2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT

DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: OACS (Office of Active Citizenship and Service) COMPLETED BY: Mark Dalhouse and Anne Alesch

OVERVIEW OF OFFICE

The Office of Active Citizenship and Service (OACS) empowers students and their service organizations to become involved in the community through volunteerism, issues awareness, civic participation, education, advocacy, and activism. OACS offers a growing number of experiential learning opportunities locally, nationally, and globally. We encourage and support students to become more engaged in the community through active citizenship.

CORE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Advise student service organizations/provide volunteer opportunities for students, faculty & staff

Serve as liaison to mid-TN community service partners and non-profit organizations

Provide global summer service experiences in Latin America and Africa

Provide Washington, DC based experiential living/learning communities through VIEW & Maymester programs

Ensure university compliance with voter registration guidelines

Provide leadership and professional development opportunities for students

Partner with College of Arts & Science and VU Office of Federal Relations with the Maymester in DC course

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Received the honor of being listed on the “President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll” for the second year in a row. The “President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll” is a national recognition program that promotes the historic civic mission of our nation's colleges and universities.

Coordinated the first annual campus-wide 9/11 Weekend of Service and recruited 831 participants for a total of 2,817 hours of service to 43 community agencies in Nashville.

Collaborated with the Vanderbilt MLK Committee and coordinated the first annual campus-wide MLK Weekend of Service. 226 students participated, resulting in 678 hours of service.

Added a new international program in Morocco. This four-week immersion in Tangier, Morocco provided students with an introduction to socially responsible leadership, service, and social justice issues in the global community as they served in schools, foundations, and NGOs. 9 students spent 4 weeks during May engaged in service, contributing 1,440 hours total.

Added a new international program in Sri Lanka. Students taught conversational English as a second language to high school students while immersing themselves in the culture of the

tropical island of Sri Lanka. 8 students spent 4 weeks during May engaged in service projects, contributing 1,280 hours of service.

Recruited significantly more student applicants for the PREP program in the spring of 2011 compared to previous years. 65 students applied for the program, and we accepted 50 students. This is an increase of 34 applicants and an increase of 19 participants from 2010, in which we both recruited and accepted 31 students.

Coordinated the Eco-Rolling Seminar in October 2010 and focused on the issue of “Mountain top removal.” 8 students and 6 faculty/staff participated in the seminar.

Collaborated with the Commons and assisted with the development of a new position on the House Advisory Councils, “House Service Commissioners.” There were 10 House Service Commissioners for each first-year house, and they promoted service opportunities for the first-year students.

OACS student service organizations recruited 5,146 volunteers and contributed 69,156.5 hours of service for the 2010-2011 academic year. They also raised $10,741 gifts-in-kind and donated $199,841 outright.

ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES HIGHLIGHTS

OACS International Programs

83.3% of students that went to Ecuador indicated that their overall level of satisfaction with the Ecuador Project was “Very Much.” Additionally, 91% of the participants indicated that the Ecuador Project helped them operate in a different culture respectfully and sensitively “Very Much.”

100% of students that went to Zanzibar indicated that their overall level of satisfaction with the Zanzibar Project was “Very Much.” Additionally, 100% of the participants indicated that the Zanzibar Project helped them operate in a different culture respectfully and sensitively “Very Much.”

85.5% of students that went to Sri Lanka indicated that their overall level of satisfaction with the Sri Lanka Project was “Very Much.” Additionally, 100% of the participants indicated that the Sri Lanka Project helped them operate in a different culture respectfully and sensitively “Very Much.”

66.7% of students that went Morocco indicated that their overall level of satisfaction with the Morocco Project was “Very Much.” Additionally, 66.7% of the participants indicated that the Morocco Project helped them operate in a different culture respectfully and sensitively “Very Much.”

PREP

97% of students indicated that they were satisfied (68.6% “Very satisfied” and 28.6% “Mostly satisfied”) with their service internship placement for spring semester 2011.

91.5% of students indicated that they were satisfied (68.6% “Very satisfied” and 22.9% “Mostly satisfied”) with their overall professional development.

90.4% of PREP employers indicated that their PREP student intern contributed to the overall mission of their organization.

90.2% of PREP employers indicated that they would like to host a PREP intern for the following academic year.

