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Geneva’s selection as one of ten cities in the state to receive a 10 million dollar grant, as part of a $100 million downtown revitalization effort, highlights what we’ve known all along:

Geneva is a community that engages in productive collaboration, benefitting from the investment of time, talent, and treasure. HWS students work with our many community partners who share with students their visions for their agencies and the community in palpable ways that inspire creative, asset based solutions to systemic challenges. They help our students understand what a “life of consequence” might look like while students, faculty, staff, and community partners all learn from one another. As articulated by graduating HWS student, Daniel Hastings, a Geneva native, “The Colleges and the City of Geneva thrive off of each other, and the more interconnected we are the better off we are. Just a couple hours working with local businesses, agencies, and community members can change your perspective and really make a difference.” As you review the annual report for the Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning (CCESL), we hope you take a moment to celebrate how community based learning and collaboration have informed, motivated, and inspired us during the 2015-2016 academic year. Community service, Civic engagement, and Civic leadership—leading to a life of engaged citizenship.

Thank you!Kathleen Flowers, DirectorJeremy Wattles, Associate DirectorShayne Feinberg, Program Coordinator, CCESLAmy Jackson Sellers, Program Coordinator, Geneva 2020

Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL)

Annual Report 2015-16

Geneva Heroes! HWS Students who dedicate Saturdays during the spring semester to service opportunities throughout Geneva, and who serve alongside Geneva Middle and High School students, pose for a picture with President Gearan and Mrs. Mary Herlihy-Gearan at the celebration in May.

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Community Service

As part of the Orientation Day of Service efforts taking place in the City Central Neighborhood, student volunteers cleanup up an entrance to Geneva’s Lakefront Park area at the intersection of Castle Street and Routes 5 and 20.

Orientation is the first opportunity that the Classes of 2019 have to put into action the ethos and values of the Colleges, and service is one of those values,” says Peter Budmen ’15, MAT ’16 who coordinated Orientation along with Hannah Connolly ’16. “The significance and importance to the many impacted by the service of HWS students is an important realization of what it means to be an HWS and a Geneva community member.”

The HWS Habitat for Humanity Club: Partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County, 13 students donated their Saturday mornings to putting the finishing touches on the 18th Habitat House built in the county. “It’s hard to feel at home in Geneva if you don’t have a connection to the community,” says Molly Dietrich ’17, vice president and president elect for HWS Habitat for Humanity Club. “I want students to come back to Geneva four years later and to be able to say ‘I left my mark here,’ and not just at the Colleges. The house, which was dedicated on Sunday, March 6, is located on Hawkins Street in Geneva. The students helped move heavy equipment back into Habitat’s “restore truck” and worked on the house’s shed.

Inside the house, students cleaned and sealed the kitchen floor tiles, vacuumed, caulked and painted. The Habitat for Humanity Club raised $708 at the 6th annual Mr. Hobart “competition” where Danny Hastings ’17 was crowned with the title and Matt Skinner ’17 was named Mr. Congeniality.

Barn Sale proceeds hit new record! On behalf of all of us in CCESL, we wanted to let the HWS community know that our Barn Sale workers, as well as local high school students in the New Visions Medical Careers program, worked extremely hard, culminating sale, which raised a record amount: $10,808 for the Geneva 2020 Education Foundation. Since 2006, we have raised over $67,000 for the community.

We also diverted more than 18,484 pounds (or more than 9.2 tons!) of materials from landfills. Remaining unsold items went to the Salvation Army and a local church that leads an international aid effort to Nicaragua. CCESL is grateful to student coordinator Emily Knipper WS ’18, Buildings and Grounds, colleagues in Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and high schoolers in the New Visions Medical Careers Program, led by Touching the Future award winner Laura Van Niel.

Days of Service! The student-led Days of Service club had a tremendous year, engaging almost 1,000 students over the course of the academic year. In the Fall, 221 students completed projects at more than 20 different sites, with highlights including clearing land for the Geneva Garden Apartments play park near campus, as well as working with the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church community garden for the third consecutive year. “We really value continuing projects because they allow us to work on building community capacity and resources in the long term,” said CCESL Associate Director Jeremy Wattles. “Things like community gardens and play areas can benefit Geneva for a generation or more if we do them the right way.” For the January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, over 40 students arrived early on

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The 2016 Barn Sale raised a record amount of $10,808 for Geneva 2020 and the Geneva Education Foundation.

