This fall the Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning (CCESL) recruited five students to serve as honorary executive board members of local community agen-cies in Geneva. Martha Beltz ’11 will serve on the Boys and Girls Club board; Amanda Hawley '11 will serve on the board for Ge-neva’s Athletic Booster Club; Suc-cess for Geneva's Children will have Ryan Kincaid '11 on its board; Molly DiStefano'10 will serve on the board of Family Counseling of the Finger Lakes; and the Chamber of Commerce welcomes Lauren Avery Samuelson '09 to its board. In the fall of 2008 students participated in an hour-long training session with Rob Gladden, the director of the Chamber of Commerce, to under-

stand board member responsibili-ties and expectations.

Among the primary goals of CCESL is to give students the opportunity to understand what happens behind the scenes in the operation of a non-profit organiza-tion. Being a part of an executive board is considered to be an ele-ment of engaged citizenship, since members of the board decide how to effectively provide services to certain populations.

Katie Flowers, Associate Director of CCESL, hopes students will understand the need for active engagement in their local commu-nities by dealing with different socioeconomic issues community members face. “The students will learn first hand from our won-

Annual Celebrate Service, Celebrate Geneva Day of Service Expands to 3 Days!

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE - LEARNING

HWS VOTES! The 2008 Presidential election resulted in an impressive display of civic en-gagement at HWS. Coordinated by Amanda Ward, WS’10 , HWS VOTES! is in its 4th year as a nonpartisan political club and will continue to stress voter registration and education. During New Student Orientation for the classes of

2012, as well as efforts leading up to the historic election in Novem-ber 2008, HWS Votes members successfully registered over 700 students to vote, a record number for the student organization. To help attract students they handed out bipartisan brochures on presidential candidates and HWS Votes buttons. Throughout the fall and spring semesters the club helped to sponsor several panel discussions at Irene’s Coffee House; Professor Iva Deutchman and Professor DeWayne Lucas were among the panelists. In the Spring, HWS VOTES began distributing a new publication “Potty Politics” and posting it on bathroom stall walls. Potty Politics highlights current political issues and suggestions on how best to become politically engaged. HWS Votes concluded the spring semester with a discussion with the campus Roteract chapter, the college equivalent of the Rotary Club, to bring an “Engaged Citizenship Speaker” to campus next fall.

DOS volunteers team up for the annual Beach Clean-up with support from the Finger Lakes Institute

Days of Service Co-chairs and William Smith Seniors Katie Taylor and Jillian Petrella collaboratively decided upon expanding the an-nual one service day to three days, and focused each day on a spe-cific topic: environmental outreach in September, kids and literacy in October, and community well-being as the November focus.

Over 500 HWS students participated in one of the three days. Stu-dents who volunteered for all three received a Days of Service Cer-tificate signed by President Mark Gearan.

Honorary Board Leadership Program CONTENTS Page 2: Literacy Programs Service-Learning Advisory Committee Page 3: Service-Learning Classes Habitat for Humanity Student Community Service Clubs & Groups Peace Corps: 8 to 20 in 3 Page 4: 4th Community Barn Sale Conclusion of Jumpstart Alternative Break Page 5 Engaged Scholarship Forum & Awards Page 6: Bonner Program First Book Geneva CCESL Highlights Thank you to Ave Bauder!

Associate Director Kathleen Flowers Assistant Director

Sarah Reiner Office Support Specialist

Sue Perry

Annual Report 2008-09

derful community partners what it means to be an ‘engaged citizen.’ The board members work tire-lessly to promote the mission and outreach efforts of their respective organizations and they are excited about the prospect of the positive energy HWS students will bring to their meetings and organizations.”

In the spring, Kelsey Lagana ‘10 was appointed to the Geneva Reads board and James McMahon ‘10 and Cordell Critchell ‘10 to the American Red Cross Board. In February the students partici-pated in a training with William Smith Dean Lisa Kaenzig to dis-cuss their experiences and expec-tations thus far in addition to learning in-depth information about board responsibilities.

Geneva Reads, a new community initiative focused on promoting literacy in Geneva, teamed up with CCESL on several fronts. The Bonner Leader for Literacy was instrumental in cataloguing and distributing over 500 “gently used” children’s books to five bookshelves placed strategically in children friendly environ-ments. With the correlation be-tween the number of books at home and reading success, this initiative is both popular and important. Additionally, the HWS annual Book Bash joined forces with the inaugural Geneva Reads Book Fest held at the Rec Center—over 600 volunteers, children, and families attended the “Wild About Books” themed event.