9/11 Weekend of Service

96.5% of participants indicated that they were overall satisfied (64.3 “Very satisfied” and 32.2% “Satisfied”) with their 9/11 project and site.

90% of participants indicated that they plan to participate in the 9/11 Weekend of Service the following year.

94.1% of community agencies indicated that they were “Very satisfied” with their group of Vanderbilt volunteers.

100% of community agencies indicated that they plan to participate in the 9/11 Weekend of Service the following year.

Kennedy Symposium

96.3% of respondents indicated after the symposium that they felt Kennedy’s call was “Very much” relevant for today’s college students.

98.15% of respondents (57.41% “Very much” and 40.74% “Some”) felt encouraged to explore more opportunities for public service after the symposium.

OACS STUDENT

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

OACS staff (5 full time professionals, 1 AmeriCorps VISTA, and 1 graduate assistant) advises 61 unique service organizations – averaging 9 groups per staff member. These 61 student-led service organizations made a tremendous impact in the Nashville community and beyond during the 2010-2011 academic year. The data below represent information from 57 of OACS organizations in the fall semester and 49 from the spring semester.

Data Summary

Number of Student Volunteers: 5146

Number of Hours of Direct Service: 69156.5

Average hours of service per student: 13.4 hrs

Number of Community Partners: 334

Number of International Partners: 49

Amount of Gift-in-Kind Donations: $ 10,741.00

Amount of Charitable Donations (cash): $ 199,841.00

Number of Faculty Partners: 115

SERVICE ORGANIZATION (Fall 2010) # Com.

Partners Vol Hrs GIK Charity

Alpha Phi Omega 14 77 926 $ 2,000.00

Alternative Spring Break 1 55 275 $ - $ 150.00

Alternative Thanksgiving Break 1 10 160

Alternative Winter Break 5 70 288

American Red Cross at Vanderbilt 10 96 333.5 $ 107.00 $ 260.00

AMIGOS 3 50 615 - -

Amnesty International 1 15 210

Are You M.A.D? 5 20 200

Best Buddies Vanderbilt Chapter 7 90 1170 $ 150.00 $ 150.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vanderbilt 1 37 555

Circle K 5 39 114.5

Fashion for a Cause 1 20 40 $ 500.00 $ 500.00

Glamour Gals 2 30 60

Global Health Council 1 0 0 $ - $ -

Global Poverty Initiative 0 0 0 $ - $ 15,000.00

GlobeMed at Vanderbilt 0 26 0 $ 3,500.00

Gluten free night out 1 6 36 $ 200.00

Grassroots 7 28 300 - -

Habitat for Humanity 1 350 1571 $ 200.00 $ -

Inter-American Health Alliance 2 30 500 $ - $ 500.00

Invisible Children: Vanderbilt 1 50 100 $ - $ 200.00

Kasiisi Project Vanderbilt 1 15 10 $ 150.00

Kids and Computers 0 0 0

Manna Project International-Vanderbilt 7 200 600 $ 200.00 $ 9,500.00

Nourish International 1 0 0 $ - $ 300.00

Operation Smile 0 7 4

Pencil Projects 1 108 648 $ 50.00

Reach Out and Read 4 7 55

Small Gestures 0 8 15

Strive for College 1 10 0 $ - $ -

Students For Kenya/Lwala 1 5 5 $ 450.00

SYNERGY 7 71 670

Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature 0 11 0 $ - $ -

The LIFE Project 2 24 408

Undergraduate Medical Missions 1 10 0 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt Advocates for the Immigrant Community 2 16 10

Vanderbilt Blood:Water Mission 3 50 500 $ 370.00

Vanderbilt Cancer Society 4 15 25 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt Cares 1 100 275 $ 50.00

Vanderbilt China Care 2 35 275

Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Society 5 36 720 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt Girls on the Run 1 41 315

Vanderbilt Health Link 1 5 100 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt Initiative for Vegetarian Awareness 0 30 120 $ - $ 80.00

Vanderbilt Microfinance Club 1 40 0 $ 500.00

Vanderbilt Music Outreach 10 35 380 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt ONE 2 20 50

Vanderbilt Prison Project 4 25 75 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt Service and Public Policy 1 25 6

Vanderbilt Sierra Club 3 9 42 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt TOMS Club 0 40 120 $ 800.00 $ -