Since 2006, the Barn Sale has raised over $67,000 for the community.

For the four Days of Service

almost 1,000 students

contributed 3,172 hours!

The HWS Habitat for Humanity Club


527 students were enrolled in 18 service-learning classes

campus, before the semester officially began, to reflect on MLK’s life and the meaning of his social justice work, as well as visit various service sites. At one site, In partnership with Intercultural Affairs, students prepared 180 personal hygiene and care kits for Syrian refugees. After their service, the students reconvened on campus to reflect on the experience and discuss a performance from Mosaic, NY, a social justice theatre company on campus. In April, 230 students came out again for the final DOS, and CCESL presented Sophie Halter ’16, with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Drum Major for Service” award in recognition of her commitment to community engagement and service. “Sophie’s tireless dedication to Days of Service is visible through increased participation of volunteers and enhanced community partner engagement,” said Katie Flowers, CCESL Director. “She has served both as a champion for partnership between HWS and the Geneva community, and of equal import, she has led her peers in a manner that places equity, collaboration and relationships at the forefront of their efforts.”

Geneva Heroes noted a milestone, with the graduation of Danny Hastings, Teaganne Finn, and Michael Derosa, all of whom are from Geneva, and have been involved with Geneva Heroes throughout their middle, high school, and college years… Collectively for over 18 years! Thank you and congratulations on your graduation!

Spring Days of Service volunteers stop for a picture while working with “Geneva Peeps” a local chicken cooperative

SERVICE-LEARNING HWS students participate in service-learning classes at significantly higher rates when compared to peers from the HWS Financial Comparison Group.

91% of students report involvement with community service (HEDS survey)

HWS Expanded Big Brothers, Big Sisters Mentorship:Following last fall’s recruiting and information session, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Rochester added four new volunteer mentors from Hobart and William Smith who have been paired with children from the Geneva community, bringing the total number of HWS students in the program to 17. Our thanks Susannah Berry ’16, for her leadership!

Second from left, Phoebe Moore ’16, assists staff from Legal Assistance of Western NY at a high school career fair at the Seneca Falls Community Center.

Big Brothers, Big Sisters mentors and children.

Civic Engagement

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Since 2004-2005, including the year through 2015-16, HWS has matched 140 AmeriCorps awards totaling $158,000.


America Reads completed its 27th year at HWS, engaging over 115 students for 7,644 hours of literacy tutoring with local elementary school children. The program expanded this year to a total of 10 sites at West Street and North Street Elementary Schools, St. Stephen’s Elementary School, the Trinity Church, Geneva Boys and Girls Club after school programs, and the Lafayette Intermediate School in Waterloo. In alignment with the Geneva 2020 cradle to career initiative, AR reaches school children in need of literacy tutoring from grades 1 – 5, in all of the elementary school and after school academic programs offered throughout Geneva. Exemplary Tutors of the Year were Emily Martin ’16, who tutored at North Street and St. Stephens, and Louis Testani ’16, who tutored at West. Street, North Street, and Trinity Church.

Author of “Still Alice,” Lisa Genova (pictured below, second from left), takes a picture with students from Associate Professor of Education Mary Kelly’s class, “Children with Disabilities.” Genova spoke at the Smith Center for the Arts in March as part of the Geneva Reads Community Reads month.

America Reads tutors Karly Jeter ’17, Madison Weller ’19, Maeve Kline ’19, and Anna Philibert ’16 tutors help out with craft making and literacy activities for children at the annual Geneva Reads Book Fest.

27% of HWS Federal Work Study is dedicated to supporting

America Reads and America Counts tutors; this is almost

double the percentage of other private colleges

(Cited: Campus Compact Annual Membership Survey)

• 27th year at HWS

• 115 students engaged annually

• 7,644 hours of tutoring annually

Nearly every student has contributed 94,884 hours of service! Close to 600 students contributed more than 20 hours each, over the course of the year.


CCESL’s cohort of Civic Leaders collectively read “Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. They kicked off the fall semester with a workshop led by Associate Professor Cadence Whittier on “movement and empathy” and the spring semester by watching the critically acclaimed movie “Crash.” Though the movie was released in 2004, the themes resonate loudly today. CCESL would especially like to recognize our graduating Civic Leaders, John Newton, Juliet Holme, Susannah Berry, Katie Yochim, Sophie Halter, Joy Gitter, Jordyn Kessler, Quincey Johnson, Teaganne Finn, Danny Hastings, Cece Carsky-Bush, James Lees and Katherine Coughlin. Excitingly, Juliet and John have both joined AmeriCorps Programs!

