STUDENT-CENTERED
CIVIC HEALTH TECH 3.0
SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIPS
ACADEMIC ACTIVISM
KENTUCKY
ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 8-9, 2012 | Western Kentucky University
A NEW ERA OF ENGAGEMENT
STUDENT-CENTERED
CIVIC HEALTH TECH 3.0
SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIPS
ACADEMIC ACTIVISM
WKU President
Gary Ransdell
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Seventh Annual Kentucky Engagement Conference
A NEW ERA OF ENGAGEMENT
Conference Schedule
Thursday, November 8th
11:00am
Opening program and plenary
Welcome
WKU Forensics Team
Opening remarks
Lunch
Introduction of plenary speaker
Presentation
Overview of today’s sessions
1:10pm
Breakout sessions
2:20pm
Poster sessions (dessert reception)
3:30pm
Breakout sessions
4:30pm
Open
6:30pm
A Taste of Engagement
440 Main
Verdi
Mariah’s
On the Bone
Thai Thai
The Bistro
Room 208A-F
Leah Ashwill, WKU ALIVE Center
Alexis Elliott, WKU Junior
Dr. Gary Ransdell, WKU President
Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Secretary of State
Dr. Martha Kanter, U.S. Under Secretary of Education
Courte Voorhees, WKU ICSR
Room 130
Downtown Bowling Green
See page 17
Friday, November 9th
8:00am
Morning Plenary
Room 163ABC
Breakfast
Morning remarks
Introduction of plenary speaker
Presentation
Overview of today’s sessions
Dr. Paul Markham, WKU ICSR and Honors College
Cierra Waller, WKU ICSR
Erica Williams, Citizen Engagement Laboratory
Nadia De Leon, WKU ALIVE Center
9:40am
Breakout sessions
10:50am
Breakout sessions
12:00pm
Closing plenary
Roundtable discussions
Lunch
Remarks from the Provost
Introduction of speaker
Room 163ABC
Danielle Adams, WKU ALIVE Center
Dr. Gordon Emslie, WKU Provost & VP of Academic Affairs
Alanna Baugher, WKU ALIVE Center
“Taking It Home: Advancing Student Leadership in the Next Generation of Engagement”
Dr. Nicholas Longo, Providence College
Conclusion
Terry Shoemaker, WKU ICSR
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Kentucky Engagement Conference Tracks
Civic Health: The Institute for Citizenship & Social Responsibility at WKU recently led the creation of the 2011 Civic Health Index for
the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The report demonstrated the challenges that Kentuckians face in regard to healthy citizenship and
made several recommendations to remedy the challenges. What role do faculty play in these remedies? What research, projects,
or programs are you and your colleagues implementing and planning to strengthen the civic health of the Commonwealth?
Sustainability: Broad efforts of incorporating sustainable practices and concepts have become imperative in recent years. What
is the role of institutions of higher education to model environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic development?
What research, pedagogies, and programs are being conducted that contribute to the ongoing work to achieve social, economic,
and environmental sustainability?
Partnerships: This track will discuss the creation, maintenance, and development of mutually beneficial relationships with
community members and organizations. What are the best practices for community partnership formation? What benefits have
been found when combining the intellectual resources of the university/college and the needs of the community? How does
community engagement improve the academic institution? How does the community play a leading role in engagement efforts?
Technology 3.0: Technology is transforming the student and faculty experience in higher education classrooms. How do faculty
use technology to impact larger audiences, promote engaged work, encourage action, and share approaches to service? Is social
media effective or has it already run its course? How can we effectively incorporate innovative technology into our engaged
research, teaching, and learning?
Student-Centered Engagement: This track focuses on student outcomes as identified by faculty and students. Student-
centered engagement programs are planned and implemented around student needs. How do we identify appropriate learning
objectives for students and provide support? What should students get and what do students get out of participating in
engagement endeavors? How do we evaluate student success?
Academic Activism: Engaged scholarship supports students’ applied learning and meaningful service, as well as faculty knowledge
creation and public problem-solving. Because of this, faculty and students are active participants and leaders in social change and
community development. How do we work for justice through models that create systemic change and community empowerment?
Is there a role for engagement with faith-based communities that explores religious values focused on solidarity.
ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES
Secretary of State
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has a lifelong commitment to public
service and, in particular, protecting the right to vote. She grew up canvassing
Kentucky’s precincts and counties to make sure all citizens had access to vote
on Election Day. Additionally, she has served as a precinct officer for the 75th
Legislative District and a member of the 2008 DNC Rules Committee.
Secretary Grimes previously worked for the National Kidney Foundation, focusing on
local and federal healthcare initiatives, such as the Organ and Bone Marrow Donor
Leave Act. As an attorney, Secretary Grimes assisted companies in creating jobs
in the Commonwealth. In 2010, the Fayette County Bar Association recognized
Secretary Grimes as its Outstanding Young Lawyer for her demonstrated skill as an
attorney and service to the court, her clients and the community.
Secretary Grimes’ professional involvement includes serving for two years as
President of the Fayette County Bar Association’s Women Lawyers’ Association.
Additionally, she volunteers her time and energy to such organizations as the
Salvation Army, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital and God’s Pantry Food Bank,
where she serves on the Board of Directors.
In 2011, Secretary Grimes left her successful law practice to dedicate herself full time to serving the citizens of Kentucky. She
visited every area of the Commonwealth, speaking with citizens in every facet of our state, including county clerks, business owners,
educators, veterans and victims of domestic violence, learning about the issues that confront Kentuckians and listening to their ideas
to improve our great Commonwealth. These conversations confirmed that Kentuckians share Secretary Grimes’ commitment to
creating jobs, encouraging business growth, promoting civics education and increasing participation in elections. With Secretary
Grimes’ tireless devotion to these common ideals and demonstrated professional skills, the Secretary of State’s office is ready to
implement fresh ideas and sound solutions to help make a reality the citizens’ vision for Kentucky.
