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The Good Life: The Good Life: Finding Your Passion & Finding Your Passion & Discovering Yourself Discovering Yourself Institute on College Student Values Institute on College Student Values Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL 2009 2009 Leigh Jensen Leigh Jensen - - Crawford, Ph.D., LCSW Crawford, Ph.D., LCSW Mississippi State University Mississippi State University Claire A. Crawford, Student Claire A. Crawford, Student Starkville High School Starkville High School

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The Good Life: The Good Life: Finding Your Passion & Finding Your Passion &

Discovering YourselfDiscovering Yourself

Institute on College Student ValuesInstitute on College Student ValuesTallahassee, FLTallahassee, FL

20092009

Leigh JensenLeigh Jensen--Crawford, Ph.D., LCSWCrawford, Ph.D., LCSWMississippi State UniversityMississippi State University

Claire A. Crawford, Student Claire A. Crawford, Student Starkville High SchoolStarkville High School

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IntroductionsIntroductions

Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State University

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Dr. Leigh JensenDr. Leigh Jensen--CrawfordCrawford

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Ms. Claire CrawfordMs. Claire CrawfordStarkville, MS

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Finding Your Passion & Finding Your Passion & Discovering YourselfDiscovering Yourself

Empowering studentsEmpowering students

Day One: an example using the Day One: an example using the strengths perspectivestrengths perspective

What students sayWhat students say

Claire Crawford: Claire Crawford: ““My StoryMy Story””

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Empowering Students:Empowering Students:

““Skills used which help Skills used which help students develop confidence, students develop confidence, selfself--esteem and control over esteem and control over

their livestheir lives””

ShebibShebib, B. Choices: , B. Choices: Counseling Skills for Social Workers and Other Counseling Skills for Social Workers and Other ProfessionalsProfessionals

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Empowering Students:Empowering Students:

““The process of helping The process of helping students discover personal students discover personal strengths and capacities so strengths and capacities so

that they are able to take that they are able to take control over their decisions control over their decisions

and build on strengthsand build on strengths””ShebibShebib, B. Choices: , B. Choices: Counseling Skills for Social Workers and Other ProfessionalsCounseling Skills for Social Workers and Other Professionals

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Empowering Students:Empowering Students:

““The strengths perspectiveThe strengths perspective assumes the inherent capacity of assumes the inherent capacity of individuals who are assumed to individuals who are assumed to have assets & resources that can have assets & resources that can

be mobilized for problembe mobilized for problem--

solving.solving.””

ShebibShebib, B. Choices: , B. Choices: Counseling Skills for Social Workers and Other ProfessionalsCounseling Skills for Social Workers and Other Professionals

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Student Empowerment Begins Student Empowerment Begins Day One: Day One:

A Combined Residential, Academic, A Combined Residential, Academic, and Serviceand Service--Learning FirstLearning First--Year Year

CommunityCommunity

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Day One StructureDay One StructureHow the Day One Program WorksHow the Day One Program Works

Living learning environment (Living learning environment (CresswellCresswell Hall)Hall)Leadership Forum ClassLeadership Forum ClassCoCo--enrolled Day One Classenrolled Day One ClassServiceService--Learning componentLearning component

PodsPods

(Day One Courses) = 24(Day One Courses) = 24--28 students28 studentsAction Team = 6Action Team = 6--7 students7 students

Action Team Mentor (ATM) = Faculty or Staff MentorAction Team Mentor (ATM) = Faculty or Staff Mentor

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Service Service -- learninglearning

Students provide a Students provide a serviceservice that meets the that meets the needneed of of a community partner and is a community partner and is connected to connected to

course objectivescourse objectives..

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What does serviceWhat does service--learning learning do?do?

ForFor Students:Students:Learning through active Learning through active participation in service participation in service experiencesexperiencesTime for reflection by Time for reflection by thinking, discussing and thinking, discussing and writing about their service writing about their service experience experience Opportunity to use skills Opportunity to use skills and knowledge in realand knowledge in real--life life situationssituationsExtends learning beyond Extends learning beyond the classroom and into the the classroom and into the communitycommunity

For theFor the Community:Community:Builds partnerships Builds partnerships between schools or colleges between schools or colleges and other institutions and and other institutions and organizations. organizations. Engages parents and other Engages parents and other adults in supporting student adults in supporting student learning learning Meets community needs Meets community needs through the service projects through the service projects conducted conducted Provides productive Provides productive opportunities for students opportunities for students to work with others in their to work with others in their communitycommunity

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ServiceService--Learning ProjectsLearning Projects

FortyForty--seven (47) serviceseven (47) service--learning projectslearning projects

281 Freshmen Students281 Freshmen Students

6,409 service hours6,409 service hours

16 Weeks16 Weeks

Three citiesThree cities

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ServiceService--learning Structurelearning Structure

Pod AFellow: Ann Smith

Smurfettes

ATL: Ann Smith

The Incredibles

ATL: Joe Jones

Bully’s Bookworms

ATL: Bob Williams

Habitat for Humanity

American Red Cross

MSU Disability Services

Starkville Public Library

Red Hots

ATL: Ann Tilman

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ServiceService--Learning Learning RequirementsRequirements

Student RequirementsStudent Requirements10 site events (minimum)10 site events (minimum)20 service20 service--learning hourslearning hoursOnOn--line service hour logline service hour logSubmitted one reflection per weekSubmitted one reflection per weekAction Team Project Proposal & BriefAction Team Project Proposal & BriefAction Team ServiceAction Team Service--Learning Presentation (Showcase)Learning Presentation (Showcase)

Action Team Mentor RequirementsAction Team Mentor RequirementsTook attendance at Action Team meetingsTook attendance at Action Team meetingsComment on student reflectionsComment on student reflectionsVerified service hours on student logsVerified service hours on student logs

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Just a Few of Our Projects . . .Just a Few of Our Projects . . .

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The Big Red OneThe Big Red One

Planting TreesPlanting Trees

Starkville Central Starkville Central Neighborhood Neighborhood

FoundationFoundation

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The Incredible RedsThe Incredible Reds Red CrossRed Cross

9090thth CelebrationCelebration The American Red CrossThe American Red Cross

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The Red The Red HotsHotsGolf TournamentGolf Tournament

Heart to Heart Heart to Heart HospiceHospice

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Claire CrawfordClaire Crawford

““My StoryMy Story””

Presenter for the Global Presenter for the Global Leadership ContinuumLeadership Continuum

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Thank You!Thank You!

Contact Information:Contact Information:

Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State University

Global Leadership Programs OfficeGlobal Leadership Programs Office

c/o: Day One Leadership Communityc/o: Day One Leadership Community

P.O. Box 9554P.O. Box 9554

Mississippi State, MS 39762Mississippi State, MS 39762

(662) 325(662) 325--02440244

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