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Dear Campus Compact Members:

I am excited about continuing the I look forward to supporting your work done by so many before me, work by providing useful resources especially the great work undertaken and training, and by making forums by my predecessor, Gina Wekke, to available to share your successes in challenge higher education to make service and civic engagement. Cam- civic and community engagement an puses and communities throughout institutional priority. the state benefit from the direct and Civic and community engagement indirect efforts of OkCC. It is so can transform the way institutions of rewarding to assist in the prepara- higher education interact with their tion of engaged, educated citizens communities and collaborate for the for our future. It reminds all of us of common good. The Heartland Cam- why we are committed to our field of pus Compact Regional Conference in higher education and making a dif- Tulsa served as a great immersion ference in our communities. process for me into the depth, range, inventiveness and passion of faculty, administrators, students, and community partners who shared Dr. Debbie Blanke their community engagement strate- Oklahoma Campus Compact gies and experiences.

Oklahoma Campus Compact State Awards 2

2013 Voter Registration Contest 66

Serving Student Veterans 7

Resources 8

Professional Development 92

STEM Related Development 103

Volunteer—Service Opportunities 113 Inside this issue: issue: this Inside Campus Compact Heartland Conference 124

Contact:

Dr. Debbie Blanke, Executive Director Ms. Debbie Terlip, Associate Director [email protected] [email protected] 405-225-9145 405-225-9128

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Winners of the State Awards were an- tions to civic engagement are recognized nounced for each of the host states at in each of three categories: community

the close of the 2013 Heartland Campus engagement professional, community and c o l l e a g u e s t ! h e o s u e t s t a n J d c o i i u o i n n s n n g g r a t u l a t i n g Compact Regional Conference in Tulsa campus collaboration, and community- on September 20th . At this annual based teaching and scholarship. event exceptional efforts and contribu-

OkCC administrators and OkCC State Award recipients, from member of the Buddhist Mind monastery in Oklahoma City, left to right: Dr. Debbie Blanke, Executive Director, OkCC; Ms. Community Partner to Oklahoma City University; Mr. Dann May, Gina Wekke, past Executive Director, OkCC; Ms. Pam Pittman, Oklahoma City University, and Ms. Debbie Terlip, Associate Northeastern Oklahoma Higher Education Forum; Dr. Janelle Director, OkCC. Grellner, University of Central Oklahoma; Mr. Blaine Frierson,

Outstanding Community and Excellence in Community- Community Engagement Collaboration of the Year Based Teaching and Professional of the Year The Outstanding Community ad Collabo- The Community Engagement Professional Scholarship of the Year award recognizes one profes- ration of the Year award recognizes a The Excellence in Community Based sustained campus-community partner- sional from a member campus who has: Teaching and Scholarship award recog- 1) worked toward the institutionalization ship that demonstrates a true partner- nizes one faculty member from a mem- ship as evidenced by: 1) community of academic service-learning and/or ber campus who has: 1) successfully service; 2) created and strived toward a agency involvement in the development incorporated service-learning into at of the course goals and learning out- vision of service for his/her campus; 3) least one course with demonstrable out- promoted higher education as a public c o m e s ; 2 ) m e a s u r a b l e i m p a c t comes; and 2) conducted outstanding (qualitative and quantitative) on stu- good; 4) provided exceptional support to research in the field of service-learning faculty and students; and 5) been instru- dents, faculty and institution; 3) measur- and engaged scholarship. able impact on the lives of those served mental in forming innovative campus- by the community agency; and 4) com- community partnerships. mitment of community agency to student learning. T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 3

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Community Engagement Professional of the Year Ms. Pamela Pittman-Adkins Founder and Chair of the Higher Education Forum of Northeast Oklahoma – Tulsa Community College and Oklahoma State University

The Higher Education Forum of Northeast Oklahoma unites Tulsa Public Schools, nine public and private colleges and universities, and numerous community and civic engagement organizations to develop collaborative and innovative strategies to coordinate, integrate and support the secondary to post- secondary educational pipeline.

As founder and chair of the Higher Ed Forum, Ms. Pittman has provided the leadership and framework for academically-based service learning projects in coursework utilizing relevant resources and innovative partnerships.