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Thursday, November 8th, 11:00am
MARTHA KANTER
Under Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
Martha J. Kanter was nominated by President Barack Obama
on April 29, 2009 to be the Under Secretary of Education and
was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 2009. Kanter reports
to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and oversees policies,
programs, and activities related to postsecondary education,
adult and career-technical education, federal student aid, and five
White House Initiatives on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,
Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Faith-Based and
Neighborhood Partnerships. To spur education, economic growth
and social prosperity, Kanter is charged with planning and policy
responsibilities to implement President Obama’s goal for the U.S. to
have “the best educated, most competitive workforce in the world
by 2020” as measured by the proportion of college graduates
over the next decade. Under Secretary Kanter and her team are
keenly focused on improving college access, affordability, quality, and completion to implement President Obama’s
American Graduation Initiative.
In her first two years as Under Secretary, the successful implementation of the Direct Student Loan program
resulted in a 50-percent increase in college enrollment, growing from 6 to 9 million students today who are Pell
Grant recipients. Kanter and her team are working closely with postsecondary partners from across the nation
to boost American innovation and competitiveness with an ambitious college completion agenda, teacher quality
reforms, adult education program improvements, modernization of career-technical education, and a new
partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor that has announced the first $500 million of a $2 billion federal
investment to increase quality, graduation, and employment opportunities for community college students.
From 2003 to 2009, Kanter served as chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, one of
the largest community college districts in the nation, serving more than 45,000 students with a total budget of
approximately $400 million. She is the first community college leader to serve in the Under Secretary position.
In 1977, after serving as an alternative high school teacher in Massachusetts and New York, she established the
first program for students with learning disabilities at San Jose City College (Calif.). She then served as a director,
dean and subsequently vice chancellor for policy and research for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s
Office in Sacramento. In 1990, she returned to San Jose City College as vice president of instruction and student
services until she was named president of De Anza College in 1993, serving in this position for a decade until her
appointment as chancellor.
Under Secretary Kanter holds a doctorate in organization and leadership from the University of San Francisco. Her
dissertation addressed demographic, institutional, and assessment factors affecting access to higher education for
underrepresented students in California’s community colleges. In 1994, she opened the first Advanced Technology
Center in California’s community college system and promoted local and state policies to advance Foothill-De
Anza’s legacy of excellence and opportunity for California’s expanding and increasingly diverse student population.
She received her master’s degree in education with a concentration in clinical psychology and public practice from
Harvard University, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Brandeis University. Kanter holds honorary degrees
from Palo Alto University, Chatham University, Lakes Region Community College, Moraine Valley Community College
and the Alamo Colleges.
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Thursday, November 8th, 1:10pm
ROOM 113 - Civic Health Track
Shaping Our Future Together: Kentucky’s First Civic Health Index
Presenters - Alison Lundergan Grimes and Matt Daley
Kentucky’s Civic Health Index measures Kentucky’s overall civic health based on 2010 U.S. Census data. The report, created by
civic partners throughout the Commonwealth, illustrates both strengths and weaknesses in Kentucky’s public participation. By
quantifying where we stand, the report creates a yardstick against which we can measure progress. To take full advantage of
this information and become a leader in civic education, we must engage in new partnerships, strengthen existing coalitions, and
implement fresh strategies to connect all Kentuckians. In this interactive session, we will explore ways to use the data contained
in the Civic Health Index to confront an issue that affects all Kentuckians: civic engagement.
ROOM 112 - Academic Activism Track
Coalition for Gender and Racial Equality
Presenters - Jane Olmsted, Leigh Gaskin, Chantel Batten-Utley, and Hilary Harlan
The Coalition for Gender and Racial Equality is a three-year, four-college initiative to provide a structure for learning about
race and gender issues and engaging in meaningful social action. Each year the Coalition hosts several events and provides
opportunities for student engagement. The Coalition addresses a need for students who too often enter the work force with
little training in dealing with complex issues—from the glass ceiling to blatant sexual or racial discrimination. Furthermore, the
Coalition makes it clear that working across lines of difference is an important skill and form of political action—now and after
graduation. Students and faculty work together to explore the ways in which “diversity” is both challenging and rewarding, but not
easy. Faculty members offer mentor support and “experienced” Coalition members offer support to “new” members. Thus, the
relationships built are more likely to be sustainable than those formed around single-event opportunities.
Modeling Sustainability in Higher Education
Presenter - Christian Ryan-Downing
Institutions of Higher Education are becoming increasingly aware of their responsibility to model best practices in sustainability
and to educate students in a way that prepares them for the challenges of a rapidly changing planet. Administrators and
students at Western Kentucky University have embraced this challenge, building a remarkable sustainability program in a few
short years and realizing significant qualitative and quantitative results. Collaboration is key, and WKU has had great success with
engaging students in finding and applying operational best practices and benefitting from student talent and energy while they
learn skills and expertise that extend beyond the classroom.
ROOM 110 - Sustainability Track
Green My Healthcare
Presenter - Amy Hersch
Sustainable design initiatives are being used in healthcare design, particularly in the new construction of healthcare facilities
including hospitals, outpatient clinics, and specialty facilities such as cancer centers. This research is being undertaken in order
to investigate sustainable design initiatives, such as LEED certification, the Pebble Project, or evidence based design. The core
questions of this research are: 1) Are these facilities using sustainable design initiatives in their buildings? 2) If these facilities
choose to pursue LEED certification or Pebble Project participation, what type of return on investment are the operators seeing
from the sustainable design initiatives? 3) What are the key factors that influenced their decision? The qualitative method used
to gather the information was a case study of a new cancer facility in Augusta, GA.
