A Year in Review: 2012A Year in Review: 2012--20132013

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Dr. Clark Maddux

Director of Service-Learning

Todd Mortensen

Associate Director of Community Partnerships

Kate Johnson

Associate Director of Community Service

Selena Hilemon

Assistant Director of Community Service

Jenny Koehn

Associate Director of Student Programs

Dave Robertson

Director of Student Programs

May 2013May 2013 A Year in ReviewA Year in Review

Table of ContentsTable of Contents A Year of Newness…………………………….page 2

New Space………………………………………..page 4

New Logo………………………………………...page 5

Fall Events………………………………………..page 6

Dance Marathon……………………………...page 7

Spring Events……………………………………page 8

Student Leaders………………………………..page 9

ASE…………………………………………………..page10

Leigh Lane Scholarship……………………..page 12

Serve.Snap.Share……………………………..page 14

Board Fellows…………………………………..page 16

New Community Partners…..…………...page 17

Service-Learning……………………………….page 18

Graduations……………………………………..page 20

Farewells………………………………………….page 21

ACT Legacy……………………………………….page 22

“New Logo, New Location, Same Love of Service”

Welcome to Clark Maddux

This year we welcome a new director

of Service-Learning, Dr. Clark

Maddux! Clark taught English at

Austin Peay State University before

traveling to Appalachian State. His

passion and kindness have already

inspired many students this academic

year. We are excited he joined our

team and family this year!

It has been an exciting year of change and success in ACT. We are

excited to share this first magazine with all of you and celebrate a

great year!

“The new space promotes a community environment

where students are able to come in and engage in

discussions.” Melissa Lee, impACT Team member

“The meeting spaces and new resources are a lot more

convenient and has made us more efficient. .. And it’s

pretty.” Megan Wright, impACT Team member

“I love it! Wonderful and visible meeting space for

students to gather and plan amazing things.”

Kate Johnson, ACT Associate Director

“So much space!!!” Taylor Bryan, Service Advisor

ACT was excited to move into our new space in the new addition of the

Plemmons Student Union on the first floor in January 2013. This

58,000-square-foot addition was designed to meet Leadership in Energy

and Environmental Design (LEED)® Gold certification.

Rachel Haferman, a Communications and Public Relations Senior and three year

impACT team member, took the initiative in her final year to redesign the ACT logo.

This logo debuted on the 2013 ASE t-shirts which Rachel also designed.

ACT has received numerous compliments about this new logo from

community and university partners.

A big thank you to Rachel for all of her hard work!

ACT has changed two new names this year:

Service Advisors: ACT Peer Counselors transitioned to a new name when ACT

transitioned to a new space. Students felt that they did less counseling and more advising

in their role as paid student workers.

Alternative Service Experience: formerly known as Alternative Spring Break,

is growing, changing and deepening its roots. The program now hosts trips during fall,

winter and May breaks in addition to the traditional spring break trips. The new name

also speaks more directly to the program's goal to encourage students to bypass

opportunities for routine vacations, and instead engage in experiential learning and

alternative experiences in communities other than their own.

1,000 Pint Homecoming Blood Drive The 6th Annual Blood Drive was yet again another record-breaking event for Appalachian. Held on Wednesday, September 26th in the Holmes Convocation Center, 1, 313 pints of blood were collected to save lives. This set a new state record and solidified Appalachian’s place in the top ten blood drives in the country. Appalachian has held its place as the largest University “single day, single site” drives for the past two years.

During Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week ACT paired with SGA, ASU Ambassadors, Appalachian Student Dietetics Association, APPS, Eggers Hall, The Black Student Association (BSA), The Student Association for Social Work, and ASU Habitat for Humanity.

A total of 11 events were held that helped spread awareness and raised more than 6,600 lbs of canned food as well as $400 that was given to the Hunger and Health Coalition and the Hospitality House of Boone.

The Gobbler 5K raises money for the

Leigh Lane Edwards Scholarship for

International Service-Learning. In 2012,

the race grew substantially to over 260

runners and raised a whopping 2012!

Run the Gobbler, Eat the Cobbler!

The BIG Sale and DTiA An unbelievable $21,950.62 was raised at this year’s BIG Sale! The proceeds benefited energy efficient grants to the Children’s Playhouse and the Hospitality House. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and community members turned out for this year’s BIG Sale at Legends to buy gently used items at rock bottom prices. An estimated 72 tons of material from our landfills were saved because of Don’t Throw it Away collections last spring!

The Gobbler 5K

Hunger and Homelessness

Awareness Week

Dance Marathon recruits students who dance 15 hours to raise money for two local non-profits that provide essential services to kids in Western North Carolina. As one of the largest student-run fundraising events on Appalachian’s campus, DM has raised over $100,000 for Western Youth Network (WYN) and Parent-to-Parent Family Support Network (P2P) in the last 10 years. WYN specializes in working with at-risk youth to provide after school, summer, mentoring and prevention services. P2P provides support and information to families of children with disabilities, behavioral or emotional challenges, chronic health conditions, and comfort to families grieving the death of a child.

