Transcript Powerpoint introduction to Service-Learning

Service Learning and the INSTITUTE for
Leadership and Service
How does our Mission Statement
relate to Service-Learning?
The University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university
in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide
excellent student-centered undergraduate and
graduate education in an urban context.
A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual,
spiritual, ethical, and social development of students.
Catherine McAuley was a youth in Dublin 150
yearsago
the Potato
Famine her
and
Theduring
women
who helped
Plague.
became the Sisters of Mercy, now
Her own family became poor after her father
serving
hundreds
of hospitals
died,
and sheinmoved
from house
to house.
and schools
worldwide,
Eventually
she went
to live with especially
and care for a
family who
her $1
million.
withbequeathed
women and
children.
She used it to open “The House of Mercy.”
Ignatius, as a wealthy young man in Loyola,
Spain
years
ago,
lived a life
of conquest
The500
men
who
followed
him
in his
andzeal
pleasure.
. . Until he was
injuredand
in battle.
for education,
service,
With time to reflect, he noticed his inner desire
preaching
the Jesuits,
to offer
his life tobecame
God in service.
who teach
and serve
around
Determined
to preach
the Gospel
andthe
serve
those in need, he world.
was required to pursue a
degree.
How does our Mission Statement
relate to Service-Learning?
The University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university
in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide
excellent student-centered undergraduate and
graduate education in an urban context.
A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual,
spiritual, ethical, and social development of students.
Mission = Student Centered
“When
Student
Comment
you see an issue in someone’s life, you
want to learn more.”
“The
learning we saw in our servicelearning students was deeper than
merely acquiring and spitting back a
series of facts about a subject; it
provided opportunities to … think
critically about assumptions they had
never questioned before.”
It
also engaged our students hearts as
well as their heads and helped them
understand the complexity of what they
were learning.
Eyler and Giles
Kolb’s Learning Cycle
& Service-Learning
Concrete
Experience
Active
Experimentation
Reflective
Observation
Abstract
Conceptualization
How does our Mission Statement
relate to Service-Learning?
The University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university
in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide
excellent student-centered undergraduate and
graduate education in an urban context.
A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual,
spiritual, ethical, and social development of students.
Mission – Urban
Context
Focus:HOPE
An agency in our community
UDM Student Testimonials:
“I was able to bond with some of the kids
(at my placement).”
“Most encouraging was seeing the positive
impact the center has on families.”
“I learned that I still have it in me to be
compassionate to those in need.”
How does our Mission Statement
relate to Service-Learning?
The University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university
in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide
excellent student-centered undergraduate and
graduate education in an urban context.
A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual,
spiritual, ethical, and social development of students.
Engaging Vision
The University of Detroit Mercy will be recognized as a premier
private university in the Great Lakes region, distinguished by
graduates who lead and serve in their communities
Kolb’s Learning Cycle
& Service-Learning
Concrete Experience
Direct service to someone in need
right here in Detroit
Active Experimentation
Reflective Observation
As you are go back and serve repeatedly while in
the course, you return having reflected and
analyzed, to apply what you have learned. How
can you, now or later in your life, make a lasting
change?
Attentiveness – seeing, feeling, being
aware of what is happening inside you
while you serve; reflecting on it
afterward, (writing down reflections in a
journal) as well.
Abstract Conceptualization
Bringing back to this class your own experience in service: who is
the person; what is their situation; what are the social justice issues
involved; how does it relate to this course, and how does this course
shed light on your humanization through education?
Emerging Leaders Program
 EVERYONE can be a leader!!!
Chance to develop skills
Apply SOON!!!
udmercy.edu/institute
Introductory Course:
PYC 2620
Capstone Course:
PYC 4950
Medallion at Graduation
Social Change
Concrete Steps for Choosing the
Service You Will Perform
1. What kind of Service would your professor like
you to provide?
2. Are specific agencies or types of agencies
required?
3. Are team projects allowed or encouraged?
4. How many hours of service?
Concrete Steps for Choosing Your
Community Service
5. Finding Agencies for Service:
http://www.udmercy.edu/institute
and click Service-Learning
Web page:
select SL
Web site: select Guide
Web page: select svc
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Concrete Steps for Choosing Your
Community Service
5. Finding Agencies for Service:
http://www.udmercy.edu/institute
and click Service-Learning
6. Call your contact, compare their needs with
your teacher’s.
7. If it sounds good, agree on a starting date
within a week or two.
8. Write down agency, Volunteer Coordinator
name, number, and fill in your teacher’s SL2
Roster by the 5th week or _________?
Web page: select svc
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Campus Kitchens
St. Gregory Parish
Festival
Mercy Education
Project
Volunteer
Fair
Friday September 17
10am – 4pm
Web site: select Guide
SL3 Service
Verification
form
• Before Starting –
Why? How will you
relate it to this
course?
• Tally hours
• When you finish
your service,
complete SL3 and
review it with your
contact, and obtain
a their signature
and verification of
hours.
• Bring it TO YOUR
TEACHER by the
Week 12, or your
teacher’s
deadline:_____
The urban context of DETROIT
Some Tips for Finding Service:
Do something you CARE about!
Start early…TODAY!!!
Remember that you are calling a staff-stressed
agency! Try different times and email to make
contact.
If needed, contact me at:
[email protected]
Briggs Bldg, room 232
993-2003
Service-Learning:
Timeline for learning in this course

Week 1-3: find your agency, get set; Sign up
on your teacher’s SL2 Service Roster.

Weeks 3-5: start doing your service, and
bringing the experience to class

Weeks 6-12: complete your service, fill out
your SL3 . . .
Why engage Service-Learning?
You will LEARN more in
this course because of
the SERVICE you do
The GREENING of Detroit
Educating Detroit Youth
Why DETROIT?
Kolb’s Learning Cycle
& Service-Learning
Trying
something
Taking
Concrete
Experience
Sensing,
feeling
in other
Active
information,
Experimentation
looking for
patterns, meaning,
implications
Reflective
Observation
Stopping,
Standing back,
Abstract Thinking about it
Conceptualization