The case study investigated an outpatient cancer center, located in a medical complex (Medical College of Georgia) that
includes an entire range of inpatient and outpatient care as well as research and teaching facilities. The findings of this case
study included the use of sustainable design initiatives being used in the facility, along with the use of evidence-based design to
guide those design decisions.
Green Experience to a Greener Career
Presenter - Sara Hutchison
Students will have a better idea of how to translate their extra curricular work on sustainable initiatives at their universities into
language that will look great to potential employers in a variety of sectors, including green careers, on their résumé. Supervisors
who work with students on these initiatives will leave with ideas for easy projects for students to engage in to create résumé
experience, as well as some basic ideas to assist in improving a student’s résumé.
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Thursday, November 8th, 1:10pm
ROOM 163C - Student Centered Engagement Track
Camp Nursing
Presenters - Deanna Hanson and Dawn Garrett-Wright
The WKU School of Nursing faculty having been taking students to a local camp for medically fragile children for the past three
years. The camp nursing experience increases the number of pediatric clinical opportunities for WKU BSN students while at the
same time encourages them increase community involvement. Both faculty and students in many major areas could benefit
from volunteering in this type of setting.
Engaging Students in Community Partnerships: Equal Plain Learning
Presenters - Susan Jones, M. Eve Main, and Dawn Garrett-Wright
This presentation will describe the engagement of students with a nursing education/health project involving members of an old
order Mennonite community (who self–identify themselves as “plain” people) in a rural county in south central Kentucky. This
ongoing project involves creating multiple partnerships with the School of Nursing at Western Kentucky University, the South
Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC), a family practice medical residency program, and members of an old
order Mennonite community. This service-learning project is designed to provide nursing students and family medicine residents
the opportunity to provide health care in a culturally appropriate context.
ROOM 163B - Tech 3.0 Track
Integrating Service-Learning and Distance Learning in an Online Environment
Presenter - Fredrick Brockmeier
Studies over the last 10 years have established that online courses provide learning as well as face-to-face courses. Team
building and teamwork are offered online. Projects are conducted online. Concurrently, service-learning has also flourished. But
these two educational threads have operated in parallel. There are no reported studies of the integration of service-learning
online. This session identifies best practices for online service-learning, applying the practices to a sustainability project for
Learning Centers in Afghanistan in conjunction with the Afghanistan Institute for Literacy.
Collaboration in Graduate Distance Education
Presenters - Joseph E. Etienne, Barbara Brindle, and Janice Sandidge
The Communication Disorders department has been in collaboration with the United Federation of Teachers in New York City
and the New York City Board of Education for the past 10 years. This partnership addresses the critical shortage of master’s
level speech pathologists working in New York City public schools through the offering of a graduate level distance learning
program. To date, six cohorts have met requirements for the master’s degree. Graduates of this collaboration are now
serving students in the New York City public schools. This presentation will discuss outcomes and ways in which a virtual training
program can include service to the community.
ROOM 163A- Partnerships Track
Characteristics of a Successful K-12 Higher Education Faculty Partnerships:
Lessons Learned and Best Practices from Appalachian Mathematics and Science Partnership (AMSP) 2003-2012
Presenters - Barbara Shoemaker
The AMSP partners have found that a “top-down” approach to K-12 mathematics and science teacher professional
development will not work in the rural mountains of Appalachia. The K-12/higher education partnerships must be of an engaged,
personalized type. This is the partnership vehicle that most ensures the increase in teacher content and effective classroom
instructional practices that has led to effective teaching. The Partnership Enhancement Project (PEP) model has resulted
in greater teacher participation in focused and individualized professional development that has supported improvement in
student achievement.
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Pre-Service Art Teachers in an Alternative School Setting
Presenters - Jeanne Petsch and Elizabeth Dunnavan
A partnership between the Morehead State University Art Education Program and the Rowan County Alternative
School (Bluegrass Discovery Academy) was established in fall 2011. This collaboration provides opportunities for
Art Education students to work with “at risk” middle and high school students while meeting Kentucky State Teacher
Education field experience hour requirements. It also allows Bluegrass Discovery Academy students, who have no
designated coursework in art, the opportunity to identify and develop ideas while working creatively with visual art
media. A narrative and photographic documentary of this ethnographic study will be presented.
Health Promotion with Faith-based Community Service
Presenters - Audrey Cornell
Poster Sessions and Dessert Reception, Room 130
Thursday, November 8th, 2:20pm
A local church began a ministry known as First Connections to engage the community through acts of kindness. The
most popular event is the Single Mother’s Oil Change, where unwed moms’ vehicles are serviced free of charge. The
women and their children enjoy food and services provided by church members and professional volunteers.
In collaboration with this outreach, nursing faculty and students provide blood pressure screenings, in congruence
with Pender’s Health Promotion Model (1996). This service engages students, utilizes nursing theory and skills, and
encourages community involvement with a faith-based group.
Student Philanthropy: Perfect Partnering with Public Relations Writing
Presenters - Cole Cleveland, Carly Lacey and Randy Manis
Students in a public relations writing course had the opportunity to write a media kit for a nonprofit agency of their
choice. In addition, each organization was eligible to apply for one of two $1,000 grants. The students identified
selection criteria, wrote the request for proposal, reviewed the applications, and selected the grant recipients. This
perfect partnering will be examined from the perspectives of the students and their instructor along with the servicelearning coordinator who secured the funding for the mini-grants. This service-learning course was challenging to
teach since it was a hybrid course taught online and through interactive television.
