Re: Service Learning Program Development

Vanderbilt University has a dormitory --  Mayfield -- which houses student
groups of ten in housekeeping units.  Teams of students draft proposals for
projects they will undertake during the  year -- these are usually
community service projects.  The teams that are selected receive their room
for free during the school year.  There is a GA who coordinates reflection
activities related to the projects.  This service dorm is longstanding
tradition at Vanderbilt.






>  The following information came across the listserv a few months ago.  It
>describes a program involving an entire house, not a residence floor, but
>you may be able to adapt it for your purposes.  I would also be interested
>in knowing what other information you receive from the listserv, if it
>isn't posted to the entire list.  Thanks, and here is the information:
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>Southern Methodist University has two residential community service
>programs.  The ICE (Inter-Community Experience) Program has three main
>components: a seminar course on urban issues, enrichment programs for
>neighborhood youth, and a house in the neighborhood accommodating 4
>students in the program.   The house was built by SMU students in
>conjunction with Habitat for Humanity and serves as the centerpiece for
>this program.
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>The second program is the SMU Service House, a cooperative living theme
>house for 28 student volunteers in a former fraternity house on campus.
>Residents, under the guidance of a hall director, coordinate everything
>from kitchen duty to service projects.  Mike Kern is one of the founders
>of the program and can share some of the challenges and rewards of
>establishing such a program.  He is now the Program Coordinator for
>Service Learning at the University of Texas, San Antonio, phone: (210)
>458-4160; email: mkern@utsa.edu
>
>You can also find more information under the Center for Community
>Involvement website at <http://www.smu.edu/~vols>http://www.smu.edu/~vols
>or contact Bruce Levy, Director of the ICE Program at blevy@mail.smu.edu 
>or Rebecca Bergstresser, Director of Community Involvement at
>rbergstr@mail.smu.edu For the student perspective, Katie Knox has been a
>resident in both programs kknox@post.cis.smu.edu.
>
>Andrea Roufs
>Information Specialist
>Learn and Serve America
>National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
>1-800-808-7378
><http://umn.edu/~serve>http://umn.edu/~serve
>
>Enrique Salgado wrote:
>
>Hello All
>
>I am a housing professional in Pomona CA. and I am starting a new first
>year involvement program.
>The program would allow first year residence hall students a apply to live
>on a floor in one of our residence halls.
>The program would require any student living on the floor to complete the
>following
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> *  Application to live on the floor* *  A class that would give them
>university credits* *  Attendance of a program series* *  Participation in
>service learning activities for the program*
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> Do any of you know of any programs that exist like this for residence 
>halls?
>If yes, do you have suggestions for the program? Do you have any other
>suggested resources.
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>The program is scheduled to begin Fall 2000.
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>Thanks for your input.
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