SERVICE VIA LEARNING

ESSENTIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

“Quinnipiac University graduates are able to consciously and decisively demonstrate a number of key outcomes essential to the life and practice of a responsible, educated citizen. Graduates acquire these outcomes through a purposeful integration of the University Curriculum, requirements within one's major, and experiences beyond the classroom.”

Interpersonal Outcomes

Written Communication:An ability to think critically, clearly, and creatively in written expression in areas of interest and expertise.

Oral Communication:An ability to think critically, clearly, and creatively in oral expression in areas of interest and expertise.

Responsible Citizenship:An ability to recognize, analyze, and influence decisions and actions at the local, national and global community level, and to engage in the community as responsible citizens.

Interpersonal Outcomes

Diversity Awareness and Sensitivity:An understanding of and respect for the similarities and differences among human communities. This includes a recognition and appreciation for the unique talents and contributions of all individuals.

Social Intelligence:An ability to work effectively with others, to understand and manage interactions, and to act ethically, constructively, and responsibly to achieve individual and common goals.

Intellectual Outcomes

Critical Thinking and Reasoning:An ability to recognize problems, and to acquire, assess and synthesize information in order to derive creative and appropriate solutions.

Scientific Reasoning:An ability to understand and apply scientific knowledge in order to pose and evaluate arguments based on evidence and to make decisions and express positions that are scientifically and technologically informed. A scientifically literate person is able to evaluate the quality of scientific information on the basis of its source and the methods used to generate it.

Intellectual Outcomes

Quantitative Reasoning:An ability to represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically, and verbally, and to mathematical models such as graphs, tables, and schematics in order to draw inferences. Also, an ability to use arithmetical, algebraic, geometric, and statistical methods to solve problems.

Information Fluency:An ability to find and critically evaluate information from various media, to analyze it, and communicate outcomes in the process of solving problems in a changing and complex world. Also, an ability to use information and computer literacy skills to manage projects and conduct rigorous inquiry.

Intellectual Outcomes

Creative Thinking:The capacity to combine or synthesize existing ideas, or expertise in original ways and the experience of thinking, reacting, and working in an imaginative way characterized by a high degree of innovation, divergent thinking, and risk-taking

Visual Literacy:The ability to interpret visual messages and/or create such messages in ways that advance thinking, decision-making, and communications. Visual Artifacts include, but are not limited to: electronic media, art, charts and graphs, diagrams, maps, metaphors, data, concepts, information, strategy's, and compounds.

ANIMAL THERAPYStudents visited the Orchard House Adult Day Center and High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center, to explore how animals are involved in OT and Service Learning.

Students With Service Animals

BACKPACK SAFETYOT students taught backpack safety to over 350 students at elementary schools in Hamden, West Haven, Wallingford, New Haven, and Bridgeport.

Back-Pack Safety Day!

Back-Pack Safety Day!

THE PCP FOOT CLINICStudents utilized their clinical skills, while providing podiatric care to undeserved homeless population in New Haven. It allowed for students and professionals to utilize their skills in achieving a common goal.

Students at the Men’s Shelter

Students at the Men’s Shelter

CAPITAL HILL DAYAllows for OT students around the country to gather in Washington D.C. and advocate to representatives on the importance of OT professionals in various settings.

Students at Hill Day!

J-TERM (HSC203)In this inter-professional community based service seminar, students work with three and four year old children to focus on healthy eating habits.

HSC 203 Healthy Eating Seminar

HSC 203 Healthy Eating Seminar

(JDRF) DIABETES WALK70 members from the School of Nursing raised over $1,700 for the 2013 Junior Diabetes Research Foundation’s “Walk for the Cure”. The QSNA was joined by other student organizations at the 3 mile walk originating at the north haven campus.

JDRF’s “Walk For The Cure”

ALPHA DELTA PI The Sisters of ADPi are highly involved with West Wood Elementary in Hamden. The sisters helped out at the “Harvest Hooplah” event, playing with kids dressed up in their costumes. The sisters also assist with the Ronald McDonald House along with QU’s “The Big Event”.

ADPi at the “Harvest Hooplah”

ADPi at the Ronald McDonald House

ADPi at “The Big Event”

ASI BUSINESS TRIPUndergraduate Business students traveled to Leon, Nicaragua to meet with local small business owners. Students shared expertise in the economic theory of micro-lending and offered small loans to facilitate personal business goals of locals.

QU Business Students in Nicaragua

QU Students Micro-Lending

O.P.T.I.O.N. NICARAGUAO.P.T.I.O.N. Nicaragua group traveled to Leon, Nicaragua in interprofessional groups from the OT and PT departments along with the Albert Schweitzer institute to work with families with limited access to health care. Students evaluated patients, created health plans, and makeshift health equipment.

O.P.T.I.O.N. Nicaragua 2014

O.P.T.I.O.N. Nicaragua 2014

O.P.T.I.O.N. Nicaragua 2014

GUATEMALASix Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy students from Quinnipiac, formed interprofessional teams to work with individuals with disabilities who didn’t have access to proper care.