Struts for Mutts: Engaging Freshman to Seniors in Service-Learning
Presenters - Ben Winkler, Hannah Webb, and Randy Manis
Academic programs can engage all of their students, from freshman to seniors, in service-learning by building
and sustaining community partnerships. This poster explores a multi-year partnership between a department
of communication and a local animal rescue organization. The project started in the junior-level public relations
campaigns course where promotional items were created and a fundraiser was planned. Several of those students
decided to implement the fundraiser for their senior capstone project. In the process, underclassmen in the
introductory public relations course became passionate about the organization while helping with the fundraiser—thus
ensuring the partnership would continue into the future.
Connecting the Arts and Humanities to Student-Centered Engagement
Presenters - Katlyn Comley and Randy Manis
Experiential learning provides an environment where students can apply the lessons learned in the classroom to the
community. This poster explores how students studying public relations and graphic design have used their skills
to promote events sponsored by a local council focusing on the arts and humanities. First, students developed a
strategic communication plan targeting various publics in the organization’s service area. Then students created
promotional products using both traditional print and new digital media. This poster explores the linkage between
student-centered engagement and community partnerships.
International Service-Learning: Finding it, Paying for It, and Living It
Presenter - Caitlin Farhat and Randy Manis
This poster explores how students can combine two passions—a curiosity for exploring the world with a desire to
serve others. This poster summarizes the results of a survey conducted by an Undergraduate Research Fellow to
identify: (1) how students can locate overseas experiences with a service-learning component; (2) how students can
secure funding to pay for those experiences; and (3) the life lessons students have learned from those overseas
experiences.
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A retrospective comparative study was conducted between the years of 2004-2011 to discover if increasing the
cognitive level from knowledge to application on a Well Child Service Learning Project would influence the stages
of maturity dimension on the NCLEX –RN Report for an associate program of nursing. Students choose a toy(s)
that would promote fine motor, gross motor, communication, and socialization of their assigned patient. Groups
demonstrated to the class how each toy(s) would promote the development of their assigned patient. Shoeboxes
were accumulated throughout the academic calendar year and donated to the Domestic Violence Safe Space at
Christmas.
Student-Centered Engagement and Academic Activism in the Latino Community
Presenters - Abby Poffenberger and Socorro Zaragoza
In this poster, we will provide an overview of the combined activities of the Latino Student Union and a Spanish
for Social Services Service Learning course at Eastern Kentucky University. In both cases, faculty and students
collaborate to build bridges with the local Latino community in Richmond and the surrounding areas. We will also
explore the manners in which this student-centered engagement and academic activism contributes to higher levels
of recruitment and retention at the university level.
Teaching Applied Anthropology Through Service-Learning: Successes and Failures of Five Communitybased Research Projects
Presenter - Douglas Hume
This poster describes the successes and failures of five community-based projects with communities in California and
Kentucky that have occurred over the past three years as part of the Center for Applied Anthropology at Northern
Kentucky University. Service-learning is one avenue by which students may be introduced to applied anthropology
theory, methods, and practice; however, the constraints of course centered teaching often provide more barriers
than opportunities for learning. The poster includes recommendations on how community-based research can
maximize student learning, provide service to the community, and promote applied social and behavioral research.
Service Learning in the Spanish Classroom: Two Approaches
Presenters - Kajsa Larson, Chris Fisher, and Ali Hedge
This session will demonstrate how student philanthropy has been successfully incorporated into an advanced-level
college course to teach students about the needs of Hispanic women and immigrant populations in the Cincinnati
area. The presenters will discuss the various stages of NKU’s Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project, including how
students identified social needs, researched nonprofits, presented their findings to the class, and voted to give away
$2,000 of grant money to a nonprofit organization. The poster board will present data, including visual graphs, from
an anonymous student survey to show the benefits of student philanthropy in the Spanish classroom.
Hill House
Presenters - Collin Steiner and Kyle O’Donnell
The ALIVE Center of Wetern Kentucky University supports community development locally and abroad through
campus and community partnerships. The Hill House is one such program created for graduate students looking to
make a difference in the local community. Four graduate students are selected each year for the program. They
serve as graduate assistants, live together, and use their academic interests to perform research and develop
community projects.
Successful Collaborative Efforts
Presenter - Gary Bernstein
One example of a how academia was successful in building a strong relationship with a local charity took place in
a number of my Sport Event Management classes. We have hosted a Charity Golf Event & a “Hoops for Hope” 3
on 3 basketball event. What began at the beginning as an idea for a class project, culminated into two full-scale
charity events raising over five thousand dollars for very worthwhile causes. Perhaps most importantly, the class
recognized the significance of giving back to the community. The concept of social responsibility and service learning
was reinforced and emphasized and was the guiding force for the events. While the class would have gained much
experience from simply organizing a special event, aligning with charitable organizations added to the overall impact
of the course.
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Thursday, November 8th, 2:20pm
Presenters - Carol Evans and Judy Walker
Poster Sessions and Dessert Reception, Room 130
Well Child Service Learning Project Influences the Stages of Maturity Dimension for Associate Program of
Nursing
Thursday, November 8th, 3:30pm
ROOM 163A - Civic Health Track
Panel Discussion with the Authors of the Kentucky Civic Health Index
Presenters - Paul Markham, Saundra Ardrey, Eric Bain-Selbo, and Courte Voorhees
In the fall of 2011, the Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility partnered with the National Conference on Citizenship, the
McConnell Center, Kentucky Advocates for Civic Education and the Kentucky Office of the Secretary of State to assess the civic
health of the Commonwealth. The ICSR authors of the project will discuss the civic health and the state of political engagement,
social connectedness, and community engagement in Kentucky. Join the panel as the authors share areas where we are doing
well and join in a spirited discussion of ways in which we could build upon our strengths while addressing our weaknesses. The
authors also discuss the process of collaborating with disparate partners to produce a meaningful and accurate assessment of
the state of civic health in the commonwealth.
