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The Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement (OEECE)
Fall 2011Report
Making experiential learning and civic engagement a distinctive part of our academic culture.
Office Staff
Tina L. Kandakai, PhD, Director
Mollie Sturm, Graduate Assistant
Colleen Fitzgibbons, Graduate Assistant
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Experiential Learning Courses and assessments ................................................................. 3
KSU Faculty Consultation and Workshops ........................................................................ 3
OEECE Reports/Publications …………………………………………………………. 4
Commitment to Excellence in Civic Engagement Grants................................................... 4
Other Areas of Growth ........................................................................................................ 5
Experiential Learning Courses-Profiled on the OEECE Website ....................................... 5
OEECE Collaborative Relationships .................................................................................. 6
Campus Recognition ……………………………………………………………………6
APPENDIX 1: 2011-2012 Annual Value of Service Products ........................................... 7
APPENDIX 2: 2011-2012 Community Collaborations ...................................................... 8
APPENDIX 3: 2011-2012 OEECE Documents…………………………………………..9
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The Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement (OEECE)
Quarterly Report: 2011-2012
Through Kent State University faculty and community partnerships, the OEECE expose students to deliberate real-
world experiences that enhance and validate the inter-connectedness between academic studies, skill development,
and civic responsibility. OEECE assists faculty to develop, implement, and revise experiential learning courses.
Additionally, OEECE provides direct consultation to faculty, students, and staff, provides resources for course
development, conducts research on experiential learning efforts, promotes student and faculty leadership, and
promotes engaged scholarship.
Experiential Learning Courses – Profiled on the OEECE website Academic
Year Faculty Experiential
Learning
Courses*
Experiential
Learning
Sections
Students Hours Community
Agencies
2011-2012 53 37 1496 22440 198
2010-2011 47 55 182 2394 35115 58
2009-2010 26 36 _ 461 6915 29
*may not have been submitted for ELR approval
Alternative Courses
Academic
Year Faculty Students Hours Community
Agencies 2011 - 2012 Plus – 1 Credit 2 8 360 2
Alternative Spring
Break
- - - -
2010 - 2011 Plus – 1 Credit 5 32 1400 15
Alternative Spring
Break 4 11 440 4
Experiential Learning Assessments
Academic
Year
Assessment Completed
(n)
Status
2011-2012
Plus-1 Credit Pre-Survey 7 Ongoing
Experiential Learning End of Course Survey 141 Ongoing
2010-2011
Pay it Forward Student Course Survey 119 Closed
Pay it Forward Faculty Survey 4 Closed
Pay it Forward Community Partner Survey 9 Closed
Large Enrollment Section Faculty Survey 6 Closed
Total 286
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KSU Faculty Consultation and Workshops
Summer 2011
Faculty Consultations – 9
Teaching Scholars Retreat – 5 consultations
Ohio Campus Compact – Statewide Gathering – August 17-19, 2011 – 43 participants
College of Technology – August 25, 2011 - 8 participants
Kupita Sister Circle Orientation – August 22, 2011 – 200 (student) participants
New Faculty Institute – August 24, 2011 – 35 participants
Fall 2011
Faculty Consultations – 42 participants
University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – 28
University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – Experiential Learning subcommittee - 7
Survey Working Group, Subcommittee of the Curriculum Implementation Task Force -5
Volunteer Fair – September, 2011 – 60+ participants
Faculty Club Meeting – September, 2011 – 60+ participants
NSEE – Conference Roundtable Presentation - 12 participants
Oxfam- Social Issues Banquet – 100+ participants
Internship Coordinators Meeting – 13 participants
Community Collaborations Meeting – Trumbull Campus – 4 participants
President’s Symposium: Building a Blueprint to Graduation: Retention and Persistence -200+
participants
Collaborative Learning for Environmental Action Network – 13 participants
Course Presentations –201 participants (3 courses)
Community Partner site visits – 12
