President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge Webinar Series Co-sponsored by the Department of Education, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Interfaith Youth Core Session 2 – August 30, 2012; 2pm EST The webinar will start shortly – please join the conference call at , password

I.Welcome and Introductions II.Best Practices in Community Service III. Making it ‘Interfaith’ IV. Campus Spotlight: Berea College V.Questions and Conversation 2 Today’s agenda…

What words comes to mind when you hear “service-learning”?

Service-learning Defined According to the National and Community Service Trust of 1993, service-learning is an educational method under which students…  learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is conducted in and meets the needs of a community;  is coordinated … with the community; and  helps foster civic responsibility;  is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students…  provides structured time for the students…to reflect on the service experience.

How it might look to an academic institution Learning Service

How it might look to a community organization Service Learning

Our Challenge Service—Learning

Effective service changes things.  Meets a real community need  Allows students to lead  Works with community partners  Is measurable  Works. Learning

Think of a Continuum of Service Episodic Days of Service Annual… Clean ups Food drive Health fair Ongoing Weekly, bi-weekly Monthly Tutoring Mentoring Coaching

“Start with the End in Mind”

Effective service is about change. Who?What changes?What evidence?What action? StudentsKnowledge Skills Attitudes Actions -Changes from pre-post -Observations -Research Students lead -Planning and prep. -Action -Reflection Person or community served Circumstances Poverty Homelessness Hunger Street Crime Short term Part-time job Shelter at night Long term Housing Good health Graduates from HS -Collaborate on food bank -Partner with local shelter -Coach job seekers -Tutor students at local after-school program -Participate in Habitat Your Institution Courses Activities Language -New syllabi -Tweaked activities -Revised docs Your partnerships Relationship Knowledge Attitudes -Joint programs -Joint calendar -Use advisory group -Seek new partners -Serve WITH

Remember  There are many definitions of service-learning.  There’s no one right way to “do” service.  You can build an asset-based plan or one that’s needs based.  Logic models (need > resources > action > outcomes) and theories of change are helpful tools for planning.  Process is as important as product.  Service is about change.  Service-learning is about student leadership, service and learning. Tips  Build on existing programs and projects on campus and in community.  Define your community: Neighborhood? City? Population?  Remember the power of “we” and “with”.  You are not alone.

Favorite Resources National Service-learning Clearinghouse Campus Compact

What do we mean by “Interfaith Cooperation?”

Advancing Interfaith Cooperation: What Matters? Interfaith Triangle Relationships Knowledge Attitudes

Incorporating Interfaith into Service Initiatives Make it “Interfaith Friendly” Service Issue Recruitment and leadership should be inclusive Scheduling Aware of religious observance Infuse Interfaith Into Reflection Set safe space Identify creative ways to facilitate conversation and/ or reflection Engage shared values Utilize Storytelling Allows participants to speak from particular experience Evokes experiences of other participants Connect experiences to social action *More detail available via download at

17 Ideas from other campuses… Grambling State University incorporated interfaith reflection into all service-learning activities at the university; students are required to participate in service-learning to graduate. Concordia College participated in IFYC’s Better Together campaign and utilized interfaith dialogue techniques after service projects to encourage students to reflect on why they serve. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hosted an interfaith service conference, including a large-scale service event and sessions for students and staff to learn more about interfaith cooperation. Elon University launched an interfaith living-learning community on campus that supports students engaging in interfaith service. University of Southern California students taught world religions classrooms at the local public high school

Campus Spotlight…Berea College

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