ROOM 112 - Academic Activism Track
Service-Learning Course Makeover - Embedding The $100 Solution™ in the Disciplines
Presenter - Nadia De Leon
The $100 Solution™ utilizes five principles to teach students that many social problems can be solved with small amounts of
money or even by thinking beyond monetary solutions to make a difference. It places emphasis on students collaborating with
community partners, taking the time to understand issues and organizations, and finding sustainable and empowering solutions.
It also offers a formal structure that guides students to assess needs, find community partners, brainstorm solutions, apply for
funding, and implement projects. This presentation will focus on examples of how The $100 Solution™ can be tailored for and
integrated into courses from multiple fields and disciplines.
Using Informal Environmental Education Techniques for the Creation of Sustainability-based Materials in a ServiceLearning Course
Presenters - Jonathan Oglesby and Bernard Strenecky
The Office of Sustainability at Western Kentucky University is pursuing a project designed to highlight the sustainability aspects
of campus through the use of an interpretative sign “Green Tour.” Recently, students in a service-learning based Global
Environmental Change course used environmental education content development and research techniques to create two
interpretative signs for the “Green Tour.” Working in groups, students researched sign topics, developed content and visual
aids, and designed sign layouts. Students also attempted to host a focus group to evaluate the readability, attractiveness, and
potential of the signs to spur attitudinal changes as a $100 Solution project.
ROOM 113 - Student Center Engagement Track
Transforming the Student Using Collaborative Work and Learner-Centered Teaching
Presenters - Carmen Gaskins, Cindy Gaffney, Mana Kariman, and Kim Otto
Bowling Green Technical College Computer Literacy instructors and library staff collaborate to integrate critical thinking skills,
computer literacy topics, web site evaluation, and library databases to ensure students are using the correct research methods.
Find out how Computer Literacy students participate in hands-on activities in and out of the classroom using a variety of
technology methods. Some methods discussed will include SoftChalk, Camtasia, Blackboard Instant Messenger, Discussion
Boards, various Websites, and group projects. Course assignments and evaluation, including rubrics, will be provided and
discussed.
Engagement in (Trans)formation of the Self
Presenters - Anna Young
What factors cause students to become engaged, deepen engagement, and remain engaged? Under what circumstances can
civic engagement significantly change students’ understanding of who they are and what their role in the world is? We ask not
only what makes students care, but what leads them to act on that care over time. Through participant observation, interviews,
and surveys of college students, this project expands on current research about what causes students to become and remain
engaged citizens in a democracy. The project examines engagement in the classroom, as well as through co-curricular activities.
This presentation presents preliminary findings of a study scheduled to be completed in April 2013.
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Thursday, November 8th, 3:30pm
ROOM 110 - Sustainability Track
It Takes a Village: Green Neighborhood Builds Partnerships and Sustainability
Presenters - Nancy Givens and Rodney Goodman
Western Kentucky University and Habitat for Humanity are partnering to create a mixed-income, mixed-use green affordable
housing community as a statewide demonstration. One strength of this project is its broad and committed partnerships.
Partners include various university departments, the state and local Habitat offices, state and local government, the city school
system, an engineering firm, local businesses, and NGOs. Education and training are key goals. Involvement by partners has led
to many interesting offshoots and additional benefits for the community. Session will explore aspects of project design and
planning, student engagement and research opportunities, and community benefits.
ROOM 163C - Tech 3.0 Track
Student Centered Engagement for Online
Presenter - Jake Hildebrant
Engaging students in the learning process is critical if learning is to take place. This can be a challenge for any instructor but
presents a particularly unique problem for the instructor teaching an online class. This session will offer activities and resources
to aid instructors in creating an online learning environment that promotes engagement and facilitates critical thinking. The
importance of interaction among learners and methods for doing team projects and group activities will be emphasized.
Integrating Live and Online
Presenters - James Norton, Seth Anderson, and Maggie Luoma
Providing continuing education (CE) to medical providers is an important way academic health centers engage with their
communities. A variety of methods are used for this purpose and while there is a growing utilization of online vehicles for CE,
the appeal of live meetings remains strong with the vast majority of ACCME accredited hours being achieved by attending
live events. In this session we describe an example of the use of online prerequisites to enhance the learning opportunities
associated with a live meeting.
ROOM 163B - Partnerships Track
Partnerships for Creating STEM Pipelines
Presenters - P.A.S. Ralston and M.R. Wilhelm
At the invitation of one Jefferson County elementary school principal in 2007, the J. B. Speed School of Engineering entered
into a partnership to help implement the Engineering is Elementary® program. Since then, Speed School resources have been
committed and partnerships have been formed with JCPS, the Louisville Science Center, alumni, and several local industries to
build STEM pipelines from elementary schools through high schools. The total number of schools involved in this K-12 outreach
effort is 15 and the partnership is showing strong growth and impressive results. This presentation will discuss the evolution of
this key community engagement effort.