Parents and agency directors are so grateful for the students and their hard work because without Dance Marathon WYN and P2P would struggle to meet basic operating costs. This year DM raised $26,530 for the kids—making it another epic ACT event. As one of the parents at this year’s event explained, the “future of our world is in GREAT hands with this group of soon to be adults in control of our world.”

This year’s MLK

CHALLENGE had

237 students, faculty &

staff participate in a full

day of service at over 18

Community Partners in

the High Country. Logs

were split, meals were

served, new people were

met, over $900 raised for

the Community Care

Clinic and over 1,400

hours of service was

completed in honor of the

legacy of Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr.

ACT Out, a club dedicated to

planning small service events, had a

successful year. Over 15 events

were planned and held including

rent-a-puppy benefiting the

Humane Society, Farm Day of

Service, Men of Service, KAMPN

work day, Blue Ridge Clean –up day,

and many others.

Heather Newman, Shady Kimzey, Rebecca Burwell, Laura Brown

Ava Whitehead, Megan Wright, Karson Collins, AJ Anglim

Dillon Lackey, Rachel Haferman, Genny Parshley, Melissa Lee

Jake Thomas, Ashley Murphy, Natasha Greendyk, Tara Powell,

Libba Moore, Zach Yllanes, Lauren Berryhill, Taylor Bryan

From the words of student leaders:

"One of the main things that I learned on the program was how it is so hard to break

out of the view you have from privilege. Privilege is something I experience because I

am a heterosexual, Christian, college student and am white, middle class, with no

learning or developmental disabilities... Unless you interact directly with the people

you are attempting to serve, listen to their stories and perspectives, and don't try to

impose your own ideas of what's best, you will never be a part of any solution."

"This experience reaffirmed that I was in the right major...The connections I made

with the youth encouraged me to keep pursuing my interest in psychology and

therapeutic programs. I know now that I have the ability to help these children on

the path to success."

"It's so important for us, as Westerners, to understand that what we carry, or the

way that we live, is not the ‘best’ way of doing things. I loved watching a group of

people realize that pity was not the proper emotion for the people we interacted

with....I will never again approach a group of people with the idea that I have

something to ‘offer’ them. I will instead always approach them with the idea that we

are all in the struggle together and we should offer and receive as appropriate and

helpful for everyone involved."

34 programs over Fall,

Winter, Spring, and the

first ever May Break

and Thanksgiving break

Approximately 394 people participated, including 34 ASU

faculty and staff

Students expanded the walls of their classrooms and served and learned from

communities around the globe including 25 domestic and 9 international locations

We are very excited to host for the first time ever an

Alternative Service Experience during the May break! This

program expands our traditional model to a 2 week, 2 credit

hour experience and we are pleased that we have partnered

with an organization in Chiang Mai, Thailand where our

students will be working with women's empowerment

organizations and learning about the many issues that women

face there.

May Break

Taylor Bryan

ASE Belize

Hannah Magill

ASE Nicaragua

Brittany Mandel

ASE Nicaragua

“I have always dreamed of traveling and pursuing long-term opportunities

abroad. Receiving this scholarship has helped me face the first hurdle of gain-

ing confidence in myself and facing the fears that come with traveling. Had I

not received the scholarship, I am uncertain that I would have taken the risk to

spend my spring break abroad. I can honestly say that I believe this trip has

changed the course of my future.”

- Laura Brown

This scholarship fund was named in memory of an incredible Appalachian student, Leigh Lane Edwards who touched the hearts of everyone she met and truly lived the life of what it means to be a servant-leader. Leigh Lane

passed away in December 2005, in the middle of her junior year of college. Just before her death, Leigh Lane signed up to participate in one of ACT's

international service-learning courses. Leigh Lane was not able to participate in this experience, but we know that she would have wanted future Appalachian students to have this opportunity to engage in active,

responsible, global citizenship. The first scholarships were awarded this year to six students traveling with iASE for spring break.

Rachel Haferman

ASE Costa Rica

Laura Brown

ASE Peru

Sarah Willis

ASE Belize

“Receiving this scholarship allowed me to go on an international service-learning

experience that I would never have be able to afford on my own, and ultimately

helped me determine that I want service to be more than a hobby, but a lifestyle.

I hope to apply service work, whether it is advocacy, community enrichment/

outreach, education and hands on work or fundraising. It is so important to me

that every aspect of my life betters the lives of others, and in

return betters myself.”

- Rachel Haferman

Places of Service - Jacob Nall (iASE-Guatemala)

People of Service - JB Hallan (ICDCI Internship - India)

ACT’s service-based photo contest

Off the Wall - Brandon LaBerteaux (iASE-Belize)

Service in Action - Kate Johnson (iASE-Belize)

The Board Fellows Program matches undergraduate students with a

local non- profit advisory board. This experience will provide students

the opportunity to be exposed to community leadership, non-profit

management and governance and gain valuable skills and experience

as future community leaders .

Students say…

"I came with questions and time to give. I was rewarded with answers and experience in the world of non-profit organizations."

-Dylan Rollins

“Getting involved has never felt so rewarding.”