Vanderbilt WishMakers 1 150 1000 $ 7,500.00

Vanderbuddies 7 72 3024 $ 1,200.00 $ -

Vandy For Vision 2 10 50

Vandy PAWS 4 40 250

VUnicef 0 6 5 $ - $ 15.00

Youth Encouragement Services (Y.E.S.) 1 95 1050 $ 210.00

Fall 2010 Totals 150 2470 18261 $ 3,667.00 $ 41,125.00

SERVICE ORGANIZATION (Spring 2011)

# Com. Partners Vol Hrs GIK Charity

Alpha Phi Omega 14 82 1294 $ - $ 3,131.00

Alternative Spring Break 45 500 19760

Alternative Summer Break 0 36 8064

Alternative Winter Break 1 70 63 $ - $ -

American Red Cross at Vanderbilt 6 95 320 $ 850.00

AMIGOS 4 30 300 - -

Are You M.A.D? 5 20 200

ArtReach 5 40 3000

Best Buddies 2 125 2825 $ - $ -

Fashion for a Cause 1 20 60 $ 500.00 $ 5,000.00

Glamour Gals 2 15 30 $ 24.00 $ -

Global Poverty Initiative 6 0 0 $ 500.00 $ 10,000.00

GlobeMed at Vanderbilt 1 25 0 $ 500.00 $ 5,000.00

Globla Health Council 1 0 0 $ 350.00

Grassroots 3 40 500 $ - $ -

Habitat for Humanity 1 208 1030

Invisible Children: Vanderbilt 1 20 30 $ 300.00

Kasiisi Project Vanderbilt 1 35 0 $ 3,000.00

LEAD 0 0 0

Manna Project Vanderbilt 9 300 4060 $ 1,000.00 $ 45,000.00

NashServe 4 24 63

Nourish International 1 0 0 $ 400.00

Operation Smile 1 15 10 $ 500.00

Pencil Projects 1 71 710

Reach Out and Read 5 9 37.5 $ 400.00

Relay For Life 4 25 75 $ 100.00 $ 72,000.00

Strive for College 1 12 25 $ 1,000.00

Students for Kenya 1 20 100

SYNERGY 5 35 980

Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature 1 15 0 $ - $ -

The Inter-American Health Alliance 4 17 236 $ 100.00 $ 5,000.00

VAIC 3 23 113 $ - $ -

Vanderbilt Amnesty International 0 20 280

Vanderbilt Blood:Water Mission 3 20 500 $ 650.00

Vanderbilt Cancer Society 4 40 100 $ 500.00 $ 330.00

Vanderbilt Cares 1 30 85 $ 50.00

Vanderbilt China Care 1 25 120 $ - $ 1,200.00

Vanderbilt Girls on the Run 7 62 250

Vanderbilt Microfinance Club 3 40 500 $ -

Vanderbilt Music Outreach 6 30 150

Vanderbilt Service and Public Policy 1 10 5

Vanderbilt Sierra Club 3 10 40

Vanderbilt TOMS Club 0 30 0 $ 900.00 $ -

Vanderbilt Wishmakers 1 250 1500 $ - $ 6,000.00

Vanderbuddies 8 45 1170 $ 1,500.00 $ -

Vandy PAWS 3 30 350

VIVA 3 10 20

Vunicef 0 0 0 $ 5.00

Youth Encouragement Services - YES 1 97 1940

# Com. Partners Vol Hrs GIK Charity

Spring 2011 TOTALS 184 2676 50895.5 $ 7,074.00 $ 158,716.00

Fall 2010 TOTALS 150 2470 18261 $ 3,667.00 $ 41,125.00

2010-2011 TOTALS 334 5146 69156.5 $ 10,741.00 $ 199,841.00

OACS PROGRAMS

Program Summary Data

Name of Program Number of Participants # of Service Hours

PREP 31 2,258

VIEW (Vanderbilt Internship Experience in Washington) 24 7,680

Ecuador Project 12 1,920

Morocco Project 9 1,440

Sri Lanka Project 8 1,280

Zanzibar Project 11 1,760

House Service Commissioners 10 Houses 13,625

Traveling Service Groups 534 39,380

The following chart compares the number of service hours contributed by OACS experiential learning programs from 2009-2010 to 2010-2011. Please note that the Morocco Project and Sri Lanka Project were new in 2011, which explains the significant increase in service hours.