Regional Campuses as Models for Regional Stewardship: Partnerships to Improve our Communities
Presenters - Cindy Peck and Sandra Stevens
This session will be a discussion and sharing of ideas focused on being an active community partner. EKU educational extension
agent and regional campus directors discuss EKU’s Regional Stewardship initiatives and eight to nine specific successful
partnerships. Communication and shared vision are integral to effective projects and partnerships. We will discuss strategies
for keeping communication open and will provide specific information about the creation, implementation, and benefits of some
projects and programs that have benefitted both our local communities and our university.
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Friday, November 9th, 8:00am
ERICA WILLIAMS
Senior Strategist
Citizen Engagement Laboratory
Erica has led national coalitions of young people around key political
issues - voter registration in the 2008 Presidential election, health care
reform, higher education funding, small business investment, etc. She
has a unique knowledge of how today’s political climate is changing to
reflect a new culture and a new generation of citizens. Testifying before
Congress, training young leaders across the country, and advocating
on Capitol Hill, she has become a nationally recognized leader &
commentator on politics and key issues affecting underrepresented
groups. Erica led the nation’s largest youth advocacy organization at
Campus Progress. Devoted and purposeful, she directed national and
state-based campaigns in support of civil and human rights legislation,
the economy and health care. Erica speaks to audiences of all ages
and backgrounds about a new way of engaging in society - inspiring
them to tackle issues head on, think big, and use technology to their
advantage. Her reach crosses traditional cultural barriers and extends to all audiences looking to work with
millennials, communities of color, and anyone wanting to take an outside-the-box approach to politics and life.
She is a dynamic, accomplished speaker who has appeared before colleges, youth groups, civic organizations and
corporations. She delivers powerful messages on the topic of new trends in civic engagement and social justice, and
provides sharp analyses of the millennial generation and their roles in politics and in the workplace.
In her day to day work, Erica uses digital media, popular culture, and advocacy to design innovative projects that
test new ways to engage young voters and diverse consituencies. Erica is also the founder and CEO of Society by
Design, a platform for creative next generation changemakers. Through Society by Design, Erica blogs and produces
multimedia content for and about the most inspiring, innovative young leaders in the fields of politics, business,
tech, and the arts. Fundamentally, Erica is an expert in all things Gen Y – how this generation, the most diverse
in American history, thinks, votes, works, creates, and most importantly, changes the world. She has a particular
interest in the unconventional: how innovation and creativity shape the ways in which people exercise their power –
at school, at work, online, in the government and in their lives.
Erica been regularly featured on a wide variety of programs reaching broad audiences: from Fox News and Charlie
Rose to MTV, BET and G4TV. Her work has been highlighted in The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Reports,
and CNN.com where she frequently contributes.
Friday, November 9th, 9:40am
ROOM 208IJ - Tech 3.0 Track
Special topic plus question and answers
Presenter - Erica Williams
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ROOM 208GH - Civic Health Track
Public Achievement
Presenters - Noelle Johnson and Lindsey Ardrey
Public Achievement (PA) enables young people to realize their power and instills within them the skills necessary to create the
change they wish to see. This presentation will discuss the background and history of PA from its inception at the Center for
Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College to the international initiative it has become. We will touch on how PA can be
formed in many different ways in a community. After explaining the different layouts that PA can take, the focus will center
on how PA was started at WKU. Then a detailed account of PA logistics, implementation strategies and challenges will be
presented. Further we will explain how this program has grown in Kentucky and note our future goals.
Campus and Community Network
Presenter - Leah Ashwill
The 2011 Civic Health Index for the Commonwealth of Kentucky was recently released, reporting on the challenges that
Kentuckians face in regard to healthy citizenship. The report examines various aspects of civic health including political
participation, community involvement, and the ability of Kentucky citizens to work together to solve common problems. It
also includes recommendations as to how we can address the challenges we face as a Commonwealth related to political
engagement, social connectedness and community engagement.
ROOM 112 - Sustainability Track
Telling the Engagement Story: More Method, Less Madness
Presenters - Carole Beere and Mark Neikirk
Long-term sustainability of our engagement efforts requires both internal (campus) and external (community) support. For
that support to be forthcoming the diverse audiences must know about our work and understand its impact . . . and that
requires ongoing, effective communication. This session will consider the goals of communication, the target audiences, and
the communication options. After examining these subjects, we will share a technique for incorporating message, audience,
and medium into a single strategic plan for publicizing civic engagement work, and we will share specific ideas for securing
outstanding internal and external public relations.
ROOM 130 -Student Centered Engagement Track
Pinning a Butterfly: Do We Want to Institutionalize Student Civic Engagement?
Presenter - Nicholas Longo
Student Centered Engagement: International and Local Opportunities
Presenter - Genny Ballard, Emily Lindon, and Emmy Robichaud
This presentation will show two different ways I have worked with students to integrate civic engagement and academic
coursework. The first is through Community Based Learning in Spanish language classes at Centre College in Danville, KY and the
second is through providing internships both in Kentucky and abroad in Merida, Yucatan and Costa Rica. I will show how I assess
student learning thus making experiential learning components an integral part of my courses.
ROOM 138 - Partnerships Track
Partnerships that Lead to a Network of Sustainable Service Learning Initiatives
Presenters - Sharon Shields, Leigh Gilchrist, and Elizabeth Aleman
This presentation will examine the development of a sustained community-student-engagement web through well-conceived
partnerships aimed at intimately connecting students, community partners, and faculty. This presentation focuses on an
initiative that began with the Health Service Delivery to Diverse Populations course in Human and Organizational Development
(H&OD) Department at Vanderbilt University which has created a broad network of knowledge, networking, skill, and careerbuilding opportunities for undergraduate students. We will illustrate how community partnerships intertwine with course content
over multiple semesters and opportunities to promote project and partnership sustainability while simultaneously developing
generative, reflective practitioners at the undergraduate level.