For the sixth consecutive year, HWS students have served the Geneva community through the Summer of Service internship program. The 2016 interns are working with the Boys and Girls Club of Geneva, the HWS Summer Academy Program, and a new initiative on Pulses (Millennial Goal) through the Finger Lakes Institute. We are grateful to contributors who support this program.

Civic Leaders take a break during studying for end of semester finals to make “ugly sweater cookies” at the home of Katie and Robb Flowers.

Civic Leadership

Hannah Brooks ’17, Kayla Jones ’17, Molly Gorelick ’19, & Janey Blackwell-Orr ’19 attend the Impact Conference at UMASS Amherst, Feb. 2016.

Hobart and William Smith athletes served 2,262 hours in the Geneva community, and raised over $17,000 for local non-profit agencies

2016 Summer of Service internship program.


Susannah Berry ’16 (Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region (URHPCR) in Albany, N.Y.) Cassidy Smith (Camp Wedeiko, NH), City Year Recruiter Emmanuel Sterling, Lauren Darcy, ’15 (Rochester AmeriCorps), and Assistant Professor of Education, Audrey Roberson (Teach for America Alumnae)

Engaged Citizenship

Recruiters from Teach for America (Nick Diaz) and City Year (Michael Cohen) co-host a screening of “All the Difference” in the Fish Screening Room

Elizabeth C. Lunderman ’16 and Thomas A. Ramage ’16, join the Peace Corps following graduation. President Gearan noted “the Colleges’ commitment to civic duty is evident in their decisions to serve.”


Celebrations and Partnerships • Saoirse Scott ’19 has been named as one of Campus Compact’s 2016 Newman Civic Fellows, a prestigious national honor awarded to student leaders who have worked to find solutions for challenges facing their communities.

• More than 80 signatory presidents and chancellors attended a special summit at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Sunday, March 20 in Boston to celebrate the launch of the call to action (pictured above). Speakers at the event included General Stanley McChrystal, chair of the Service Year Alliance; Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet; Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. (President Gearan, pictured front row left)

• With gratitude to the Wyckoff Family Foundation, the HWS Summer Academy completed its 12th year! 17 Geneva High School students received a $300 stipend for attending a two week college preparatory program.Shayne Feinberg, CCESL program coordinator, and Lesly Rivero ’17, pose for a picture (at right) with the 17 Summer of Service participants. Sixty-four students have been involved since the inception of the program in 2004 by Professor Walter Bowyer.

“My passion for social justice came from my family, and I was attracted to HWS because I could see how I could pursue my civic engagement interests inside and outside of the classroom,” says Scott, who is from Los Angeles County, Calif. “As an America Reads tutor, I was honored to be a role model to kids who may have come from a similar background as me, and show them how to persevere so that opportunities for higher education are attainable.” – Saoirse Scott ’19

Summer Academy participants

Campus Compact Conference(l-r) Campus Compact President, Andrew Seligsohn, CCESL Director Katie Flowers, NY Campus Compact Director Laurie Worrall, and CCESL Faculty Advisor Margueritte Murphy at the Campus Compact 30th Anniversary Conference. Murphy and Flowers presented “Quantitative Assessment of Community Based Learning: The Community Based Learning Scorecard.”

What are our graduates saying?

32 Civic Leader Alumni and past recipients of the Presidential

Civic Leadership Award respond to an alumni survey.

93% can draw upon their service experiences college involvement, to

imagine creative solutions to community challenges.


• At the 15th Annual Imagining America Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, American Studies Professor Elizabeth Belanger and CCESL Associate Director Jeremy Wattles presented on the progress of the Geneva Collaboratory as part of a panel discussion on “Engagement and Institutional Transformation at Selective Liberal Arts Colleges and Comprehensive Colleges.” The Collaboratory seeks to align service-learning courses and community needs intentionally and sequentially over time in order to build the capacity for further partnerships between HWS and Geneva.

• Through support made possible by the Office of the Provost, Dr. Edward Zlotkowski and Bentley University Professor Emeritus facilitated an on-campus two day workshop with 28 faculty and staff members from HWS Colleges, St. Lawrence University, Alfred State College, SUNY Alfred, the University of Rochester, and Finger Lakes Community College. Community members from 10 local organizations contributed vital elements to the successful program.