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The PREP Program is a collaboration between the Office of Active Citizenship and Service and the Office of Leadership Development and Intercultural Affairs. During the fall semester, students attend training seminars about leadership, diversity, and social justice issues. Then during the spring semester, they complete service internships that address these issues. PREP Cohort Demographics 2010-2011 31 students accepted (100% acceptance rate) 68% students of color, 32% white students 26% male, 74% female 62% Sophomore, 35% Junior, & 1 Senior During fall 2010, we engaged 31 Vanderbilt students in 10 Leadership & Social Justice Training Seminars, 3 Professional Development Workshops, and 1 Service-Internship Fair. The following table lists the seminar presenter, their department/organization, and the name of their presentation for the 2010 PREP Fall Training Seminars.

Prep Fall 2010 Training Seminar Schedule

Name Department/Organization Title of Seminar

Ray Friedman Owen Graduate School of Management Conflict Resolution

Bart Victor Owen Graduate School of Management Moral Leadership

Rosevelt Noble Sociology Department Race and Processing through the Criminal Justice System

Monique Lyle Political Science Department Immigration

Lilly Massa-McKinley Office of Active Citizenship and Service Resume Building

Rangaraj Ramanujam Owen Graduate School of Management Becoming an Effective Manager

Benjamin Scott Peabody College of Education and Human Development Effective Communication

A.J. Levine Divinity School Sexual Identity and Spirituality

Dale Savage Peabody College of Education and Human Development Leadership Skill Building

Lilly Massa-McKinley and Shalon Malone OACS and LDIA Movie Waiting for Superman Movie

Joel Sullivan Nashville Red Cross Emergency Response in a Crisis

Shay Malone Leadership Development and Intercultural Affairs Mentoring 101

PREP Program

Service Internships- Spring 2011 OACS works specifically to develop service-internship opportunities with community partners in Nashville. This year, 43 opportunities were shared with students from 31 unique community agencies. Over the course of the spring semester, students completed 10 online journal reflections and attended 2-3 small group reflective discussions. Students are required to complete a minimum of either 75 hours (if they chose to earn 1 credit hour for their internship) or 60 hours (without credit option). 7 students went above and beyond this requirement and completed over 100 hours of service at their service internship. Overall, students contributed approximately 2258 hours of service in the Nashville community. The following is a table of PREP Community Partner Service-Internship Placements and the number of student interns at each agency.

Name of Non-Profit Agency # of Vanderbilt Student

Interns

Agape Animal Rescue 2

American Red Cross 1

Cottage Cove Ministry 1

Exchange Club Family Center 1

Girls on the Run 1

Gun Free Dining Tennessee 1

Junior Achievement 2

Martha O'Bryan Center 1

Nashville Red Cross 1

NAZA 1

Oasis Center 2

Preston Taylor Ministries 2

State Senator Jack Johnson 1

Susan Grey School 1

Tennessee Justice Center 2

The Shade Tree Clinic 1

United Way with Tennessee Alliance for Financial Independence 1

Vanderbilt Center for Health Services 2

Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health 4

You Have The Power 1

YWCA 1

During March of 2011, we also recruited student participants for next year’s PREP Program. 65 students applied, and 50 were accepted into the program. This is an increase of 34 applicants and an increase of 19 participants from 2010, in which we both recruited and accepted 31 students.

From an outstanding candidate pool of 38 Vanderbilt students, the VIEW selection committee admitted 24 impressive students into VIEW 2011. VIEW Cohort Demographics 24 students accepted (63% acceptance rate) 30% students of color, 70% white students 33% male, 67% female Average GPA = 3.5/4.0 42% Junior, 58% Sophomore 83% with majors in Arts & Sciences For the first time, VIEW was a credit-bearing experience with a spring 1 credit hour seminar course. Students discussed current political issues, learned about the structures and procedures of government, identified key public servants, participated in professional development workshops, and coalesced as a community. The two on-site coordinators, Amanda Taylor (MA, 2011), and Lauren Izard (BA, 2011), also participated in the spring seminars. The following is a table of VIEW Internship placements and the number of student interns at each agency.

