaitlyn Elias, Undergraduate Student, Champlain College, VT "Creating a Neighborhood Art Zone"* details Description: In "Creating a Neighborhood Art Zone," the Center for Art and Community Partnerships at Massachusetts College of Art and Design will describe their single-neighborhood partnership approach, which maximizes limited resources in a tight funding landscape, while building healthy levels of partnership with a more diverse range of service and for-profit organizations. This session is appropriate for students, faculty, staff, and community practitioners to discuss potential for such an initiative in their own communities and universities. A bibliography of community development sources used in our own research and planning of "Creating a Neighborhood Art Zone" will be shared. Presenter: Tina Hinojosa, Interim Director, Center for Art and Community Partnerships, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA Fix It With Five: Creating a Student-Led, Student-Funded Grant details Description: Fix It With Five is a grant organization created at Saint Michael's College utilizing student's activities fee money to create a grant. Local organizations provide applications for specific programs with a goal of getting to the root of a problem or systemic sustainable change. This grant is 100% run and decided by students as an extra curricular activity with funding from the student government. Presenter: Eric Larkin, Undergraduate Student, Saint Michael's College, VT Incorporating Service-Learning into Intercultural Communication Curriculum: Cultivation of Cultural Awareness beyond the Classroom Walls details Presenter: Wei Luo, Indiana University-Purdue The New England Think Tank (N.E.T.T.) details Description: In the spring of 2009, the Bentley Service-Learning Center and participants at the Students As Colleagues Conference, developed the idea of the N.E.T.T. This collaborative community would network schools and other organizations together to serve as a supportive forum for growth. This interactive poster session is an opportunity for presenters to receive feedback and see if any other groups are interested in participating. Presenters: Katelyn Horowitz and Alexis Lawlor, undergraduate students, Bentley University. Two topic-based moderated poster/panel sessions will also be offered during workshop sessions. These two topics will be 1) Community Impact/Community Partnerships , and 2) Curricular and Co-Curricular Models of Student Leadership and Preparation. The details of these poster/panel sessions can be found at the bottom of the Workshop page.