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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
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
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””
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
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
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
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
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
Day One Leadership Day One Leadership CommunityCommunity
““The Leadership ForumThe Leadership Forum”” CourseCourse
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..
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
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
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
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
Just a Few of Our Projects . . .Just a Few of Our Projects . . .
The Big Red OneThe Big Red One
Planting TreesPlanting Trees
Starkville Central Starkville Central Neighborhood Neighborhood
FoundationFoundation
The Incredible RedsThe Incredible Reds Red CrossRed Cross
9090thth CelebrationCelebration The American Red CrossThe American Red Cross
The Red The Red HotsHotsGolf TournamentGolf Tournament
Heart to Heart Heart to Heart HospiceHospice
Claire CrawfordClaire Crawford
““My StoryMy Story””
Presenter for the Global Presenter for the Global Leadership ContinuumLeadership Continuum
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