During the past five years Forum delegates initiated academically- based community service courses across numerous departments including English, Nursing, STEM, Chemistry, Sports Medicine, Anato- my, Physiology, Media Production, Architecture, Web Design, Fine Arts, and Education.

Ms. Pittman’s accomplishments through the Higher Ed Forum also The Higher Education Forum include developing online and social media sites for the Forum, leading the design and development of an online database to con- nect campus and community partners interested in collaboration, and hosting an annual student leadership conference for public school students.

of Northeast Oklahoma

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Outstanding Community & Campus Collaboration Award

Mr. Dann May Director of Service Learning and Adjunct Professor of Religion—Oklahoma City University, and Buddha Mind Monastery

Buddha Mind Monastery is one of Okla- homa City University’s (OCU) most engaged and active community partners. The abbess, Ms. Jian-Mao, serves on the advisory board for the Wimberly Center on Ethics and Servant Leadership at OCU.

In the past seven years, over 600 students have completed service-learning projects at Buddha Mind, averaging 25- 50 students per semester.

The students have assisted with fund raising, conferences and ceremonies, food preparation, gardening, and general maintenance, and with building an ex- tensive walking meditation trail, furnish- ing a children’s room, and moving to an expansive new temple.

In a larger sense, this sustained part- Over 600 students have completed service-learning nership goes directly to fostering greater appreciation for diversity in general as projects at Buddha Mind, averaging 25-50 well as lessening tensions between eth- students per semester. nic and religious groups in Oklahoma City through helping to overcome student misconceptions and ignorance about other faith traditions. T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 5

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Excellence in Community Based Teaching & Scholarship Award

Dr. Janelle Grellner and the Oklahoma Civic Health Index Research Team Professor of Psychology and Director, American Democracy Project - University of Central Oklahoma

Through the leadership of the research team at the University of Central Oklaho- ma (UCO), the Oklahoma Civic Health Index (OCHI) serves to strengthen citizen participation in our communities, state and nation, ful- filling the public purpose of higher education to improve community life and educate students for civic and social responsibility.

In addition to developing

the skills critical for professional success as well

as democratic vitality, civic education and

engagement also Dr. Jan Hardt (Political Sci- the civic habits of the state’s citizens

contribute to increasing ence), Mr. John Maisch (Legal across a wide range of indicators, focus- Studies), and Dr. Brad Watkins ing on civic skills, voter education, poli- student retention. (Geography). Ms. Emily Griffin tics, and citizen engagement at the Overocker (Transfer Student state-level. Support) participated from administration. The OCHI exemplifies the tradition of transformative learning at the University Student Civic Scholars were In addition to developing the skills M s . L a u re n critical for professional success as well C r a i g as democratic vitality, civic education ( P s y c h o l o g y ) , and engagement also contribute to in- Ms. Danielle creasing student retention. H e r n a n d e z (Organizational The OCHI research team was led by Dr. Communication Janelle Grellner, a professor of psycholo- and Spanish), gy who also directs the American Democ- Ms. Natasha racy Project at UCO, and by Dr. Patti John (Political Loughlin, a professor of history who is a Science), Ms. Sofia Price (Psychology), of Central Oklahoma – community-based, former director of the American Democ- Mr. Jerry Shelton (Business Administra- civic engagement research – with facul- racy Project. tion), and Ms. Alyce Vigil (History). The ty, students and community partners research team partnered with the Na- working together to produce a report to The faculty team members included Dr. tional Conference on Citizenship and share with the state and nation. Ed Cunliff (Adult and Higher Education), Oklahoma Campus Compact to measure T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 6

2 0 1 3 V o t e r R e g i s t r a t i o n C o n t e s t W i n n e r s

RED: 1 to 3,000 FTE Once again Oklahoma Campus Compact member institu- RED: 1 to 3,000 FTE tions set a new civic engagement participation record in WINNER: the Voter Registration Contest. WINNER:

Nineteen institutions participated in this off-election year, to register a total of 1,530 students to vote during the five-day contest period spanning the September 17th C o n s t i t u t i o n Day. Runner Up (7.4%): WHITE: 3,001 to 7,000 FTE Runner Up (7.4%): WHITE: 3,001WINNER: to 7,000 FTE Murray State College Per the con- Murray State College test structure, WINNER: three winners we re de t er- mined as cate- gorized by size of enrollment Runner Up (2.46%): BLUE: 7,001 to 30,000 FTE for small, mid- BLUE: 7,001 to 30,000 FTE sized and large RunnerCameron Up (2.46%): University WINNER: institutions. Cameron University WINNER:

Join us in con- gratulating the winners of the 2013 Voter Registration Contest. The winning institutions are invited to attend the December Runner Up (0.6%): 5, 2013 meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for High- er Education for presentation of their award. NortheasternRunner Up State (0.6%): University Northeastern State University

In the spring Oklahoma Cam- events, and by law registration pus Compact will convene an is open until 24 days before an FOR advisory committee to prepare election. Other issues to dis- for the 2014 Campus Vote Initi- cuss are the various registration ative, which includes voter hurdles students encounter with registration, education, and frequent changes of address, participation. possible name change through marriage, and other factors. One idea is to consider signifi- cantly expanding the parame- Anyone at an OkCC member ters of the contest beyond one institution interested in serving new week in September. Many cam- on the advisory committee puses begin distribution of voter should contact Debbie Terlip at 2014 registration forms at summer [email protected] or 405-225- st u de nt o r i e n t a t io n s a n d 9128.

C a m p u s C o m p a c t The annual Campus Compact Membership Survey will be suspended for 2013 while the survey is redesigned, pending discus- A n n u a l sion as to how to make it more relevant. Campus Compact is taking a critical look at the content, timing and administration of M e m b e r s h i p the survey, and using this year to gather ideas, information and advice from outside experts and the network. An improved sur- S u r v e y vey is planned for 2014. T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 7

S E R V I N G S T U D E N T V E T E R A N S

Organized volunteering opportunities may be especially beneficial to the transitioning ex- perience for student veterans on campus. Campus Compact of the Mountains West Some resources which may be helpful are: Campus Compact of the Moun- tains West (Colorado and Wyo- ming) sponsors several programs Serving Student Veterans for campus and Conference 2013 community partners to identify A statewide conference on Serving Student Vet- and develop ser- erans on December 6, 2013 at Oklahoma City vice and community engagement Community College hosted by the Oklahoma opportunities that contribute to the State Regents for Higher Education. The confer- success of Veterans as students, as ence will include a student panel and breakout leaders in their local communities, sessions that focus on better serving our veteran and as productive members of the students. workforce. For these resources see the website on Veteran Student The speakers will include Brigadier General Ben S u c c e s s a t h t t p : / / Robinson, Oklahoma State Regent Toney Strick- w w w . c c m o u n t a i n w e s t . o r g / lin, and Chancellor Glen D. Johnson. For infor- programs/Veteran-Student-Success. mation on this resource, and other resources concerning service to student veterans, contact: Ms. Adrienne Proffer in Academic Affairs at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education at [email protected], or 405-225-9163.

C a m p u s C o m p a c t A n n u a l M e m b e r s h i p S u r v e y

The Compact survey is not an impact education, as it is the only national data Partnering with NERCHE on a survey, but rather a survey that captures available that can track growth, trends survey of best practices in cen- campus engagement commitment and and activities in this field. ters of community engagement. activities at a point in time. Campus Compact acknowledges that The invitation to participate This data has been useful to document data from the survey itself indicates the link was sent to members, and the growth of civic engagement in higher members increasingly use the results in Campus Compact will have ac- communication with their stakeholders cess to the data NERCHE col- and to inform strategic planning and lects. other processes such as accreditation and the Carnegie Community Engage- Contracting with NSSE to do an Oklahoma Campus Compact ment Classification. The national office analysis of its 2012 special ser- members attending the Heart - uses it frequently to show growth and vice-learning data to examine trends when talking with presidents, differences between Campus land Conference indicated to press, and in giving speeches. Compact members and non- OkCC that they do not want to While the survey is suspended for this members on student learning lose a year of the data current- year, as a network Campus Compact is outcomes related to community ly collected, and asked OkCC working on some projects that will show engagement. further evidence of the growth and value to conduct a state survey. of community engagement in higher Providing a wide range of train- education including: Please watch for further com - ing, networking and support services to members seeking munication. the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 8

