Available handouts and presentations are linked below.

Multidisciplinary Projects in Service-Learning: The Chesteropoly Model of Widener University
Service-learning projects within college-level courses typically start and end within a timeframe of one semester; moreover, these projects often remain viewed from a single perspective for each course discipline.  Extending the timeframe and expanding the perspective, though, can augment the pedagogical richness of the students’ experience.  As participants in Widener University’s Academic Service-Learning Faculty Development Program, the workshop leaders have learned techniques for enhancing the service-learning components of their own courses, with a focus on multidisciplinary design, by using their own multidisciplinary model—Chesteropoly.  Through this workshop, participants will become familiar with techniques for designing, implementing, and assessing multidisciplinary service-learning projects.  Furthermore, this workshop will allow time for participants to work in small groups in brainstorming multidisciplinary designs for their own academic service-learning projects.
Presented by: Dr. Robert Bonk, Dr. Lori Simons, Timothy Scepansky, Dr. Nancy Blank; Widener University

Deepening Student Experience
How do you guide students as they move along the service spectrum from passive participant through the change to active transformer? How do you assist students in addressing the issues of power, access and equity on their campuses and in their communities? Participants will discuss how students can take leadership roles in these issues as they move along the service spectrum.  Topics will include issues such as awareness, reciprocity, and student action for change.
Presented by: Madeline Yates, VISTA Director, and Kate Dantsin, Learn and Serve Program Manager, Pennsylvania Campus Compact

A View from the Passenger Seat:  Allowing the Community to Drive the Partnership
To create true community partnerships, and to model concepts of social justice and solidarity that we strive to teach our students, engaged colleges must adopt pedagogies, structures and philosophies that create better access to the broad range of campus resources—not just volunteers—and provide the community with a significant, often guiding voice concerning the direction of the partnership.  To do so, colleges and universities, like our students, must recognize our social, intellectual and/or spiritual poverty, and we must appreciate the ways in which community partners enrich our institutions.   This session will be focused on strategies to create more responsive colleges and universities.  Through concrete examples and open discussion, participants will explore the core concept of institutional poverty, learn techniques for working with faculty, administrators, and community partners, and share ideas for how to overcome pitfalls and resistance on campus and in the community when forming reciprocal partnerships.
Presented by: David Chiles, Mission Integration, and Jeannie Gustafson, Cabrini College
 
Exploring the Impact of Regional Networks
PHENND was recently awarded funding by the Pennsylvania Campus Compact for continuation and expansion of its regional network approach to service-learning support.  Join in a conversation about PHENND, the value and challenges of working regionally, and what the long-term and short-term impacts of such a network has been for your service or service-learning programs.
Presented by: Kate Dantsin, Learn and Serve Program Manager, Pennsylvania Campus Compact and Dr. Matt Hartley, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

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“Students Teaching Students:” Leadership, Empowerment and Engagement
We’ll discuss in detail our strategy for preparing college students for our “students teaching students” model, presenting our pre-service orientation tools.  We will draw from best practices used locally and those developed by our national office.  We will also discuss how we ensure the volunteer experience for our college students is a meaningful one – presenting our practices of continuing professional development, teacher autonomy, support, and regular debriefing. 
Presented by: Farish Sawyer, Zoe Freeman, and Michael Leeyow, Summerbridge of Greater Philadelphia

Ending Senioritis: The Philadelphia Senior Projects Initiative
The Office of Curriculum and Instruction through the Partnerships in Character Education grant is helping high schools strengthen their senior project implementation model.  Senior Project is a year-long learning experience that enables students to apply their thinking skills to a new multi-dimensional project and communicate that learning to a third party in a way that demonstrates deep knowledge and understanding.  The School District has approached PHENND to recruit college partners for each of the seven high schools participating in the pilot phase.  Come to learn more about the Senior Projects Model and how your campus can get involved.
Presented by: Michelle Grimley, Office of Curriculum & Instruction, School District of Philadelphia

• HANDOUTS - SeniorProjectinfoSDP.doc and Fieldwork.doc and OralPresentations.doc

Reflecting on Reflection
Using the Wisdom Circle Method, in and of itself an empowering reflection model, this workshop will examine reflective practices in service-learning.  As defined by the Wisdom Circle, all members of the group will have an equal opportunity to share experiences, best practices and questions regarding reflection.  We expect that through this highly interactive and experiential workshop, participants will return to their campuses with tools for leading fruitful and engaging reflections. 
Presented by: Ryan Murphy, Manager of Experiential Education and Krista Bailey, Chestnut Hill College