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Friday, November 9th, 10:50am
ROOM 112 - Civic Health Track
Implementing Models for Civic Health
Presenter - Brian Perry
Over the past year, EKU has implemented a new programming model for the Office of Community Service. Our mission is to
develop active (educated & engaged) citizens mindful of the world around them and equipped to address unmet needs and
affect social change. We do this by offering experiences whereby students can move from uninterested, unengaged citizens
to active citizenship based on the Active Citizenship Continuum and Schwartz’s model of helping behavior. We offer a mix of
outreach, educational, and service opportunities for students at different stages along with training and leadership opportunities
for students already conscientious and active.
Six Conversations that Transform Civic Health
Presenters - Gayle Hilleke and Margaret Rahn
If we continue to have the same conversations we have always had, we often reach an impasse in our civic lives. In this
experiential workshop, participants will practice Six Conversations that help create a future that is distinct from the past,
bringing reconciliation to the community. Based on the work of Peter Block, this session is focused on creating a future where
accountability is chosen, ownership is co-created and individuals are committed to the success of their community. Participants
will understand how to use these tools to transform conversations, reflection practices, and the civic health of the community!
ROOM 208GH - Sustainability Track
Advisory Leadership
Presenter - Donald J. Scully
Minutes south of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Campbell County Environmental Education Center is the only site of its kind within Kentucky.
A unique collaboration between the University of Kentucky Extension Service and Campbell County Government makes this
possible. Come learn how to reach higher levels of impact with environmental education programming.
UofL Food Waste Composting Project
Presenter - Brian Barnes
The University of Louisville Food Waste Composting Project is student-operated and student-driven. It is a way of bringing
students together around a common, unending problem—the creation of food waste—in order to arrive at sustainable, resilient
solutions, the creation of soil for campus food gardens using human labor. The Project combines critical thinking protocols,
community creation, and student leadership to close the loop on food waste at the university, using the trash as a resource to
grow natural food in a high-profile urban setting. This multimedia presentation will include graduate and undergraduate student
testimonies to map the growth of the project and identify best practices for others to replicate the system, which has saved
over 100,000 pounds of food waste from the landfill over three years.
ROOM 130 - Student Centered Engagement Track
Student Directed Outreach
Presenter - Chinedu Out
Student National Medical Association is a student-run organization, charged with increasing the number of culturally competent
physicians in the United States. Community mentoring programs are established at the elementary, junior high, high school, and
college levels to increase the pipeline of underrepresented students who successfully pursue careers in medicine. The basis
of the community engagement programs is to provide medical student role models to younger students who may not have
otherwise had the opportunity to interact closely with a person in a medical career. To date, a successful program has been
established at Tates Creek High School in Lexington, KY.
Engaging Students in Disaster Relief
Presenters - Sandra Cooper and Melissa Patrick
This presentation will center on how, in the aftermath of a natural disaster, faculty and staff can use relief trips to help students
move toward a sense of making a difference and giving something back to the community. Emphasis will be given to developing
the relationships necessary to work with devastated communities and the pre-trip preparations that are so vital to successful
outcomes. Presentation will include disaster footage and student comments on the effects of participating in the relief trips.
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Friday, November 9th, 10:50am
ROOM 208IJ - Tech 3.0 Track
Changing Landscape of Agriculture
Presenter - Tad Campbell
With the vast and ever-changing landscape of agriculture, providing timely research based information to clientele is vital.
The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service District 1 Agents have embraced the use of technology to meet
local clientele needs. Agents utilize internet distance learning programs to deliver up to date information to local producers.
Specialists from the University of Kentucky can present materials from a centralized location to all counties in the district
simultaneously. The delivery method has proven cost effective for both presenters and clientele. With the current economic
situation, offering programs at several locations while maintaining cost efficiency for presenters and clientele has been beneficial
for all counties of District One.
Space Systems Education Dual Credit Program
Presenter - Jennifer Carter
Multidisciplinary, multidisciplinary – that is the emphasis in education classes today. Why? It is the application of the discrete
classes taught in separate education, isolated subjects. When do you use mathematics in an English class? Hands-on Space
Systems classes provide that multidisciplinary connection. Why Space Systems? Space Systems, or actively participating in
“Space” projects, is of interest to K-12 students. The other topic of keen interest to a number of younger students is Dinosaurs.
Unfortunately, they don’t make them anymore. The presentation will outline and present anecdotal examples of what is possible
for students in the dual courses now being offered by Morehead State University to Kentucky High Schools and what the plans
are for expanding this in the future. How would you feel to have your finger print on something you built in space circling the
earth or going to a distant planet?
ROOM 138 - Partnerships Track
Capturing University - Community Partnerships
Presenters - Connie Shumake and Katrease Hale
The metropolitan research mission of University of Louisville has resulted in the establishment of new university-wide initiatives
including the Signature Partnership (2007), Ideas to Action (i2a) (2007), and Sustainability (2009). Also, expanded outreach
efforts in each unit and the creation of co-curricular activities by Student Affairs have resulted in significant increases in
university-community service projects and community-based instructional and research efforts. To document the growth
in community engagement and to improve monitoring of community involvement, UofL created a data collection structure
that aligns with the university Strategic Plan - The 2020 Plan: Making it Happen. As faculty, staff, and students become
increasingly involved in the community it is imperative to have a mechanism in place that will capture the emerging partnerships
and allow for sustainable growth and university-community commitment. The university president’s scorecard goal for
community engagement is “3.1 Increase collaborative partnerships with the community,” which is defined as an increased
university presence (number of activities) throughout Kentucky. The Community Engagement Partnership Report (CEPR) was
implemented in 2009 as a way to consistently define and collect information about partnerships with the community. The
number of partnerships documented in the database has grown from 503 (2009) to over 800 (2012).
