1. Service-Learning/ Civic Engagement Civic Engagement Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world… it is the only thing that ever has. -- Margaret Mead

2. During 2007-2008 our program included: During 2007-2008 our program included: 1,815 students... served a total of 10,553 hours... served a total of 10,553 hours... at 65 agencies... at 65 agencies... valued at $205,879! valued at $205,879! Program Involvement 2007-2008

3. AccountingAccounting AnthropologyAnthropology Architectural TechnologyArchitectural Technology ArtArt BiologyBiology Business LawBusiness Law College OrientationCollege Orientation CommunicationCommunication Early Care & EducationEarly Care & Education EducationEducation English As A Second LanguageEnglish As A Second Language English CompEnglish Comp HistoryHistory Interior DesignInterior Design Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development Physical Therapy AssistantPhysical Therapy Assistant Political SciencePolitical Science PsychologyPsychology Legal StudiesLegal Studies NursingNursing SociologySociology SpanishSpanish Thirty three faculty members in the following disciplines participated:

4. What the Students Say… ~ When the kids clapped after my reading and were quiet during my reading, I felt very important. I loved the attention they gave me and that they wanted me to read again. ~ I work with geriatrics now and was thinking of nursing home work after graduation – it gave me an insight as to the different patients in nursing homes and how things run. The staff there was so important to my patient’s transition and I want to help people make that transition. ~ It opened my eyes to the dangers of Bush Honeysuckle.

5. Americorps* VISTA and Me

6. Hunger Awareness  11,500+ lbs collected from Meramec alone  $1,770 Collected from Empty Bowls Luncheon  60+ students attended Hunger 101 Sessions

7. Nurses for Newborns Collection Looking for faculty sponsors of upcoming collection for Nurses for Newborns Foundation. Director of Volunteer Services Victoria Stanley available as class speaker. Dates and further details TBA

8. http://www.kirkwoodlivinggreen.org/ Kirkwood Living Green Kirkwood Living Green (KLG) is a nonprofit group formed in 2007 to promote, demonstrate, and celebrate lifestyle choices that protect and conserve natural resources. Kirkwood Farmer’s Market – 4/4, 4/11 Lake Testing – Looking for student involvement. Promoting Biodegradable containers Raising rain garden awareness

9. Spring Break 2008 – New Orleans  NOLA Spring Break Work Trip March 15 – March 20 Spend Spring Break repairing homes in New Orleans Spend Spring Break repairing homes in New Orleans Drywall, scraping, painting, landscaping Drywall, scraping, painting, landscaping Sign up by contacting Campus Life (SC 223) or Service Learning (BA219J) Offices. Sign up by contacting Campus Life (SC 223) or Service Learning (BA219J) Offices. Get 1 Credit Hour for the trip by taking PRD 122 Get 1 Credit Hour for the trip by taking PRD 122 See the presentation to learn more. See the presentation to learn more.presentation Come to the next meeting, 2pm February 5, SC 200-201 Come to the next meeting, 2pm February 5, SC 200-201

10. Women’s History Month Photography students will work with clients at Food Outreach to encourage them to become artists and use photography to portray their life’s situation. Photography students will work with Missouri Women in Trades to help select, print and mat client profiles for its Tradeswoman Calendar and central office  See exhibits in Humanities East March 23 - 27

11. Service-Learning Journal Ongoing project to compile all forms of reflection on Service-Learning. Any essays, poems, photographs, artwork, oral history records, etc. are all welcome. All submissions to the office of Denise Sperruzza CS117 Please include hard copy, disc copy (Word), student(s) names(s), and agency served Set to publish in Fall 2009.

12. America Reads –Work Study Program/ Community Service Serve your Community  Work for a Food Pantry  Tutor  Assist the Elderly Contact Mike Smith Financial Aid Manager (314) 984-7652 Or Donna Halsband Coordinator of Service-Learning/Civic Engagement (314) 984-7893

13. Find the tools to integrate Service Learning into your course: Information about agencies Forms you will need Project and Syllabi Samples Service-Learning texts and websites

14. Contact: Donna Halsband – Service-Learning Coordinator Linda Krull – Assistant to Donna Halsband Michael Foster – Americorps* VISTA for Missouri Campus Compact BA 219 J, Ext. 7893 http://users.stlcc.edu/college/Mcservicelearning