R E S O U R C E S

President’s Higher Education The 2013 TRUCEN Engaged Scholarship Toolkit Community Service Honor Roll Campus Compact is honored to serve as the secretariat for The Re- search University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN). TRUCEN's The President’s Higher Education Commu- Engaged Scholarship Toolkit is an evolving set of resources that helps nity Service Honor Roll highlights the role that colleges and universities play in solving scholars and practitioners at research intensive universities to both community problems and placing more stu- do community-engaged research well and to identify new ways of dents on a lifelong path of civic engage- documenting and evaluating engaged scholarship for promotion and ment. For information about the eight OkCC tenure. For further information on and access to this resource see members on the current Honor Roll see http://www.compact.org/initiatives/trucen/. h t t p : / / w w w . o k h i g h e r e d . o r g / okcampuscompact/

The 2014 Honor Roll will recognize higher education institutions in four categories: General Community Service Interfaith Community Service Minnesota Campus Economic Opportunity Compact Civic Lead- Education ership Institute

Additional information about the categories Online will be available once the application is Minnesota Campus Compact has released. The application deadline is April launched the CLIO (Civic Lead- 3, 2014. ership Institute Online) website. Purdue University has re- Rather than providing a set cently published a Service- Sign-up now for an introductory webinar curriculum, CLIO is intended to Learning Calendar available from the Corporation for National and bring together freely accessible for download. Each month Community Service that will introduce the resources (video clips, toolkits, highlights a professor/ new application and answer your questions etc.) that anyone can use to instructor that implements about the four categories and more: support their civic education service-learning into their and engagement efforts. Re- class curriculum. Please Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 2:00 pm sources you've developed or take a look! http:// Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 2:00 pm found useful can be submitted issuu.com/ciepurdue/docs/ anytime, and the sources will be sl_calendar_2014_ The website for the Honor Roll is http:// credited. The CLIO website www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/ resource is available at http:// honor-roll, and the application page may be mncampuscompact.org. found at h t t p : / / m ypr o j e c t. n a t i o n a l ser v i c e . g o v / honorroll/

Service-Learning Student’s Guide & Journal, Higher Education Edition Available for purchase, the Service-Learning Guide & Journal Higher Education Edition was developed to help students organize service learning projects and acquire specific knowledge and skills for becoming productively civically engaged. The Journal provides a definition of service-learning, gives the history of the concept, and identifies key components of a service-learning project. Its components include forms to facilitate recording and monitoring weekly progress, evaluation of activities’ success, reflection, and useful contacts and service-learning websites. For further information see www.ServiceLearn.com, or contact author Robert Schoenfeld at [email protected], or 206-722-1988. T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 9

P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T

2014 Gulf South Summit The 2014 Gulf South Summit theme is Creating Capacity Collaboratively: Connecting Learning and Civic Outcomes. The conference will be March 26-28, 2014 at Auburn University, Alabama. For more information, please visit http:// www.gulfsouthsummit.org/index.htm

17th Annual Continuums of Service North Carolina Pathways to Achieving

The Continuums of Service Conference is hosted by the Civic Engagement Conference western states Campus Compacts, and will be held April North Carolina Campus Compact will host the Pathways to 2-4, 2014 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 2014 conference Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference February 5, theme is Civic Engagement: Bridging Gaps in Education, 2014, at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, in Wil- in Communities, and Across the Globe. For information mington, North Carolina. see the Washington Campus Compact website at http:// www.wacampuscompact.org/. This annual conference, now in its 16th year, is for community engagement faculty, staff, researchers, community partners, and graduate students who want to gain skills, knowledge and best practice models for a spectrum of civic engagement Michigan Campus Compact pedagogies and activities. Tracks will be offered on capacity- Civic Engagement Institute building and institutionalization; pedagogy, and research and theory. Michigan Campus Compact is hosting its 16th Civic Engagement Institute. The conference will be held For further information see http://www.elon.edu/e-web/ February 3-4, 2014 at the Grand Valley State Univer- org/nccc/confMeet-PACE.xhtml or contact Leslie Garvin, Asso- sity Pew Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ciate Director, NcCC at [email protected].

