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PresentationPresentationIvy Tech Community CollegeIvy Tech Community College

Terre Haute, INTerre Haute, INJackie McCrackenJackie McCracken

April 21, 2007April 21, 2007

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OverviewOverview•HistoryHistory•MissionMission•Organizational StructureOrganizational Structure•How we Serve our MembersHow we Serve our Members •What is Service-Learning?What is Service-Learning?•Focus on StudentsFocus on Students•Focus on StaffFocus on Staff•BenefitsBenefits

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HistoryHistory• Founded in 1993 by students with Founded in 1993 by students with

Presidential support Presidential support • Presidential Organization Presidential Organization • Six Founding MembersSix Founding Members• 45 campuses 45 campuses

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Mission Mission

• Indiana Campus Compact (ICC) is a network of Indiana Campus Compact (ICC) is a network of college campuses involving students, faculty, college campuses involving students, faculty, and staff in service-learning and civic and staff in service-learning and civic engagement in order to educate citizens, engagement in order to educate citizens, prepare tomorrow’s leaders, and contribute to prepare tomorrow’s leaders, and contribute to the quality of life of America’s communities. the quality of life of America’s communities. ICC supports the integration of service-learning ICC supports the integration of service-learning and civic engagement into campus culture by and civic engagement into campus culture by facilitating collaborations, sponsoring facilitating collaborations, sponsoring programs, sharing best practices, and programs, sharing best practices, and promoting public awareness of higher promoting public awareness of higher education’s role in graduating well-informed, education’s role in graduating well-informed, engaged citizens. engaged citizens.

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T-shirt Mission T-shirt Mission

Advancing Citizenship and Service Advancing Citizenship and Service as Critical Components of Higher as Critical Components of Higher Education Education

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Organizational StructureOrganizational Structure

Jackie McCracken,Executive Director

J.R. Jamison,Associate Director

Lindsay Doucette,Program Director for

Constituent Development

Liza Newman,Membership Coordinator

Donna Mwaafrika,Budget and Grant Manager

Leah Ross,Officer Manager/

Administrative Secretary

Presidents andChancellors

Board

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Organizational StructureOrganizational Structure

Executive DirectorExecutive Director• Presidential ContactPresidential Contact• Press Contact/Media RelationsPress Contact/Media Relations• Main Organizational Administrator Main Organizational Administrator • Fund Developer Fund Developer • Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning

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Organizational StructureOrganizational StructureAssociate DirectorAssociate Director• Internal Organizational Administrator Internal Organizational Administrator • Program Staff SupervisionProgram Staff Supervision• Monitor grant-fundsMonitor grant-funds• Faculty FellowsFaculty Fellows• Develop new programsDevelop new programs• Assist Executive Director with planning Assist Executive Director with planning

and fund development and fund development

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Organizational StructureOrganizational StructureProgram Director of Constituent Program Director of Constituent

Develop.Develop.• StudentsStudents• FacultyFaculty• StaffStaff• ICC programming and trainingsICC programming and trainings• Grant AdministrationGrant Administration (FF, SOE, DSLP, LTC, CSMG, M3C, Hoosier (FF, SOE, DSLP, LTC, CSMG, M3C, Hoosier

Scholars Helping Democracy, and the People Speak)Scholars Helping Democracy, and the People Speak)

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Organizational StructureOrganizational StructureMembership Coordinator Membership Coordinator • Public RelationsPublic Relations• Advisory CouncilAdvisory Council• Networking CouncilNetworking Council• Website DevelopmentWebsite Development• Facilitating NetworkingFacilitating Networking

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How We Serve Our How We Serve Our MembersMembers

NetworkingNetworking• Advisory CouncilAdvisory Council• Networking CouncilNetworking Council• Regional MeetingsRegional Meetings• Annual Student and Faculty Service-Annual Student and Faculty Service-

Learning Conference Learning Conference

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How We Serve Our How We Serve Our MembersMembers

RecognitionRecognition• StudentStudent• FacultyFaculty• StaffStaff

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How We Serve Our How We Serve Our MembersMembers

Training and Technical Assist.Training and Technical Assist.