(Reached approximately 1017 individuals through face-to-face communication)
Spring 2012
Faculty Consultations – 5
University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – 28
University Requirements and Curriculum Committee – Experiential Learning subcommittee - 7
NSEE – Conference Roundtable Presentation -
Spring Experiential Learning Faculty Development Workshop Series -3
Course Presentations –29 participants ( 2 courses)
Campus - Partner site visits –
OEECE Reports/Publications
OEECE Annual Report
OEECE Quarterly Report
Ohio Campus Compact (OCC) Annual Membership Survey/Report
Ohio Campus Compact – Pay it Forward Campus Progress
The 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
WEAVE Report
The Higher Learning Commission: Action Project Directory
Midwest Campus Compact
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Follow-up to Surveys on Faculty Advising: Report from the Survey Working Group,
Subcommittee of the Curriculum Implementation Task Force
IRB Human Subjects Applications
Engaging Leadership Newsletter
Discover Experiential Learning Listserv Announcements
African-American Lifestyles- Community Collaborations (Monthly article)
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OEECE Documents
Getting Started with Experiential Learning
Criteria For Experiential Learning Course Designation
Criteria For Effective Experiential Education Tips on Student Reflection of Experiential Learning ELR Designation Course Proposal Scoring Rubric (URCC) Experiential Learning Section Proposal Forms (URCC) Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) Proposal Forms (URCC) Plus-1 Credit Pre-survey Experiential Learning End-of-Course Survey Experiential Learning Community Collaboration Fund – Donation Experiential Learning Campus-Based Partnership Form
Commitment to Excellence in Civic Engagement Grants
During the 2011-2012 academic year, OEECE has applied for funding to support experiential learning curriculum
development, program development and implementation, internships, and civic engagement activities.
Academic
Year
School/Dept Agency Project Name Amount
Requested
Amount
Received
2011-2012 OEECE KSU
Foundation
EELKS $34,000 Under
Review
OEECE Ohio
Campus
Compact
Pay if Forward
Funding Student
Philanthropy
$2,000 $2,000
2010-2011 OEECE KSU
Foundation
EELKS $26,400 Not Funded
OEECE Ohio
Campus
Compact
Pay it Forward
Funding Student
Philanthropy
$14,000 $9,000
OEECE The College
Board
Public Service
Outreach
Greenhouse
Program
$5,000 Not Funded
OEECE M3C FACE
Fellowship
$8,000 Not Funded
Other Areas of Growth
Experiential Learning e-Communications
Academic Year Discover
Experiential
Learning Listserv
Engaging Leadership
Newsletter
Subscribers (n)
2011-2012 158 50 208
2010-2011 72 30 102
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Experiential Learning Courses – Profiled on the OEECE website
Below are faculty self-identified experiential learning courses listed in the OEECE online database. Faculty were
asked to identify the category of experiential learning most reflective of their course. All courses were added to the
database for Fall 2011.
Fall 2011 Experiential Learning Courses (N=37)
ACCT 43092 Accounting Internship MIS 34180 Human Resource Management
BAD 60092 MBA Internship MIS 44048 Software Integration
BUS 20192 Internship in Business MIS 44095 Special Topics in MIS
BUS 40192 Internship in Business MIS 44192 Internship in Management
COMM 45865 Organization Communication
Training Development
MIS 44292 Internship in MIS
ENG 11011 College Writing I NURS 20020 Assessment and Communication
Nursing
ENG 21011 College Writing II NURS 30010 Parent and Newborn Nursing
ENG 30066 Writing in the Public Sphere NURS 30020 Health Care of Children
ENG 41096 Individual Investigation NURS 30030 Nursing of Adults
ENTR 37192 Practicum in Entrepreneurship NURS 30040 Nursing of Adults with Rehab
Needs &/or Gerontologic
Changes
FIN 46192 Internship in Finance NURS 40010 Nursing of Critically Ill
GEOL 23063 Earth Minerals I NURS 40020 Community Health Nursing
GEOL 31080 Structural Geology NURS 40045 Integrations of Leadership and
Management in Nursing
GEOL 34061 Invertebrate Paleontology NURS 40872 Introduction to Nursing Research
GEOL 42078 Engineering Geology RPTM 26060 Introduction to Global Tourism
JMC 33043 Video Field Production RPTM 36081 Adventure Education
JMC 68001 Public Relations Management SOC 22778 Social Problems
MIS 24065 Web Programming SP&A 64303 Disorders of Articulation and
Phonology
MIS 24163 Principles of Management