More than 200 higher education professionals from across Michigan and the Midwest will gather to share ideas and best practices, and explore challenges related to the successful development and imple- Latest Edition of Partnerships Available mentation of service-learning and civic engagement in the higher education field. Read the latest edition of Submitted articles from Partnerships: A Journal of Dr. Alexa N Darby, Dr. This year’s conference theme is “Celebrating 25 Service-Learning and Civic Frances Ward-Johnson, Years of Connecting Campus and Community,” Engagement, North Carolina Gabrielle Newman, Mar- around MiCC’s 25th Anniversary, and will encourage Campus Compact's peer - got Haglund and Tammy participants to examine the impact that service, reviewed, online journal host- Cobb of Elon University service-learning and civic engagement has had on ed by the University of North and Dr. Julie Shackford- our communities for the past 25 years and what we Carolina at Greensboro. Vol- Bradley of the University hope to accomplish in the next decade. Questions ume 4 Number 2 (2013) in- of California at Berkeley; may be directed to Melissa Strapec, Associate Direc- cludes: and tor for MiCC, at [email protected]. Invited articles from Dr. Book Reviews from Dr. Peter Levine, Dr. Judith Susan Stinson and Dr. Ramaley, and Dr. William Cathy Hamilton of UNC Muse; Greensboro.

Call for Submissions: Partnerships 2015 Special Issue Abstracts due The editorial staff of Part- ley, President Emerita, Port- gagement: The public life of March 15, 2014 nerships: A Journal of Service land and Winona State Univer- higher education reconsid- -Learning and Civic Engage- sities. ered. Staff looks forward to Final drafts due ment announces a special interest, questions, and sub- Please read Volume 4, Issue October 30, 2014 issue to be published in 2015 missions. 2, the complete call for Re- with guest editors Brandon W. considering spaces of partici- Expected publication date Kliewer at Florida Gulf Coast pation and democratic en- Summer 2015 University and Judith Rama- T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 10