Name of Organization # of Vanderbilt Student

Interns

American Red Cross 1

Cassidy & Associates 1

CNN 1

Data Quality Campaign 1

Embassy of Afghanistan 1

Embassy of Kuwait 1

Livingston Group - International Office 1

InterAction 1

National Coalition for the Homeless 1

Newseum 1

No Labels 1

No Limits Foundation 1

NPR - Kojo Nmandi Show 1

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 1

Pew Center on Global Climate Change 1

Representative Blackburn - R, TN 1

Representative Kinzinger - R, IL 1

RFK Center for Human Rights 1

Senator Alexander - R, TN 1

St. Albans School of Public Service 1

Stein, Mitchelle, & Muse, LLP 1

V.I.E.W. (Vanderbilt Internships in Washington, D.C.) Program Selection

Urban Education Leadership Internship Program 1

Vanderbilt Office of Federal Relations 1

Willkie, Farr, & Gallagher, LLP 1

The Ecuador Project was offered a 2nd year through OACS in May 2011. Through a four-week immersion with various social services, health agencies, and community development agencies, students reflected on the importance of grassroots movements, social networks, and biodiversity. The Ecuador Project 2011 received 17 applications, and 12 students were accepted into the program. These 12 students attended 7 training seminars during the spring semester that were 2 hours long each, resulting in 14 hours of training per student before leaving for Ecuador. In Ecuador, the 12 students volunteered approximately 8 hours per day for 4 weeks, resulting in a grand total of 1,920 hours of service. The Morocco Program was a new experiential program that OACS offered during May of 2011. This four-week immersion in Tangier, Morocco provided students with an introduction to socially responsible leadership, service, and social justice issues in the global community as they served in schools, foundations, and NGOs within this multicultural city. The Morocco Project received 22 applications, and 9 students were accepted into the program. These 9 students attended 7 training seminars during the spring semester that were 2 hours long each, resulting in 14 hours of training per student before leaving for Morocco. In Morocco, the 9 students volunteered approximately 8 hours per day for 4 weeks, resulting in a grand total of 1,440 hours of service.

Ecuador Project

Morocco Project

This was a new experiential program that OACS offered during May of 2011. Students taught conversational English as a second language to high school students while immersing themselves in the culture of the tropical island of Sri Lanka. There were 8 students that were accepted into the program. These students spent spring semester learning more about Sri Lanka through two-hour program seminars. Feb 17 (Intro to program and Sri Lanka) Feb 24 (Intercultural Session) Mar 16 (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Mar 23 (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) April 7 (Visit to Buddhist Center) April 14 (Life in Sri Lanka, Sinhala lesson) During May, the 8 students traveled to Sri Lanka. They contributed 1280 hours of service over a 4 week period.

OACS offered for a 4th year its experiential learning program in Zanzibar, Tanzania in May 2011. Students taught English as a second language to students (young adults or children) while learning Swahili on the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. There were 11 students that were accepted into the program. These students spent spring semester learning more about Zanzibar through two-hour program seminars. Feb 16 (Intro to program and Zanzibar) Feb 23 (Islam)

Sri Lanka Project

Zanzibar Project

Mar 16 (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Mar 23 (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) April 6 (Intercultural Session) April 13(Life in Zanzibar, Swahili) During May, the 11 students traveled to Sri Lanka and worked a minimum of 8 hours each day. They contributed 1760 hours of service over a 4 week period.

House Service Commissioners were a new position in the Commons during the 2010-2011 academic year. As members of the House Advisory Councils, their responsibility was to promote existing service structures, clubs, organizations and opportunities to first-year students and to explore new service opportunities or relationships for the House. There were 10 service commissioners and their efforts resulted in 13,625 of service this year.

The Commons embarked upon a 5 year plan to increase first-year student involvement/volunteerism in the neighboring Edgehill community. Through existing service organizations, first-year students volunteered with a cluster of Edgehill community partners touching on issues of education, health, senior care, transitional living, and food security/environmentalism. Newly appointed House Service Commissioners were supported in their efforts to increase volunteerism by OACS staff. The following is a list of Edgehill community partners and their partnership with existing student organizations and/or first year houses.