The Service-Learning Advisory Council, a faculty steering committee, was estab-lished to guide CCESL on service-learning outreach and planning ef-forts. With Council input, a panel of HWS contributors to Service-Learning and the Liberal Arts was organized and hosted in February. Nadinne Cruz, a na-tionally-known pioneer and expert in the service-learning field, came to campus in early March for a faculty workshop, class visits, and a meeting with community partners. A two-day faculty workshop took place on May 20th and 21st with ser-vice-learning leader Edward Zlotkowski. A survey was disseminated to garner fac-ulty perspectives on service-learning which will inform the Advisory Council's next steps. One of the Council's sub-committees is also diligently working on a review of the Public Service Minor de-scription and requirements.

Service-Learning Advisory Committee

America Reads joins forces with Geneva Reads!

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Tutors have some fun with cos-tumes and activities at the inau-gural Geneva Reads Book Fest!

Over $55,000.00 in Federal Work study funds were spent on America Reads and Amer-ica Counts tutoring and out-reach! 172 tutors were placed at 6 elementary schools, a local church after-school program and Geneva Middle School, 22% of the HWS students tutored for both consecutive semesters.

Overall 209 children were as-sisted in literacy, math and home-work help and received powerful one-on-one attention from a car-ing, trained college mentor. Sur-veys tallied at the end of each semester indicate that children increase their reading skills by an average of 3-4 levels.

TUTORS OF THE MONTH America Reads: Eric Moore – West Street Lindsay Hagan – Romulus Nicole Friedel—Trinity Rachel O'connor— St. Stephen’s Rachel MacElhenney – Main Street Samantha Tripoli—Lafayette Neala Havener – St. Stephen’s Ashley Snyder – North Street Madeline Caryl – Lafayette Nora Devine-Carter – Romulus Audrey Stout—West St. Justine Gabreski—Main St. America Counts: James McCue Victoria Anderson Paul Marshall

Nadinne Cruz (purple jacket) meets with Community Partners at a luncheon to welcome to her to Geneva!

The HWS chapter of Habitat for Hu-manity (HWS HFH) is working with Habitat for Humanity in Ontario County (HFHOC) to help sponsor and build a house in Geneva. On Friday March 27, 2009 the HWS Habitat group presented HFHOC with a $20,000 check, raised over the last five years through various events on

Sociology of Community CCESL directly or indirectly worked Economics of Caring with ten service-learning classes during Political Parties the year, placing over 180 students

Children with Disabilities at 20 community partners for

Social Policy and Community Activism approximately 450 hours of service.

Research in Developmental Psychology

Sociology of Business Management Students received an orientation and

Teaching Environmental Sustainability heard from community partners about

Statistics what was needed and expected of them. Immigrant Experience: Writing and Rhetoric Students reflect upon their service in Death and Dying classroom discussions, connecting theories to practice and service to learning.

The Big Brother Big Sister chapter is one of the largest in the county, with over 40 “bigs” paired with local “littles.”

Hugs Across America benefitted from the leadership of Stephanie Wells. Hundreds of bears were given to local children in crisis.

Geneva Heroes again teamed HWS students with local 8th graders in the Spring to develop leadership skills while doing service. Kielynne Banker ‘10 spearheaded the project this spring.

Community Service House 16 residents opted to live in the service-themed house located at 337 South Main Street, com-mitting to weekly service throughout the community.

campus. An additional $5000 has been pledged by the HWS HFH group to help fund the Geneva House. All houses built and sponsored by Habitat are energy star efficient. HFHOC has been given seven plots of land, located near the Boys and Girls Club of Geneva. The first house was completed in early winter, with the new residents moving in during the month of April. HWS HFH assisted with landscaping at this house soon after the ground thawed in the early spring. The HWS HFH group held several fundraisers this spring, including an on campus game “Assassins.”

Community Service Clubs and Groups

Service-Learning Classes

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HWS Habitat for Humanity Chapter Sponsors House

Assoc. Director Katie Flowers, future home owner Chris Matuszak, Mayor Stu Einstein and a Habitat representative participate in the ground breaking ceremony.

HWS HFH is also worked with CCESL Assistant Director Sarah Reiner to organize a service Pre-Orientation Adventure Program during which a group of new students volun-teered their time at the Habitat house before the official start of Orientation.

A Hobart student enrolled in a service-learning class plays pool with a Geneva Youth at the Boys and Girls Club

In 2006, Bob Murphy, director of the Salisbury Center for Career Services, set out to increase Hobart and William Smith graduates' participation in the Peace Corps from the eight who were volun-teering at the time to 20 volunteers - and to do so in a three-year span. Recently, Shannon Small, Peace Corps regional recruiter, wrote to Murphy to let him know "HWS has met its goal of eight to twenty in three!" Full Article Available on The Daily Update: 6/2/09

HWS, Peace Corps: 8 to 20 in 3

Alternative Breaks

impact on the Jumpstart Geneva Corps Members, Pre-school program partners, and Jumpstart children is far-reaching. Although we will miss her in CCESL, she starts graduate school at the University of Rochester in Septem-ber and we wish her well.