No One is a Council to Themselves: Combining Community Outreach and Diversity Initiatives on College Campuses
Community outreach and diversity initiatives in higher education have, for the most part, been viewed as separate goals. In this workshop the presenters will discuss the benefits and provide examples of programs that combine community outreach and diversity initiatives.  Participants will: (1) identify outreach and diversity objectives of their institutions; (2) discuss overlap between community outreach and diversity initiatives; and (3) brainstorm in groups create a model for action at their institutions.
Presented by: Lathardus Goggins, III and Jessica Mason, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Arcadia University
 
Service-Learning across the Curriculum: Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Service-Learning at Widener University
A panel of Widener University faculty members from diverse disciplines, such as social work, operations management, psychology, and biology, will briefly discuss their experiences of teaching a course with a service-learning component and for those who are teaching an inter-disciplinary course, they will share information about the process of developing such a course.  Panel members will address the following questions: How has service-learning impacted your teaching and your students’ learning of course content? Has service-learning impacted your students in other ways? and What changes will you make in future service-learning courses that you will teach?  Time will be allotted for questions and answers.
Presented by: Dr. Arlene Dowshen, Math Education; Dr. Robin Goldberg-Glen, Social Work; Dr. Bruce Grant, Biology; Dr. Kit Healy, Psychology; Dr. Germaine Saad, Operations Management; and Dr. Yana Kortsarts, Computer Science; Widener University

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Increasing Student Involvement in Greater Philadelphia: A Strategy for Service
Campus Philly is planning and developing a large-scale student-community engagement program for the region’s 300,000 college students.  Our goal is to increase meaningful student interactions with, and contributions to, the local and regional community. This PHENND conference workshop will be a working session for representatives from college offices for community service. We will update the session attendees on our preliminary research efforts and use this forum to engage the merits of different program ideas for 2007-08. Research shows that more students will serve their communities if asked, and we will discuss strategies to increase service opportunities for underrepresented groups of students with regards to traditional campus-related community service.  This workshop will be conversational in nature and may include break-out groups for smaller topic discussions. We will cover many types of student community service, ranging from one-time service events and student service conferences, to integrated nonprofit and community based work-study jobs and internships.
Presented by: Bob Jobin and Jon Herrmann, Campus Philly

• HANDOUTS - CampusPhillyMinutes.doc and CampusPhillyPresentation.ppt

Professor  in a Strange Land: Reflections on Teaching in a College Program for Marginalized Students
Eastern in the City is a program designed to give urban students access to a private college education.  This workshop will involve one faculty member’s reflection on his experience with a group of 22 first-year students.  In particular the workshop will focus on the specific challenges faced by faculty members teaching minority students who have not been adequately prepared for the academic rigor of college.  The presentation will be followed by an open discussion on ways teachers and program directors can meet the challenges faced in serving such students.
Presented by: Dr. Drick Boyd, Eastern University

• HANDOUTS - BoydHandout.doc and Boyd.ppt
  

Power, Access and Equity- a Student Affairs perspective
This panel is comprised of administrators who provide support for under represented students at their colleges.   We are also fortunate to be able to include the perspective of a recent Bryn Mawr College graduate who participated in the POSSE Program.   Panelists will share successful strategies as well as some thoughts on the impact the Michigan Affirmative Action decision is having on programs across the country. 
Presented by:  Nell Anderson, Bryn Mawr College, Co-Director, Civic Engagement Office and Director of Praxis and Community Partnerships; H. Peter Curry, Gettysburg College, Dean of Intercultural Resource Center, Intercultural Advancement; Raisa Williams, Haverford College, Dean for First Year Students; Audrey Flattes, Bryn Mawr and Posse Foundation alum, Program Associate, Summer Search Philadelphia

Goal Setting for Life Success: Higher Education and Career Planning Made
Easy (EducationPlanner.org)
This workshop is designed to empower participants with practical information and resource information for: Higher Education and Career Planning, Self Assessments, Strategies for Taking Standardized Tests (SAT, ACT, PSAT), Researching Colleges, Resume Writing, Essay Writing Tips, Researching/Accessing Scholarships, Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and much more!  This free national award-winning service is age appropriate for 6th-12th graders and adult learners.
Presented by: Mike Robinson, Regional Education and Career Planning Specialist, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)