Vanderbilt House/Organization Edgehill Community Partner

Pencil Projects and Vanderbilt Students for Science Carter Lawrence Elementary School

Cottage Cove

Memorial House, Hank Ingram House, Grassroots, Habitat for Humanity, ASB, Circle K, Alpha Phi Omega Dismas House

Easley Community Center

House Service Commissioners

Edgehill Partnership- OACS and Commons

Vanderbuddies Edgehill Center

West House Edgehill Family Resource Center

East House Edgehill Public Library

Edgehill United Methodist Church

Healthy Life for Healthy Families

Metro Parks and Rec @ Rose Park/Easley Community Center

Murrell School

Gillette House and Crawford House Progressive Baptist Church

Vanderbilt Students for Science Rose Park Middle School

Salama Institute

Alternative Thanksgiving break had its 1st successful service trip this year. 12 students traveled to New Orleans to complete a service project for Habitat for Humanity, resulting in 420 hours of service. Alternative Winter Break successfully completed its 5th year of traveling service trips. This year, they planned 6 service projects (including one international project in Costa Rica). 70 Vanderbilt students participated, collectively providing over 2100 hours of service to meet diverse community needs. Alternative Summer Break successfully completed its 3rd year of trips. 12 students traveled to Kissimmee and contributed a total of 360 hours of service. Finally, Alternative Spring Break completed its 25th year of traveling service trips. This year, there were 37 project sites and 440 participants, resulting in 36,500 hours of service overall.

Traveling Service Groups

OACS EVENTS

Name of Program Number of Participants Length of Event

Service Leaders Conference 132 5 hour conference

Vanderbilt is Nashville Weekend of Service Fair 800 2 hour fair

9/11 Weekend of Service 831 2,187 total hours of service

Eco-Rolling Seminar 14 3 days of presentations and experiential learning

Industrial Scars 50 2 hour discussion

MLK Weekend of Service 226 678 total hours of service

Answering Kennedy’s Call Symposium 150 2 hour symposium

Maymester in DC 11 4 weeks of academic instruction and experiential living/learning programs

OACS hosted its annual Service Leaders Retreat this year in Buttrick Hall. This retreat is an opportunity for students to review OACS and Vanderbilt policies relevant to service organizations, as well as encourage best practices for leadership within the service organizations. 132 students attended this event. The following table lists the presenter, their organization, and the name of their presentation for the 2010 Service Leaders Retreat.

Name Organization Presentation

Joel Sullivan Nashville Red Cross CEO Working in the Nashville Community

John McCauley, Esq. Assistant Vice Chancellor Risk & Insurance Traveling and Risk Management

Amanda Taylor Community Dev. & Action, Peabody College Event Planning

Callie Wade & Nehal Mehta Alternative Spring Break Effectively Recruiting Volunteers

Michael Brown Associate Director, Office of LGBTQI Life Collaborative Decision-Making for Sustainable Leadership

Jake Ramsey Teach for America Building Organizational Capacity

Brittney Johnson TN Intercollegiate State Legislature Fundraising

Greg Swanson Office of the Dean of Students Handling Organization's Budget and Financial Forms

Service Leaders Conference (August 23, 2010)

Summary: OACS Event Data

Matthew Calderwood SYNERGY Effective Mentoring Practices

Chalene Hlmuth, Ph.D. Department of Spanish and Portuguese Create a Collaborative Model

Tyler Severance & Kelly Bouquet Manna Project International Vanderbilt Reflecting on Service

OACS, in conjunction with the Office of the Dean of Students and the Commons, sponsored the “Vanderbilt is Nashville Weekend of Service Fair” at the Commons building. There were 46 Vanderbilt student groups that sponsored information tables to promote their 9/11 Weekend of Service opportunities. During the fair, Brian Williams, Executive Director of Hands on Nashville, discussed the impact of the May 2010 flood as well as the volunteer needs of the local community. 15 sophomore students served as “Service Ambassadors” to assist with the fair and promote service among the first year students. The Service Ambassadors also visited some of the Houses and operated information tables in the Commons in order to further promote the 9/11 weekend of service. Approximately 800 first year students attended the fair. Desserts were provided, as well as prize giveaways for gift cards, T-shirts, and a bicycle and a television. In observance of the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, Vanderbilt University's Office of Active Citizenship and Service, in partnership with the Office of the Dean of Students and The Commons, coordinated Vanderbilt’s First Annual 9/11 Weekend of Service. Over the course of three days, 831 Vanderbilt volunteers participated in 48 community service projects throughout the greater Nashville area. The projects were organized by 53 student organizations that collaborated with 43 community agencies to meet the needs of their communities. Students contributed over 2817 hours of service in areas ranging from flood relief to education to healthcare.