Jumpstart Geneva Concludes 7th Year @ HWS

Page 4 This year, the Colleges' Fourth Annual Community Barn Sale exceeded expectations with a current total of $4,783.40 raised.

The day-long event took place on Thursday, May 21, in the Barn on St. Clair Street, just after campus residences closed for the summer. While moving out, many students donated house-hold items, such as dishes and furniture that they either couldn't pack or no longer needed. The proceeds from the sale of the used items were donated to the Ontario County United Way and the items left over from the sale were donated to the Center for Concern, the Salvation Army, and local animal shelters.

Clothing and food were also collected at the event and donated to area clothes closets and food banks. In addition, HWS Sustainability Coordinator James Landi made sure that this event was environmentally friendly through careful screening of the donations which lead to the collection of broken recyclable electronics with salvageable parts. Many thanks are owed to Kelly Bushey '10 and Anna Hineline '11, CCESL Civic Leaders who helped to spearhead the event. Residential Education and Buildings and Grounds staff also lent many helping hands that made the success of this event possible.

$4,784.40 Raised in 4th Annual Community Barn Sale!

After seven successful years partner-ing with the Jumpstart program, Jumpstart has informed us that due to fiscal constraints sixteen out of sev-enty sites across the country will close. Sadly, all three sites in West-ern New York are among them, in-cluding Jumpstart Geneva. 158 Jumpstart Geneva Corps members have dedicated 45,400 hours of ser-vice to children at three community partners (Geneva Head Start, Geneva Agri-Business Child Development, and Lake Front Child Care), serving as caring and compassionate role models and directly impacting the social and emotional development of 168 children. Additionally, well

over 550 children and their families were indirectly affected through the Corps Members “Classroom Assis-tance Time.” Jumpstart Geneva Corps members have benefitted from AmeriCorps educational vouchers that were matched by HWS when applied for tuition, curricular engage-ment from Professor Charles Temple and Dean Cerri Banks, and from countless interactions with suppor-tive community members.

Our Site Manager, Christie Torru-ella, a Geneva native and Jumpstart Geneva Alumna, did an exceptional job coordinating the program during the 2008-2009 academic year and her

During the 2008-2009 year sent a total of 64 students on alternative break programs. The programs started off in October when a group of students traveled to Gettysburg, PA to assist with the mainte-nance and rehabilitation of civil war park lands.

In January a group of eight students worked on Gulf Coast recon-struction in New Orleans. In March, CCESL celebrated the ninth trip to the Gulf Coast region since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. During this trip, a total of 25 students participated, including stu-dents in Professor Cedric Johnson’s Politics of Disaster class.

For the first time HWS sponsored a group of nine students on an international trip to Nicaragua. Coordinated in conjunction with the non-profit agency Bridges to Community, the trip was inspired by the experience of Carl Raineri ’11 who as a high school student participated in Bridges programs. The students were accompanied

by Director of Intercultural Affairs Professor Alejandra Molina.

In March students also traveled to Norlina , North Carolina, to vol-unteer at the Miriam Boyd Elementary School, and to the Pocahon-tas State Park in Virginia; a small group of students remained on campus to volunteer at various locations throughout Geneva.

psychology course which has a sig-nificant service-learning component. As a board member for Geneva Head Start, she has been able to connect her community interests to student schol-arship opportunities.

Both Mary and Julie approach their work in the community as true col-laborators, in a spirit of engaged and respectful scholarship, learning with and from community partners. They are models for all HWS faculty mem-bers in how we can and should engage with our community and improve the welfare of all.

Community Partner of the Year: This award is presented annually to the person or agency that has consistently contributed to the civic devel-opment and leadership of Hobart and William Smith Col-leges students. This award recognizes the inherent value of community collaborations and acknowledges with gratitude the time, energy and interest invested in the student service experience. Nominators may be students, faculty, or staff.

President Gearan presented the inaugural award to the ARC College Experience The Ontario ARC College Ex-

perience provides college-based experiences and vocational supports for young adults with developmental disabilities. As described on their website, “Individuals participating in the College Experience are be-tween the ages 18 and 26. They are actively involved in campus life at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, or Hobart and William Smith Col-leges in Geneva. Students util-ize all aspects of the College Experience, from athletic facili-ties to cafeterias to auditing college classes. The college campus provides a learning environment that promotes a person's independence and

community involvement. The program is designed to explore employment interests or other opportunities through internships at local businesses in the commu-nity. In addition, the program concentrates on improving social and communication skills and expanding and enhancing life skills such as money manage-ment, community independence and self-advocacy.” Through many HWS/ARC collaborations, including service-learning classes and internships, the individuals and staff have been extremely welcoming, highly supportive of the collaboration, and willing to work with our students and fac-ulty in many different ways.