QU OT/PT Students in Guatemala

PHI SIGMA SIGMA The sisters of Phi Sig annually host “Katie’s Game” in honor of a sister who passed away from leukemia in 2005. The Charities proceeds go to Camp Sunshine, a camp for children with terminal illness.

Phi Sigma Sigma “Katie’s Game”

PINK HAIR EXTENSIONSQU’s Center for Interprofessional Healthcare Education sold pink hair extensions on the North Haven campus for $10 each for the American Cancer Society. The event raised $750 dollars in four hours.

Pink Hair Extensions

YALE YOUTH DAYOT Students worked with “Safe Kids Greater New Haven” to share information with kids about preventing unintentional injuries at Yale’s Youth Day.

OT Students at Yale Youth Day

ALZHEIMER'S WALKQU Students from various majors and grades got together to raise funds and awareness about Alzheimer’s, and participate in a 1.5 mile walk on the path at Lighthouse Point in New Haven.

Walk To End Alzheimer’s

QU301 SOUTH AFRICAStudents from Professor Gallay’s QU301 Class traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to preform service with the Tippy Toes foundation. Also, the students experienced the society and culture taught in their classes at QU.

QU301 South Africa

QU301 South Africa

SEW TO GROWQuinnipiac Occupational Therapy Students participated in “Sew to Grow” to teach the therapeutic qualities sewing has to the local residents.

QU OT “Sew To Grow”

CT STATE PARK SERVICEQU Students helped preserve state parks by completing service trips, where they removed trash, removed invasive brush species, and helped maintain hiking trails.

CT State Park Service Trips

DOMINICAN SERVICE TRIPTwenty QU students spent nine days of winter break serving the local community near La Romana, Dominican Republic. The students presented a local family with a new house, that they built during their stay there.

Dominican Service Trip

KIDS ON THE BLOCKKids On The Block is an international puppet program for kids year 3 through 6th grade. Through story-telling the show teaches kids ability awareness, tolerance, and acceptance of children by children.

Kids On The Block and QU

DARCY SCHOOLQuinnipiac Occupational Therapy students assisted at the Cheshire Public School: Darcy Birth to Three program. The students provided information on developmental milestones while also offering support and education for caregivers and parents.

QU-OT at the Darcy Program

CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERStudents of the “Establishing Clinical Pathways for Functional Mobility and Ambulation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit” assisted the staff at CT’s Children's Medical Center in streamlining patient Management

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

HEALTH FAIRStudents in Professor Becky Purcell's Service Learning Nutrition class visit Elementary Schools in Hamden. QU students are educating 2nd graders on the importance of following the healthy eating guide, MyPlate. 

Health Fair

PHILIPPINES FUNDRAISERPhilippines Fundraiser: In response to the devastation that happened in the Philippines, a $5 All-You-Can-Eat Filipino Dinner was arranged in order to raise money for Super Typhoon Haiyan Relief. The event raised over $1500 for the Philippine Red Cross and the World Food Programme.

Philippines Fundraiser

RESTORE TRIPReStore Trip: The ladies of Dana East 2nd Floor volunteered at the newly opened Habitat ReStore in Wallingford, CT. The ReStore sells gently used furniture, appliances, lighting, cabinets, vanities, and other household-related items. The proceeds are used to build Habitat homes in the Greater New Haven area.

ReStore Trip

Nicaragua

Quinnipiac student Sydney Reichin walking in La Ceiba, Nicaragua with her translators conducting research in the local village.

Nicaragua

View of rural Nicaragua outside of the city capital, Managua. 

Nicaragua

View of León, Nicaragua on the rooftop of Cathedral of León.

Nicaragua

Occupational and physical therapy students along with several faculty members travel to Guatemala every year to work hands on with children and adults in need of physical rehabilitation. 

Nicaragua

Strong connections are made between the students and the many Nicaraguan natives that they have the pleasure of working with. These friendships as well as the impacts they have, extend far beyond the length of the trip. 

Nicaragua

Students get a genuine feel for the magnificent culture when they stay with host families while in Hoya de Los Flores, Guatemala. 

Nicaragua

These physical therapy students help teach a man who has difficulty walking, to use a rolling walker in order to be a more mobile in function at a higher level.

Guatemala Alternative Spring Break trip

The Guatemala Alternative Spring Break Trip Delegation worked to construct a basketball court in the community of Provenir. The ultimate aspiration is to provide children with a productive outlet in which they can channel their efforts away from negative alternatives.

Battle Creek, MI- Habitat for Humanity

Over Spring Break eleven students and one staff member traveled to Battle Creek MI to work with Habitat for Humanity where they worked in the ReStore, salvaged materials, painted the new offices, installed a wheel chair ramp and insulated the basement of home.

Faculty Scholars & Student Service Learning Celebration