Double Bull’s-Eye: Double Bull’s-Eye: Serving Students and Serving Students and

CommunitiesCommunities

Lisa WeissLisa WeissThe Ohio State UniversityThe Ohio State University

IntroductionsIntroductions

►NameName►Your universityYour university►Role on campusRole on campus►Reason you came to this sessionReason you came to this session

What You Can ExpectWhat You Can Expect

►GoalsGoals►Needs of today’s studentsNeeds of today’s students►Who are our neighbors?Who are our neighbors?►Effective community partnershipsEffective community partnerships►How to create meaningful experiencesHow to create meaningful experiences►Making it happenMaking it happen►Questions and answersQuestions and answers

Goals of SessionGoals of Session►To engage participants in a discussion about how To engage participants in a discussion about how

student affairs professionals can meet the needs of student affairs professionals can meet the needs of both today’s students and the community partners near both today’s students and the community partners near their campusestheir campuses

►To provide techniques for creating appropriate and To provide techniques for creating appropriate and meaningful volunteer experiences for our studentsmeaningful volunteer experiences for our students

►To allow participants to work together to design To allow participants to work together to design volunteer experiences and to write job descriptions for volunteer experiences and to write job descriptions for these experiences that will work on their campusesthese experiences that will work on their campuses

Discussion: Who are today’s Discussion: Who are today’s students?students?

►Who are the students with whom we Who are the students with whom we are working today? Where are they are working today? Where are they from? What are some of their past from? What are some of their past volunteer experiences?volunteer experiences?

►What are some of the challenges of What are some of the challenges of having students volunteer in our having students volunteer in our communities? What are some of your communities? What are some of your techniques for overcoming those techniques for overcoming those challenges?challenges?

Who Are Today’s Students: Who Are Today’s Students: Some Facts About Millennial Some Facts About Millennial

StudentsStudents►Group orientedGroup oriented►Not used to doing much work, high grades Not used to doing much work, high grades

come easily but pressured to do wellcome easily but pressured to do well►Overly involved with very involved parentsOverly involved with very involved parents

Kids who grew up playing multiple sports and Kids who grew up playing multiple sports and playing 2 instruments with “helicopter parents”playing 2 instruments with “helicopter parents”

► Political views are more conservative and Political views are more conservative and more liberalmore liberal

►More likely to want to do service and to More likely to want to do service and to have had past service experienceshave had past service experiences

Campus Neighbors – What’s Campus Neighbors – What’s Happening in OhioHappening in Ohio

► School district's budget School district's budget woes may dictate woes may dictate shorter dayshorter day Columbus DispatchColumbus Dispatch, Thurs. , Thurs.

1/26/061/26/06

► Funding, staffing woes Funding, staffing woes predictedpredicted Columbus DispatchColumbus Dispatch, Sun. , Sun.

1/29/061/29/06

► Norwood's fight for Norwood's fight for survival survival Cincinnati EnquirerCincinnati Enquirer, Sun. , Sun.

1/29/061/29/06

► Neglect persists for Neglect persists for North ToledoansNorth Toledoans Toledo BladeToledo Blade, Sun. 1/29/06, Sun. 1/29/06

► Mastering the juggling Mastering the juggling act: Working mothers act: Working mothers develop strategies for develop strategies for balance in their livesbalance in their lives Cincinnati EnquirerCincinnati Enquirer, Sun. , Sun.

1/29/061/29/06

► Clevelanders express Clevelanders express discontent, worry about discontent, worry about neighborhoodsneighborhoods Cleveland Plain DealerCleveland Plain Dealer, Sun. , Sun.

1/29/061/29/06

Characteristics of Successful Characteristics of Successful Campus/Community PartnershipsCampus/Community Partnerships

►Founded on a shared vision and clearly Founded on a shared vision and clearly articulated valuesarticulated values

►Beneficial to partnering institutionsBeneficial to partnering institutions►Composed of interpersonal relationships Composed of interpersonal relationships

based on trust and mutual respectbased on trust and mutual respect►Multidimensional: they involve the Multidimensional: they involve the

participation of multiple sectors that act participation of multiple sectors that act in service of a complex problemin service of a complex problem

Successful Partnerships Successful Partnerships (continued)(continued)

►Clearly organized and led with Clearly organized and led with dynamismdynamism

► Integrated into the mission and support Integrated into the mission and support systems of the partnering institutionssystems of the partnering institutions

►Sustained by a “partnering process” for Sustained by a “partnering process” for communication, decision making, and communication, decision making, and the initiation of changethe initiation of change

►Evaluated regularly with a focus on both Evaluated regularly with a focus on both methods and outcomesmethods and outcomes

Creating a Meaningful Creating a Meaningful ExperienceExperience

►Be cognizant of student schedules – Be cognizant of student schedules – how much is too much?how much is too much?

► Is transportation an issue?Is transportation an issue?►Where are students developmentally?Where are students developmentally?►What kind of support can you or your What kind of support can you or your

colleagues provide?colleagues provide?►Which campus partners work best with Which campus partners work best with

students?students?

Job DescriptionsJob Descriptions

►Make them fun!Make them fun!►List special qualificationsList special qualifications► Include time commitment requiredInclude time commitment required►Give motivating reasons to volunteerGive motivating reasons to volunteer►Offer to hold information sessionsOffer to hold information sessions►Do not forget contact infoDo not forget contact info

Key Words in Creating Key Words in Creating Volunteer Job DescriptionsVolunteer Job Descriptions

► AchieveAchieve► ElevateElevate► BelieveBelieve► InspireInspire► BecomeBecome► CreativityCreativity► IlluminateIlluminate► RevealReveal► TeachTeach

► ProvideProvide► IdeasIdeas► LeadLead► ChooseChoose► ChallengeChallenge► ExcelExcel► EnergyEnergy►GrowGrow► JusticeJustice

Make It Happen!Make It Happen!Think of a community organization or Think of a community organization or

local school and write a job local school and write a job description that would work for your description that would work for your

students. Think about developmental students. Think about developmental issues, time commitments, issues, time commitments,

transportation and why students transportation and why students would want to volunteer at this site.would want to volunteer at this site.

Meet Them Where They AreMeet Them Where They Are

►EmailEmail►Word of mouthWord of mouth►Hang flyers in places where students Hang flyers in places where students

wait in linewait in line►Contact different types of student Contact different types of student

organizationsorganizations

ConclusionConclusion

►Questions and Answers?Questions and Answers?►Thank you!Thank you!

ReferencesReferences

►DeBard, R. (2004). Millennials coming DeBard, R. (2004). Millennials coming to college. to college. New Directions for Student New Directions for Student Services, Services, Number 106, Summer 2004. Number 106, Summer 2004.

► Jacoby, B. et al. (2003). Jacoby, B. et al. (2003). Building Building partnerships for service-learningpartnerships for service-learning. San . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Francisco: Jossey-Bass.