OEECE Collaborative Relationships (See Appendix 2 for a detailed listing)
Community Partners - 197
KSU Organization - 4
Nonprofit Internships - 62
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Campus Recognition
Academic
Year
Award Description Recipients
(n)
Status
2011-2012
The 2012 President’s Higher Education
Community Service Honor Roll Guidance
Under Review
The Higher Learning Commission: Action
Project Review
1 Excellent review
2010-2011
Pay It Forward Faculty Survey 2
Pay It Forward Student Survey 60
Departmental Service Recognition – FACE
Program
1
Mother, Mentors, Muses Honoree 1
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APPENDIX 1
Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement
Annual Value of Services/Products 2011-2012
According to the Independent Sector, the estimated dollar value of community service time for 2010 is $21.36 per
hour. Thus, the estimated economic impact of Kent State’s student engagement in experiential learning courses and
non-course based opportunities during the fall 2011-2012 academic year is $31,954.56.
Students Hours Estimated Value
of Service
Courses 1496 22440 $31,954.56
Plus – 1 Credit 8 360 $7,689.60
Alternative
Spring Break
- - -
Total 1504 $39,644.16
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APPENDIX 2
Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement
Community Collaborations 2011-2012
Community Partners (N = 198)
Access, Inc. Loaves & Fishes Free Community Meal
Achievement Centers for Children Louis Stokes Department Of Veterans Affairs Ravenna Outpatient Clinic
Akron Area Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America Love light, Inc
Akron Area Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous Lutheran Campus Ministries
Akron Canton Regional Food Bank Maplewood Career Center
Akron Children's Hospital: RESPECT Program Mature Services, Inc.
Akron Pregnancy Center MedWish International
Akron Urban League Medication Access Program
All Together Now Miller Community House
Altercare of Ravenna Mobile Meals, Inc.
Alternative Spring Break - QIC Nicholson Center
American Cancer Society (ACS) Ohio Division Northeast Region
Npower/Community Corps
American Cancer Society, Summit County Office of Global Education
American Heart Association Office of Health Promotion
American Kidney Fund Office of Quality Initiatives and Curriculum
American Lung Association of Ohio Northeast Ohio Region
OEECE - Pay It Forward Student Led-Philanthropy Initiative
American Red Cross OEECE - Future Advocates of Civic Engagement
Antioch Development Corporation Office of Diversity and Inclusion - 100 Commitments
Annual Fund - KSU Ohio Benefit Bank Counselor/Portage County Department of Jobs and Family Services
Appalachian Catholic Worker Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Arc of Summit and Portage Counties OneSight
Arden Courts of Bath Place of Peace
Arthritis Foundation Portage Animal Protective League
AseraCare Hospice Portage Area Transitional Housing
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. - Northern Ohio Chapter
Portage County Board of Commissioners
Aurora Parks and Recreation Department Portage County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities
Autism Society of Ohio Portage County Community Health Center
Battered Women's Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties
Portage County Department of Job & Family Services
Beaver Creek State Park Portage County Department of Job & Family Services: Child Abuse Emergency Reporting Service (CARES)
Big Brothers & Sisters of Portage County Portage County Department of Job and Family Services Child Support Enforcement Agency
Brimfield Community Cupboard Portage County Department of Job and Family Services Ohio Works First (OWF)
Brimfield Parks and Recreation Department Portage County Department of Job and Family Services Project LEAP (Learning, Earning, and Parenting)
Campus Kitchen Portage County Department of Job and Family Services: Ohio Works First
Campus Transition Portage County Department of Job and Family Services: Prevention, Retention and Contingency Program (PRC)
Catholic Charities of Portage County Portage County Department of Job and Family Services: Healthy Start, Healthy Families
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Catholic Worker Movement Community Portage County Health Department
Catholic Social Services: St. John the Baptist Church Portage County Adult Probation Department
Center of Hope Portage Industries, Inc.