-Dan Rafael

“It has been highly encouraging to be a member of a group where each individual is both business and socially minded. I have learned not only how to be a better Public Relations major, but also a better community member in society.”

-Shady Kimzey

Community Partners say…

“Our Board Fellow brings us so much energy, and he has brought fresh ideas to our group. I have been so impressed with his professionalism!” -Jennifer Grubb, Western Youth Network

“Having a Board Fellow has infused en-ergy and passion to our board that results in new ideas and partnerships. Trading profit margins for people is one of the best decisions I have ever made.” -Todd Carter, Hospitality House

Welcome New Community Partners:Welcome New Community Partners: Girl Scouts– Carolina Peaks to Peidmont

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage,

confidence, and character, who make the

world a better place.

KAMPN

KAMPN's (Kids with Autism Making Progress in Nature)

mission is to provide an option rarely available for

families having children with autism to experience

activities in nature at Camp Cogger.

ABLE RECREATION

ABLE RECREATION stands for Adaptive Baseball League for

Everyone. ABLE is an organization that has developed an

adaptive baseball league for children with special needs in

the High Country area.

FARM Café

We provide high quality and delicious meals produced

from local sources, served in a restaurant where

everybody eats, regardless of means.

For many more, visit: For many more, visit:

Volunteer.appstate.eduVolunteer.appstate.edu

Recent Fall 2012 Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Graduates:

Cecelia Conway, English

Laura DeSisto, College of Education

Mark Freed, Appalachian Studies

Terence Milstead, Geography and Planning

Robin Moeller, Library Science

Lisa Poling, Curriculum and Instruction

Xiaofei Tu, Philosophy and Religion

Susan Weinberg, English

Welcome the Fall 2013 Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Cohort:

Lillian Nave Goudas, Art Studies

Mark Bradbury, Government and Justice Studies

Rachel Wilson, Curriculum and Instruction

Mike Potter, College of Arts and Sciences

Anne-Marie Gloster, Nutrition and Healthcare Management

Brad Nash, Sociology

Fall 2012-Spring 2013---we have had over 144 attendees participate in the ACT Faculty

Workshop series.

During Spring 2013, we partnered with OIED and the Hubbard Center for Faculty

Excellence and developed a workshop series on International Service-Learning. This

collaboration aligned with our QEO and met with great success. We look forward to

partnering again to bring specific themes to campus learning.

In addition, we have had the honor and privilege of hosting two highly distinguished

service-learning scholars, Dr. Bob Bringle and Dr. Patti Clayton, who have shared their

knowledge and insight in the growing field of service and civic engagement.

ASU Service-Learning Courses:

Fall: 37 courses, reaching 808 students

Spring: 33 courses, 686 students

Total: 70 courses, 1494 students

International Service-based Internships:

Summer 2012: Two student, both in India

Spring 2013: Two Students: One student in India, One student in

South Africa

Graduating Farewells Graduating Farewells

This May, we have four graduate assistants and five

undergraduate students graduating. We wish them luck and

know they will make a difference wherever they end up!

Amy Holway Brittany McGarry Crystal Ford Jess Blanford

Ava Whitehead, Rachel Haferman, Dillon Lackey, AJ Anglim

impACT Team Members

Taylor Bryan

Service Advisor

Graduating Farewells Graduating Farewells Toby Grady has worked with ASB/ASE programs for the

last eleven years. As a campus minister, he has

volunteered his time as a Learning Partner on the

Wilderness Works program to Atlanta, GA, worked with

the leadership team, been emcee for many lotteries, and

cooked the retreat chili. We wish Toby and his family the

best of luck in their move and new adventures in

Georgia, where he hopes to host App and other

University Alternative Break programs.

Selena Hilemon, Assistant Director of Community Service, will be leaving

Appalachian this year after two years with ACT and incredible growth in the

ASE program. Chris Wrzesien said it best in the farewell song he wrote for

Selena:

I cannot believe this world is changing I do not believe it stays the same I see all the people rearranging

Wherever they go they find their home again I only love to talk because you can listen

I will always walk when you give me a shove

I can only see my sisters and brothers in you

Now you're moving on and I guess I'm moving too

Moving on ain't hard to do There's only one way you can move With an open heart

Peace of mind Step by step Leave your cares behind Moving on ain't hard to do If you're moving on I'm moving too

We stand on the shoulders of the giants that came before us.

ACT Legacy

Rachel Haferman: new ACT logo

Emily Brown: The Gobbler 5K Sam Williams: Men of Service Day

AJ Anglim: Deepening leadership on impACT

Patrick Holder: Reviving Dance Marathon

Dillon Lackey: Donation jars at The BIG Sale

Selena Hilemon: Deepening & expanding ASE

Ava Whitehead: Serve.Snap.Share. Art Crawl Gallery Reception

Taylor Bryan: Social Justice Coffee Hour

Natalie Knight: Don’t Throw it Away

Katie Thompson: First International ASE

Lauren Bomba: 1st DM student chair

Robin Smith: idea for Community Partner tour

Thank you to everyone

who made this year of

change so incredible.

ACT is forever thankful for

the students, staff, faculty,

and community partners

who help us make such

amazing things happen!