8 Vanderbilt students and 6 faculty/staff traveled to eastern Kentucky over Fall Break (Oct. 14-16, 2010). The program included guided tours of the Berea College Eco Village, an active mountain top removal site by International Coal Group (ICG), and a bee hive installation on a mountain removal/restoration site. The group also visited the mountain homestead of Daymon Morgan, who refuses to sell or lease his land. Panel members included author Erik Reese (“Lost Mountain”), community activist / lawyer Tom Fitzgerald (Kentucky Resources Council), Bev May (Kentuckians for the Commonwealth), John

Vanderbilt is Nashville Weekend of Service Fair (August 24, 2010)

9/11 Weekend of Service (9/10, 9/11, 9/12 2010)

Eco Rolling Seminar: A Look at the Environment through the Lens of Mountain Top Removal (October 14-16, 2010)

Ayers (Earth and Environmental Sciences), Lanka Thabrew (Vanderbilt University for Energy and Environment), and Mark Dalhouse (OACS).

Approximately 50 students attended the talk by J Henry Fair on March 1st. J Henry Fair is an environmentalist that uses aerial photography to demonstrate the effects of contemporary consumer society. His images range from oil drilling and coal ash waste to large-scale agricultural production and abandoned mining operations. Students had the opportunity to have Fair’s recent book, The Day After Tomorrow, signed by him at the reception following the event. This event was co-sponsored with the Dean of Students, American Studies, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Center for Health Services, and SPEAR. The Vanderbilt community celebrated MLK Day 2011 as a day “on” as opposed to a day “off.” OACS, in collaboration with the rest of the MLK Committee, coordinated the first annual MLK Weekend of Service on January 15, 16, and 17. Over the course of these three days, there were 15 community service projects throughout the greater Nashville area. Approximately 226 students volunteered to participate, resulting in 678 hours of service. Projects addressed issues such as poverty, education, healthcare, hunger, homelessness, and the environment.

Industrial Scars: A Talk by J Henry Fair (March 1st, 2011)

MLK Weekend of Service (January 15, 16, and 17, 2011) d

Cosponsored with the Harvard University Institute of Public Politics, this symposium discussed President Kennedy’s 1963 speech to Vanderbilt students on the meaning of public service and examined its relevance for Vanderbilt students in the 21st century. Panelists included Ashley Judd (Artist and alumna of JFK School of Government), Rick Chappell (Director of Science and Research Communications at Vanderbilt), Samar Ali (White House Fellow), and Frank Sutherland (Former chief editor and senior vice-president of news at the Nashville Tennessean). Approximately 150 students/staff/faculty/community members attended this event. Here is a link to view the entire recorded program: \\media-nas1.its.vanderbilt.edu\streaming\student_life\streams\_definst_/AnsweringKennedysCall.mp4 OACS again offered a US History 292/Maymester course in May 2011 titled “Civic Activism, Leadership and Citizenship in Recent American History.” OACS partnered with the College of Arts & Sciences and VU Office of Federal Relations in DC to create this course. Taught by Mark Dalhouse, this year’s course explored 4 major themes: 1) the coming Presidential election against the backdrop of the surge in extreme partisanship in American government and politics (e.g, the health care debate); 2) the success of the Tea Party in the 2010 elections and what this portends for policy and the ’12 race; 3) the ongoing foreign policy challenges our country faces, especially with the new world in the Middle East emerging after this year’s Arab Spring; and 4) Afghanistan, and Pakistan within the context of the “war on terror,” and how that “war” continues to resonate in American politics with the debate over the torture and the appropriate venue for the trial of detainees.

There were 10 students that completed 4 weeks of academic instruction and experiential living/learning.

Answering Kennedy's Call: College Students, Politics & Public Service in the 21st Century (February 16, 2011)

Maymester

SERVICES DATA

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Vehicle Loan 1419 214 1633

CPH Room Reservations 356 319 675

Driver Certification 209 209

Staff Advising Hours 772 772

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