• Campus Workshops Campus Workshops • Consultation for faculty and staffConsultation for faculty and staff• Campus Visits Campus Visits

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How We Serve Our How We Serve Our MembersMembers

Students:Students: • CSMGCSMG• Month of ActionMonth of Action• Future Alternative Future Alternative

Breaks Breaks

Faculty:Faculty: • Faculty FellowshipFaculty Fellowship• SOESOE• DSLP DSLP • Hoosier Scholars Hoosier Scholars

Helping DemocracyHelping Democracy

Funding and ProgramsFunding and Programs

Campus andCampus andCommunity:Community:•Listening toListening to CommunitiesCommunities

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What Is Service-What Is Service-Learning?Learning?

A way for students to learn and grow A way for students to learn and grow through carefully organized and through carefully organized and meaningful service that is either meaningful service that is either incorporated into a course or provided incorporated into a course or provided as a co-curricular experience. as a co-curricular experience.

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Service-Learning:Service-Learning:• Is beneficial to a communityIs beneficial to a community

• Is coordinated between the college and the Is coordinated between the college and the communitycommunity

• Helps foster civic responsibilityHelps foster civic responsibility

• Part of an academic program that is enriched by Part of an academic program that is enriched by the service elementthe service element

• Includes structured time for students to reflect Includes structured time for students to reflect on the service experienceon the service experience

Focus on StudentsFocus on Students

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Students Discover:Students Discover:

• InternshipsInternships• CareersCareers• Academic achievementAcademic achievement• Course conceptsCourse concepts• Awareness of social needsAwareness of social needs

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Students Gain:Students Gain:• Communication skillsCommunication skills• Decision-making skillsDecision-making skills• Implementing programs and ideasImplementing programs and ideas• Time-managementTime-management• Leadership skillsLeadership skills• ResponsibilityResponsibility• Human relations skillsHuman relations skills

Focus on Faculty Focus on Faculty and Staffand Staff

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Common QuestionsCommon Questions• Does service-learning take too much Does service-learning take too much

class time?class time?• How do I evaluate the students’ How do I evaluate the students’

performances?performances?• What are the risks involved?What are the risks involved?• How does service-learning benefit me?How does service-learning benefit me?

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Class TimeClass Time

• You are still in chargeYou are still in charge• Reflection through writing Reflection through writing • Discussion Discussion

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Evaluating Student Evaluating Student PerformancePerformance

• Don’t change, assume service is Don’t change, assume service is heightening student learningheightening student learning

• Analysis and critical thinking papersAnalysis and critical thinking papers

• Outcomes through assessmentOutcomes through assessment

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Risks InvolvedRisks Involved

Risk ManagementRisk Management

• Ask for materials from your risk Ask for materials from your risk management professionalmanagement professional

• Discuss in class and create learning Discuss in class and create learning contracts contracts

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Service-Learning Service-Learning Benefits YouBenefits You

• ResearchResearch• PresentationsPresentations• PublicationsPublications• DirectionDirection

Will the Will the Administration Administration Support This?Support This?

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Institutional BenefitsInstitutional Benefits• Builds partnerships with local communityBuilds partnerships with local community• Extends campus resources into the Extends campus resources into the

communitycommunity• Creates new areas for research which Creates new areas for research which

increase opportunities for recognitionincrease opportunities for recognition• Enriches teaching and learningEnriches teaching and learning

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ResultsResults If you: If you: • Prove success through outcomes… Prove success through outcomes…

It may:It may:• Bring more support to your department.Bring more support to your department.• Put institution on the cutting-edge ~ MarketingPut institution on the cutting-edge ~ Marketing• Bring outside dollars ~ Service-minded Bring outside dollars ~ Service-minded

corporations will contribute through donations corporations will contribute through donations to the institution or departmentto the institution or department

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How to BeginHow to Begin• Consult with service-learning department on Consult with service-learning department on

campus if available campus if available • Be creative ~ what type of service would Be creative ~ what type of service would

work best with my course?work best with my course?• Craft your courseCraft your course• Seek grant dollars and additional resources Seek grant dollars and additional resources

for monetary and professional assistancefor monetary and professional assistance(Indiana Campus Compact is a great place to begin, i.e. (Indiana Campus Compact is a great place to begin, i.e. consultation and grant dollars). consultation and grant dollars).

Questions?Questions?

J.R. JamisonJ.R. JamisonSept. 29, 2006Sept. 29, 2006