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FY 14-15 Annual Report

“TheEugeneM.LangCenterforCivicandSocialResponsibilitywasestablishedtoinspireandprovidevision,leadershipandsupporttowardfulfillinganessentialdimensionoftheliberalartsmissionofSwarthmoreCollege:toprepareandmotivatestudentstounderstandandengageissuesofcivicandsocialconcernand,asactivecitizensofourdemocracy,tosettheirownpathstowardshapingamorejustandcompassionateworld.”

Visionary,educationalphilanthropist,andLangCenterfounder,EugeneM.‘38

FY 2014-2015 LANG CENTER ANNUAL REPORT

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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

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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

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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

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