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STEM faculty will be interested in the challenge we hope to help our students general education course, specifically SENCER (Science Education for New meet." Burns, who will serve as princi- enabling students to create linear and Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) pal investigator of Engaging Mathemat- regression models. They also plan to website at http://www.sencer.net/ for ics, will be joined by a team of co- introduce calculus-based group projects information on strategies to expand principal investigators including: Dr. into another course. application like Engaging Mathematics: Cindy Kaus of Metropolitan State Univer- Building a National Community of sity, Dr. Mangala Kothari of LaGuardia An overall project goal is to have the Practice, new three-year initiative Community College, and Dr. Frank Wat- newly developed course and modules supported by the National Science tenberg of the United States Military taught at both the institution where the Foundation though its TUES-II program. Academy. Engaging Mathematics institu- course was originally developed and at Engaging Mathematics (EM) will be orga- tional partners include Dr. John Zobitz a partner campus. In the end, all the nized by faculty colleagues who have of Augsburg College, Dr. Victor Padron institutional partners will thus have the successfully incorporated the SENCER and Dr. Tony Dunlop of Normandale benefits of several new courses and the ideals and other progressive pedagogies Community College, Dr. John Nardo and PIs and project team will have a better into college-level mathematics educa- Dr. Lynn Gieger of und erstanding tion. Over the next three years, the Oglethorpe University, of what is partners will work together to develop, and Dr. Barbara Gon- n e e d e d t o assess and refine courses and modules, zalez and Dr. Cathy make courses sharing them within the community of Evins of Roosevelt The overall goal is to nurture and s u c c e e d i n practice. As the project matures, EM University. Dr. Leo support a vibrant community of multiple set- tings. partners will disseminate the results of Gafney will provide practice open to those committed their labors to the larger higher educa- guidance and overall P r o f e s s o r tion community through a variety of evaluation of Engaging to improving mathematics Frank Watten- media. While EM partners will routinely Mathematics activi- learning by connecting that berg of the communicate with the SENCER commu- ties. United States nity and participate in SENCER's faculty learning to the great civic During the term of Military Acade- development programs, they will also challenges of our day. my will provide reach out to and through disciplinary the project, partners at LaGuardia Commu- guidance and societies and others new to SENCER. nity College plan to forge connec- In three years, the EM project intends expand on the suc- tions with oth- to produce and publish transferable cessful Project Quantum Leap course er national mathematics innovation models, offer webinars, and organize Elementary Statistics with Environmen- initiatives. He will be responsible for local, regional, and national faculty tal and Social Issues. Metropolitan State connecting the reform efforts to al- development opportunities. The over- University participants will create mod- ready successful and complementary all goal is to nurture and support a vi- ules for calculus courses centered on the projects, so that the full advantage of brant community of practice open to topic of sustainability. In addition to what has been developed and learned those committed to improving mathe- these newly developed courses, LaGCC by others is available to the EM partners matics learning by connecting that and Metro State will also disseminate and the SENCER community. learning to the great civic challenges of successful SENCER applications on their At its invitation, the Engaging Mathe- our day. campuses to the other Engaging Mathe- matics leadership team will work with matics partners, and to faculty and ad- David Burns, National Center for Sci- the Mathematical Association of Ameri- ministrators locally and nationally. ence and Civic Engagement's executive ca to disseminate materials, modules/ d i r e c t o r courses, and results to their communi- and the PI ties of interest. Additionally, Engaging of the new Mathematics will offer a website where NSF award, updates and resources developed notes that throughout the initiative will be made “this is available to all interested educators, e s p e c i a l l y administrators, and students. Regional important work in the context of our Augsburg's focus will be on a project- meetings, national symposia presenta- nation's need to improve our capacity based calculus endeavor, while Ogle- tions, and faculty development pro- to use mathematics to describe, model, thorpe University will create new mod- grams are planned. Look for reports on analyze, and make reliable predictions els for the general education courses the work of the Engaging Mathematics about some of the most vexing prob- required of all students. Roosevelt Uni- partnerships, along with information on lems we face. How to best understand versity partners plan to integrate the how you and your institution might ben- and make decisions about a welter of SENCER approach into a college algebra efit from the EM project in future edi- personal and practical problems that course using issues affecting the city of tions of the SENCER e-News at http:// are presented and argued in mathemat- Chicago. Normandale Community Col- www.sencer.net/About/inthenews.cfm ical or statistical terms is one more lege plans to focus on water issues in a T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 11

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Regional Food Bank

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma reports that it Students/faculty/administrators may & Build website on November 12 at collaborated with Langston be interested in this unique service www.bikeandbuild.org . University in October to opportunity involving cycling. The non- open a college pantry profit organization Bike & Build raises Riders each raise at least $4,500 to there, and that it is cur- funds and awareness for affordable participate in the trip. This funding may rently working with other housing organizations through service- be raised in different ways, generally state institutions about establishment of a oriented, cross-country cycling trips for through personal appeals to friends and college pantry on campus. young adults. Riders aged 18 – 28 ride family, local businesses in their commu- in teams of about 30 on one of eight nity, community fundraising events, or For information contact John Bobb-Semple trips offered during the summer. other creative ideas riders have. The at [email protected]. at fundraising the riders do is responsible the Regional Food Bank. Every few days, the team stops and for over 90% of Bike & Build’s annual volunteers with housing organizations revenue. like Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding OSU Cowboy Kitchen Together, and other small nonprofits. Contact for further information: Participants get involved in volunteer- Justin Villere, Director of Operations Students have taken the lead at Oklaho- ism and meet other service-minded and Outreach, Bike & Build, Inc., Phila- ma State University to provide for commu- students while traveling around the delphia, PA, 267-331-8488 and jus- nity members in need country. [email protected]. through the Cowboy Kitchen program. Trip leader and rider applications for 2014 will be available online at the Bike Established by students as a student The Campus Kitchens Project organization through extra food to other shelters in need the student govern- around the area. I n te re s te d ment association at OSU, the Cowboy c a m p u s e s Kitchen donates leftover foods that would The majority of food donated comes may also normally be thrown away at the end of the from Oklahoma State University Dining w an t t o day. Services and big events like home football research the games (leftovers from buffets). Local n a t i o n a l The program began with donations to the businesses such as Panera Bread and the C a m p u s Mission of Hope, a local homeless shelter Old School Bagel Cafe have also provided Kitchens Project, a nonprofit organi- that serves the families in need in the donations, and the students are planning zation in which 33 institutions across Stillwater community, but after several to approach more local restaurants with the country now participate. Its infor- months of operation the students were invitations to participate. m a t i o n i s f o u n d a t h t t p : / / supplying the Mission of Hope with so www.campuskitchens.org/. much food that some was wasted, so the Cowboy Kitchen was begun three years students expanded the program to deliver ago by Brentley Lindsey. Andrew Cole has Although participation involves a the extra food to the Salvation Army. The succeeded Brentley as director of the fee, Campus Kitchens Project offers Salvation Army first provides for the fami- program. For more information, he can be many resources, training, support and lies in Stillwater, and then moves the contacted at [email protected] tools for the program. or 405-401-1034.