“My understanding of the mechanisms by which service learning can expand the classroom into the larger world was significantly expanded by this workshop. I now plan to incorporate service learning into courses I previously thought of as poor

candidates for service learning with undergraduates, such as business law.” – Beth Kinne, J.D., LL. M., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

• Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Club of Geneva, (HWS Community Partner of the year) Morgan Stevens ’18 (Engaged Student Scholar of the Year), and Assistant Professor Robin Lewis (Civically Engaged Faculty Member of the Year)

• For the third time in eight years, H. Wesley Perkins, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, has advised student researchers in data acquisition techniques and strategies which detail the characteristics and needs of community youth. The data books have been crucial for delivering information on the health and wellbeing of local children, as well as for helping to bring in grant support. Perkins was recognized during the annual Success Breakfast Leadership Forum hosted by Success for Geneva’s Children in the Faculty Dining Room in June.

Dr. Edward Zlotkowski, Professor Emeritus and Founder of Bentley’s Service-Learning Center, speaks to thirty attendees from HWS, the Geneva Community, and five surrounding colleges at a campus workshop.

2016 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum

H. Wesley Perkins, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology

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Events including the annual Holiday Gift Project, Madrigal Dinner, Relay for Life, and the

Out of Darkness walk, combined with fundraisers organized by Fraternities, Intercultural

Affairs, and Student Activities, generated $90,626 that was donated to local, national,

and international non-profit organizations.

PartnershipsA college is strongest when firmly rooted in the community it calls home.

The city of Geneva, N.Y., with its beautiful lakeside setting, rolling vineyards, cultural destinations and a diverse population from around the world, has been a wonderful host to HWS for nearly 200 years. In the last decade, through the generosity of Geneva leaders and residents, that partnership has only strengthened. Today, the faculty, staff and students of Hobart and William Smith work together with community members and organizations to collaborate on a variety of critical projects impacting the future of the area. This partnership allows community members to explore ideas and meet goals while also giving students an invaluable opportunity to apply what they are learning in the real world.

African American Men’s Association

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund

Tools for Social Change


Geneva 2020 has spent the year focused on root-level organization, and with the management of program coordinator Amy Jackson Sellers, this collective impact initiative has checked off all of the Exploring benchmarks on collective impact leader Strive Together’ s official Theory of Action, which will result in Geneva 2020 becoming an official member of Strive Together in Fall 2016. This step will open up a wealth of nationally recognized resources and partners, which will help Geneva 2020 continue on a sustainable and successful path. • The Geneva 2020

Steering Committee approved the official Geneva 2020 roadmap, the governance structure and the partnership agreement, all of which were created by community workgroups. Geneva 2020 has partnered more closely with Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) this year, hosting a Steering Committee meeting at its new Geneva campus, focusing on FLCC college readiness data, and adding FLCC to sustainability discussions.

• Geneva 2020 was thrilled to all Geneva 9th, 6th and 2nd graders at HWS this past year, introducing our young, local students to a college campus and focusing on literacy, the sciences and college readiness.

• Geneva 2020 is grateful for the continuing and generous support of Hobart and William Smith Colleges continuing its role as anchor entity and to the William G. McGowan Charitable Foundation, for its significant financial support since February 2015.

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Governance Structure

VISION Geneva is a vibrant community of vast opportunities where people prosper and all our children thrive.

STRATEGYWe will build a stronger Geneva by harnessing the resources of the

entire community in support of our children so that they may graduate prepared for lives of consequence.

GOALSEvery child

enters school ready to learn

(kindergarten readiness).

Every student is supported and engaged and succeeds in school.

Every graduate attains employment or a

post-secondary credential.

OUTCOMES

Early Childhood Success

(Cognitive, social, emotional, physical

health, and language and literacy)

LiteracySuccess

STEaMSuccess

High Graduation

Rate

College Readiness

Career Readiness

INDICATORS

TBD based on 2015-2016 analysis of 0-4 surveys and

data.

90% of students at grade level in

ELA in 3rd and 6th grade.

90% of students proficient in

Algebra by the end of 9th grade.

90% graduation rate in all groups in

the district.

TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of focus group/data.

TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of focus group/data.

Attendance rate at 95% in all buildings.

