purpose driven student leadership for civic engagement

Purpose Driven Student Leadership for Civic

Engagement

I am Matt W. CummingsPurpose Builder, Civic Leader, Digital Enthusiast

@mattwcummings

Hello!

Hello!I am Samantha Sarich

Community Based Learning and Civic Education Coordinator

@smsarich

1.About Us

Hartman House “People of Purpose, Building Community to Improve the World”

● Combines offices of Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice

● Civic Engagement○ DCS○ Bonner○ Civic Fellows○ FY Civic Leadership Program○ SL, WTIS, Alt-Breaks, Plunges○ Hartman House Media

120kService Hours

400+Volunteering through structured service

programs

70% Involved with service

The structure behind our advising model

Who is influencing us?

Literature Influences

How do you infuse “meaning-making” into a practical model?

DePauw Community Service Leadership


● Leaders paid $250 per semester● Recruit 10-15 volunteers each● 22 structured programs● Mentoring, Art, Sports, Literacy, Elderly,

Medical, etc..


Structured One-On-One

Advising


Monthly Group

Meetings


Advising


EOY Reflection and Blogs

Monthly Group

Meetings


Advising

Our 1x1 Model Throughout the Year

Structured Curriculum

Our Learning Outcomes


● Provides evidence of experience in civic-engagement activities and describes what a person has learned about oneself as it relates to a reinforced and clarified sense of civic identity and continued commitment to public action. (Civic Identity and Commitment)

■ (Adopted from AACU Learning Value Rubric)



● Provides evidence of experience in civic-engagement activities and describes what a person has learned about oneself as it relates to a reinforced and clarified sense of civic identity and continued commitment to public action. (Civic Identity and Commitment)

● Demonstrates independent experience and shows initiative in team leadership of complex or multiple civic engagement activities,accompanied by reflective insights or analysis about the aims and accomplishments of one’s actions. (Civic Action and Reflection)

■ (Adopted from AACU Learning Value Rubric)


Big Questions

● What impact does your program have in the community?

1x1 Advising October

Big Questions

● What impact does your program have in the community?

● What population is your program serving?

1x1 Advising October

Big Questions

● How did community service become important in your life?

1x1 Advising November

Big Questions

● How did community service become important in your life?

● Why is it important to do service? ● What does service mean to you?

1x1 Advising November

Big Questions

● What skills have you utilized/developed?

1x1 Advising December

Big Questions

● What skills have you utilized/developed?● Has your definition of service changed

because of this experience? ● How can you apply your service experience

to other areas in your life?

1x1 Advising December

Big Questions

● What do you learn at your program/while doing community service?

1x1 Advising February

Big Questions

● What do you learn at your program/while doing community service?

● What social justice issues are being addressed?

1x1 Advising February

Big Questions

● Does more need to be done to address the needs of the community/population you work with?

1x1 Advising March

Big Questions

● Does more need to be done to address the needs of the community/population you work with? ○ What is the most valuable service offered

at/through your program?

1x1 Advising March

Big Questions

● Does more need to be done to address the needs of the community/population you work with? ○ What is the most valuable service offered

at/through your program?● What can others do to learn about the social

justice issues your program addresses?

1x1 Advising March

Big Questions

● What will you take away from your service experience this year?

1x1 Advising April

Big Questions

● What will you take away from your service experiences this year?

● Does this experience impact your civic responsibility (social/political understanding)?

1x1 Advising April

Big Questions

● Does working with your community service program clarify your goals/interests in any way?

1x1 Advising May

Big Questions

● Does working with your community service program clarify your goals/interests in any way?

● How would you like to impact others? (What do you want them to know about your service work?)

1x1 Advising May

Our Group Meeting Structure

Group Meeting Structure

● September-Orientation and Team Building

● October- TFA, City Year, Peace Corps Panel

● November-Hubbard Center

● December-End of Semester Celebration

● February-Orientation Team Building

● March- Student Leadership Challenge Assessment

● April- Community Partner

● May-End of Year Celebration

Group Meeting

End of Year Survey

End of Year Reflection

● Survey○ Skills Learned

■ Described how skills were used

○ Proudest Accomplishment○ Utilize response data for

marketing

EOY BloggingProudest Accomplishments

● “I think think the proudest moment that I have had as a leader for the Hartman House is the progress that we have made at the Humane Society. Recently, this past summer, we just reopened the shelter. With opening the shelter different programs have to be started, and as of now we have functional volunteer, adoption, foster, free spay/neuter programs. We are about to start our TNR programs to help Putnam County's over-population of feral cats.”

● “My proudest accomplishment was building a strong sense of loyalty between my volunteers. They became very close with each other and looked out for one another!”

Top Skills Used as DCS Coordinators1. Communication Skills2. Flexibility/Adaptability3. Interpersonal Skills 4. Initiative 5. Organizational Ability

“I used these skills while recruiting new volunteers, communicating with my existing volunteers, and keeping in contact with the local school.”

3.Building Momentum

Getting People Committed to Success

Keep the People Motivated

Culture


Culture Communications


Culture Communications Commitment


Culture

● Celebrate accomplishments.

● Remind student leaders continually of the vision.

● Show up to their life when possible.

● Gotta be millenial-based.

Communications Commitment


Culture





Communications

● Your Digital Media must be on-game.

● Pictures, Video, Blogs, etc…

● Electronic Newsletters

Commitment


Culture





Communications

● Your Digital Media must be on-game.

● Pictures, Video, Blogs, etc…

● Electronic Newsletters

Commitment

● Leads to “service-culture” at DePauw.

● DCS Leadership positions become competitive.

● Quality learning experiences

A Snapshot of our recent graduates..

4. Next StepsWhere are we going next?

Next Steps

Leadership Development

● Curriculum for returning leaders

● Students presenting at conferences

● Cut programs with little ROI

Next Steps





Communications

● Increase Digital Presence

● More Video

Next Steps





Communications

● Increase Digital Presence

● More Video

Structure

● Stronger integration into curricular

● Better data collection methods

● Recruit more Juniors/Seniors for service

● Vocational $$$

Questions????

Let’s Connect Post-Conference!

● @mattwcummings● @smsarich

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