UCO Central Pantry

The University of Central Oklahoma uals within the university community by partners with the Regional Food Bank to providing some food and personal items at no cost. Visitors are able to make their own sponsor the Central Pantry, a campus utilize Central Pantry as a service-learning food selections. Central Pantry is hosted food pantry for students, faculty and opportunity for student assignments. staff. by the Volunteer and Service Learning Cen- ter (VSLC), with donations coming from In its first year of operation, the Central Opened in November, 2012 and staffed members of the UCO community and the local Homeland grocery stores. Pantry served 2,519 adults and children, primarily by volunteers, Central Pantry averaging 229 per month. Further infor- helps to meet the needs of some individ- Cash donations are used to purchase emer- mation is available either by contacting gency items. Yellow bins placed around the Dr. Sharra Hynes, Director of the VSLC, at campus collect the donated items, which [email protected] or 405-974-2621, or by are also accepted at the VSLC. The VSLC emailing [email protected] for assis- tance. has collaborated with several classes to T h e C o m m u n i c a t o r : F a l l 2 0 1 3 Page 12

Oklahoma hosted the first pants service learning practi- Heartland Campus Compact cal skills and understanding. Regional Conference in 2010, Our larger community ex- and was honored to host it celled in one aspect in partic- again on its fourth occasion ular that is often valued by September 19th - 20th in Tulsa. conference participants - inclusiveness of community OkCC and its member insti- partners and students on tutions are indebted to Tulsa concurrent session panels. Community College for outstanding tech support and for The University of Tulsa, President McKeon’s welcome Tulsa Community College, and address. Oklahoma City University each offered multiple sessions S t e p h e n F o s t e r B l a c k A warm Tulsa welcome and with these component partici- Stephen Foster Black, founder and di- fantastic support from many pants, as well as collaborating rector of the Center for Ethics and So- Oklahoma Campus Compact with additional Oklahoma cial Responsibility at The University of (OkCC) members contributed higher education institutions Alabama provided the keynote address to a new record for participa- on other panels. on Developing the Moral Obligations of tion. Citizenship. Black spoke about how Descriptions of all of the significant, transformative change is The record number of high 2013 Heartland Conference possible through service-learning. He quality presentation proposals concurrent sessions and the noted that when the pieces are in place, resulted in an expansion over attendance list are available significant, positive impact on challeng- past years in the number of on the OkCC website at ing issues in our culture can happen concurrent sessions offered, http://www.okhighered.org/ rather quickly. Black also encouraged from 20 to 25. In all, over 70 o k c a m p u s c o m p a c t / c o n f - attendees to take more time to cele- presenters offered insights workshop-archives.shtml. brate the successes of service-learning that strengthened partici- Stephen Black and to take time to reflect on the sys- Keynote Speaker tems change that service-learning has affected.

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