Professor Mary Kelly from the Education Department offers courses that are exemplars of engaged learning, as she inte-grates service-learning in highly effective ways, attentive to developing awareness and expertise in the HWS students, and fosters working relation-ships between college and high school students. Professor Julie Kingery from the Psychology Department has been a model of engaged scholarship through her developmental

Campus Compact defines a civi-cally engaged faculty member as one who has demonstrated “exemplary engaged scholarship, including leadership in advancing students’ civic learning, conduct-ing community-based research, fostering reciprocal community partnerships, building institutional commitments to service-learning and civic engagement, and other means of enhancing higher educa-tion’s contributions to the public good.” Two faculty members were selected for the honor of “HWS Civically Engaged Faculty Award.”

New Awards Presented at May Engaged Scholarship Page 5

Compass Award for Outstanding Engaged Student Scholarship: This award is presented annually to a Hobart or William Smith student who has excelled in either a community-based research project or a service-learning course. The student’s work must be academically rigorous and have a meaningful community impact. Katherine “Casey” Marshall, a top Psy-chology major, was selected for the inaugural award. Her nominators note that she is passionately committed to assisting children who are at-risk and has served in leadership roles including Jumpstart Geneva Team Leader and Neighbor’s Night volunteer. Her work with the Geneva Reads partnership was especially highlighted in her selection

for this award. With support from Julie Kingery in the Psychology Department and Jane Gerling, Director of Geneva Head Start, Casey surveyed 115 families to establish a baseline literacy level of incoming kindergarten students, also ex-amining students’ socio-economic back-grounds and the amount of reading cur-rently occurring at home. Her work has far reaching implications for the ongoing outreach of Geneva Reads and “she is a model for us all in how we can do impor-tant, academically rigorous research and have a positive impact on our communi-ties. Casey’s work makes clear that we do not have to choose, but rather that we can excel at both,” in the words of one of her nominators.

Professor Julie Kingery, Engaged Scholar Casey Marshall, and Mayor Stu Einstein

President Gearan presents Geneva ARC with the Community Partner of the Year Award

Professor Mary Kelly (far left) is congratulated by three students for receiving the Civically En-gaged Faculty Member Award

2008-2009 Highlights

• 66 HWS seniors received the

“Civic Leadership Award” at Commencement.

• Over 500 were in attendance at the inaugural Geneva Reads Book Fest @ Geneva’s Rec. Center. 12 of the 24 tables were sponsored by CCESL’s students.

• The annual “Celebrate Service-Celebrate Geneva Day of Service” expanded to 3 days with over 500 volunteers!

• Inaugural “Engaged Scholarship Forums” highlight student, faculty, community partner collaborations.

• Honorary Board Leadership Program trained 8 students to join local non-profit boards.

• 14 editions of “The Compass Times,” our service e-newsletter, was distributed to all students.

• Bonner Leader for Political Engagement registered 738 new voters for the 2008 election.

• 10 Service-Learning classes af-forded the opportunity for 180 students to serve over 450 hours.

Gantcher Public Service Suite Trinity Hall Hobart & William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY 14456

Phone: 315-781-3825 Fax: 315-781-3515 E-mail: serve@HWS.edu Website: http://www.hws.edu/academics/service/index.aspx

T H E C E N T E R F O R C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T A N D S E R V I C E - L E A R N I N G

Student Bonner Title

Michael Austerlitz Junior Intern Franchessca Branlund Service-Learning Caleb Campbell What Do You Stand For? Nate Campbell Disaster Response Cliff Gardner HS Outreach Anna Hineline CCESL Outreach Kelsey Lagana Literacy Jacqui Sands Senior Intern Rayza Santiago Environmental Outreach Samantha Tripoli Boys and Girls Club Amanda Ward Political Activism Steph Wells Big Brothers, Big Sisters

First Book Geneva’s Annual Speed Read Fundraiser @ Irene’s Coffee House brings in $250 to purchase books for local children! Speed Readers: Community Lunch Program Coordinator, Jan Kenny, Honorary Degree re-cipient Marge Shanahan, WS Dean Lisa Kaenzig, WS Athletic Director Deb Steward, MAT student and Speed Read winner Amanda Stern, First Book Geneva Student Chair Katie Taylor, WS’09, Mayor Stu Einstein, Professor Jodi Dean, Hobart Dean Eugen Baer. Visit www.firstbook.org/geneva for more information.

Thank you to our “varsity team” of CCESL Leaders, aka the 2008-2009 Bonner Leaders!

The Bonner Leaders participated in student training in January, and contributed to the success of many CCESL activities throughout the year.

Bonner Leader Program

A special thanks to former CCESL Director W. Averell Bauder for his leadership and vision for the office over the past 9.5 Years! We will miss you and wish you well as you embark on your next adventure!