Escuela Rayo de Luna: The Moonlight School
Presenters - Kim Nettleton, Itza Zavala-Garrett, Brian Boisvert, and Stephanie Gebka
How do English Language Learner (ELL) families become integrated into the community when both communication and cultural
barriers exist? A partnership between two University departments, the local school district, and community service providers
attempted to address this need and establish a self-sustaining family mentoring program. Based in part on the region’s famous
Moonlight School model, the Escuela Rayo de Luna partnership helped ELL families integrate into the community. Monthly
meetings focused on language, education, and community services, and provided encouragement for families to collaborate
with each other. Both pre-service teachers and Spanish language students participated in this service-learning partnership,
practicing teaching methodologies, helping families, and improving communication skills of all concerned.
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Friday, November 9th, 12:00pm
NICHOLAS V. LONGO
Associate Professor
of Public and Community Service
Providence College
Nicholas V. Longo is director of Global Studies and associate professor
of Public and Community Service Studies at Providence College. From
2006-2008, he served as the director of the Harry T. Wilks Leadership
Institute, an endowed civic leadership center at Miami University in
Ohio. He also served as a program officer at the Charles F. Kettering
Foundation in the area of civic education, and from 2002-2004 he
directed Campus Compact’s national youth civic engagement initiative,
Raise Your Voice. As a graduate student, Nick worked closely with the
Center for Democracy and Citizenship on several public work projects,
including Public Achievement and Jane Addams School for Democracy.
Nick is author of a number of books, articles, and reports on issues
of youth civic engagement, community-based leadership, global
citizenship, and service-learning. His publications include: Why Community Matters: Connecting Education with Civic
Life (SUNY Press), a co-edited volume (with Cynthia Gibson) From Command to Community: A New Approach to
Leadership Education in Colleges and Universities (Tufts University Press), and a co-edited volume (with Edward
Zlotkowski and James Williams) Students as Colleagues: Expanding the Circle of Service-Learning Leadership (Campus
Compact). He holds a Masters in Public Affairs from the Humphrey Institute and a Ph.D. in education from the
University of Minnesota.
Nick lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife, Aleida. Together, they have a great passion for educating the
next generation of democratic citizens, starting with their children, Maya and Noah.
Global Studies
The Global Studies team at Providence College is committed to a pedagogy that stresses an active learning
approach within a student-learning centered platform. The Program emphasizes pedagogical approaches that
involve students in active learning activities, experiential education, community involvement, and in educational
self-awareness. We are committed to a constructivist approach to learning, and seek to create curricular
initiatives and structures that provide students with opportunities to create their own knowledge, with faculty as
partners and guides.
Given the critical importance of student, as well as faculty, engagement, we strive to create a learning
community, inside and outside the classroom.
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ROUNDTABLE TOPICS
1. Keys to a Sustainable Project
2. Promoting Your Engagement Efforts
3. From Service to Service-Learning
4. Engaging Students in Community-Based Research
5. Publishing Research
6. Act Locally, Impact Globally
7. Retaining Students by Engaging Students
8. Days of Service = Lifelong Learning
9. Terminology: What Do We Mean By Engagement?
10. Successful Program Sharing
The above are suggested topics to help pull all of the information from the conference together.
Visit the numbered table in which you would like to share and learn what other institutions are
doing in the topic area. Each table will have student leaders present to help guide discussion.
The roundtables will provide an excellent opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to
communicate.
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Verdi
410 East Main Ave.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
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Bowling Green, KY42101
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
HOST UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Western Kentucky University
Arrangements/Partnership Registration Coordinator
Financial Coordinator
Special Presentations Coordinator
Sponsorship Coordinator
Session Coordinators
STATE-WIDE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Aurelia Spaulding
Brittany Ryan
Paul Markham
Leah Ashwill
Terry Shoemaker
Nadia De Leon
Cierra Waller
Courte Voorhees
Eastern Kentucky University
Karrie Adkins
Amy Martin
Sara Zeigler
Kentucky Campus Compact
Gayle Hilleke
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Melissa Bell
Linda Linville
Kentucky State University
Anne Butler
Irma Johnson
Morehead State University
Louise Cooper
Jeffrey Marshall
Pamela J. Moore
Murray State University
Robin Esau
Kelly Rogers
Gina Winchester
Northern Kentucky University
Jan Hillard
Mark Neikirk
Office of the Secretary of State
Matt Daley
University of Kentucky
Philip Greasley
University of Kentucky Area Health Education Centers
Seth Anderson
Janet Jones
Jim Norton
University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
Karen Ramage
University of Louisville
Henry Cunningham
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SPONSORS AND CONTRIBUTORS
SPECIAL THANKS
WKU Store
Bowling Green Visitor’s Bureau
Carroll Knicely Conference Center
Martha Kanter
Erica Williams
Nicholas Longo
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Matthew Daley
WKU Department of Academic Affairs
University College
WKU Department of Public Affairs
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ALIVE Center student volunteers
ICSR student volunteers
Justin Lawson, Graphic Design
Brandon Evilla, Evaluations and Social Media
Annastasia WIlliams, Videography
Danielle Adams, Roundtables
JaNee Lamb, Registration
JP Stovall, Registration
Lee Calvert, Registration
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Download a copy of the Kentucky Civic Health Index at http://ncoc.net/KYCHI
The above photos were provided by WKU and the University of Kentucky Area Health Education Center
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