STEERING COMMITTEE

GOAL 2School(K–12)

GOAL 1Kindergarten Readiness

GOAL 3College / Career

Readiness

TBD Kindergarten

Surveys

TBD College

TBD Career

Literacy

STEaMGraduation

Rate

Community Partners

and Anchor Entity

Data a

nd

Comm

unica

tions Data and

Comm

unications

Data and Communications

Steering Committee: Comprised of core cross-sector leaders from across the Geneva community; provides strategic guidance; members possess the authority to leverage significant financial and/or social capital to advance Geneva 2020 goals and outcomes; key public champions.

Anchor Entity: A neutral entity provides key staff and data supports, communicates and works across sectors to eliminate silos and deliver results, and has convening power to ensure that key leaders will consistently come to the table over time.

Collaborative Action Networks: Comprised of existing/emerging groups and coalitions, including stakeholders, practitioners, and issue experts. Specific responsibilities include: 1. Identify initial contributing

indicators and commit to integrating these indicators into own performance tracking;

2. Identify successful strategies and commit to integrating into practice/program

3. Communicate progress to Steering Committee

Road Map


6th graders from Geneva Middle School, visiting campus as part of the annual Geneva 2020 commitment to college and career readiness, participate in a workshop led by HWS students representing the Hip~Notiq Dance Team.

Channel Campbell ’18, a volunteer with the HWS Empowerment program, engages in conversation with 2nd graders who visited campus in May.

GENEVA CITY SCHOOLSRespect - Achievement - Opportunity

Job exploration opportunities at Geneva High School• Jobshadowing• Jobthreads/tours• Careerdiscussions/breakfastintheseniorlounge

• Connectingcareersthroughcollege(FLCCandHWS)

Geneva High School Job Shadow Days

November 24, 2015 March 25, 2016

After early dismissal until 2:30 p.m. Lunch and bussing will be available.

Why Job Shadow?•Discoverwhatatypicaldayislikeinyourchosenfield.•Findoutmoreaboutpossiblecareeroptions.•Learn what skills and competencies you need to succeed inaspecificcareer.

•Startplanningyouracademicpathtoagreatcareer.•Connectwithapotentialmentor. Sign up and parent consent forms are in the main office at Geneva High School. Questions? See Steve Pearson in Room 125 or your GuidanceCounselor.

9th grade October 13, 2015

6th grade March 24, 2016

2nd grade April 29, 2016

Annual HWS Campus

VisitsBringing Geneva students to

their local college campus to help encourage their future college

and career success.

These visits represent HWS’s support of Geneva 2020’s goals to increase the graduation rate and college and career readiness, as well as to promote literacy and STEaM opportunities.

Center for Community Engagement and Service LearningTrinity Hall

Geneva, NY 14456

Phone: (315) 781-3825Email: [email protected]

www.hws.edu/academics/service

Through HWS Compass students are encouraged to explore the many facets of service to society. A four-step program, Compass provides experiences in Community Service, Civic Engagement, and Civic Leadership that chart the course to a life of Engaged Citizenship. Students are connected with service and engagement opportunities on-campus, in the area surrounding Geneva, outside the local region and even internationally. These experiences are meant to help students develop citizenship skills such

as leadership, self-awareness, and recognizing societal needs while making a material change that will help meet identified community needs.

Mission Statement: The Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning stands for learning through service that produces students who are civically engaged and graduates who are active, global citizens.

Vision Statement: A sustained, engaged relationship with the community through the Geneva Partnership that promotes positive community change and enhanced student learning.

CCESL CIVIC LEADER LEARNING GOALSWe seek to support and guide all our CCESL Civic Leaders throughout their time at HWS, so that they will be able to:

• support a constructive team climate for accomplishing service activities

• articulate the goals of the Compass program to their peers

• lead and support their peers’ civic engagement efforts in the Geneva and Finger Lakes communities

• identify and communicate some of the challenges/opportunities for the Geneva community

• draw upon collective service experiences to imagine creative solutions to community challenges

• develop the capacity to collaborate with community members to solve problems

• articulate insight into their own cultural rules and biases about power, privilege, and service

• appraise possible career options through the lens of their experience in the Compass program

Engaged Citizenship

CivicLeadership

CivicEngagement

Community Service

STRATEGIC PILLARSDevelop a four-tiered process to help students

evolve into engaged citizens.

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