Chagrin Falls Park Community Center Portage Learning Centers - Headstart
Child Guidance & Family Studies Portage County Literacy Coalition
City of Kent - Service Department Portage County Master Gardeners
City Mission Portage County Senior Center
Coleman Professional Services Portage County Regional Planning Commission
Columbus Program in InterGovernmental Issues Portage County TBI Clubhouse
Community Action Council of Portage County, Inc. Project HOPE
Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA)
Concerned Seniors of Kent Portage Workforce Connection
County Clothing Center/ Portage Familes.org Power Corps
Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care Pregnancy Center of Kent
Earth Sangha Project GRAD
Experiential Education and Civic Engagement (Office) Project Learn of Summit County
Empower Portage Bridges out of Poverty Project Team
Diversity Programs and Community Outreach Rape Crisis Center of Summit County
Faith in Action RCP Ministries, Inc.
Family & Community Services Reach One, Teach One
Firm Foundation Ministry, Inc Rebuild Together
Freedom House for Women, Inc Refugee Response
Gather Round Farm Robinson Memorial Hospital Health Education Center
The Gazelle Giggles Play Institute Robinson Memorial Hospital Patient Financial Services Department
Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio Robinson Memorial Hospital-Materials Management
Girl Scout Pathways Robinson Visiting Nurse and Hospice
Goodwill Industries - Streetsboro, Akron, Kent/Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls
Ronald McDonald House - Akron
GRADS (Graduation, Reality, Dual-Role Skills): Kent City Schools
Ronald McDonald House - Cleveland
GRADS (Graduation, Reality, Dual-Role Skills): Ravenna High School
Rootstown Sixty Plus Club
Greater East Ohio Alzheimer's Association Rotary Camp
Greater Western Reserve Council Boy Scouts of America RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program)
Greenleaf Family Center Safer Futures
Habitat for Humanity S.A.F.E
Hammer and Nails Salvation Army of Portage County
Happy Day School Salvation Army of Summit County
Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary School-Based Services
Harbor Light Hospice Senior Companion Program/Grandparent
Harvest Home Senior Nutrition Program
Hattie Larlham Foundation Senior Track/FCS
Haven of Rest Ministries- General Skeels-Mathews Community Center
Haven of Rest Ministries- Women's Division South Street Ministries
Haymaker Farmers' Market Springtime of Hope
Heartland Hospice St. Joseph's Child Care Center
Heather Knoll St. Patrick's Church
Hiram Farm-Living & Learning Community Stark County Hunger Task Force
HI-Y Leadership Center (Ohio-West Virginia YMCA Stewart's Caring Place
Homestead Tax Exemption And Tax reduction programs Stow-Glen Retirement Village
Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service Streetsboro Senior Center
Housing & Emergency Support Services (HESS) Summa Health Foundation
In House Hospice Summa's Palliative Care & Hospice
International Community Empowerment Project (ICIP) Summit MRDD
Junior Achievement The Junction
Just Like Us Enrichment Center The Village at St. Edward
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Kent Community Dinner Thomas-Anderson Development
Kent Health Care Center Town hall II
Kent Parks and Recreation Trumbull Art Gallery
KEM Karen E Mumford Cancer Foundation United Disability Services
Kent Retirees Association (Kra) United Way of Portage County
Kent Social Services Upward Bound, Kent State University
Kentway Apartments U.S. Peace Corps
King-Kennedy Community Center Violet's Cupboard
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation We Care Food Bank: Ravenna Church of Christ
Let's Grow Akron, Inc Woodlands At Robinson
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Women's Resource Center
Lifeline Young At Heart
KSU Student Organizations
Alpha Phi Omega Invisible Children KSU
Human Service Management Student Assoc. Kappa Phi