Campus
Hamilton College • Clinton, NY
Campus Contacts
Judy Owens-Manley / jowens@hamilton.edu / 315-859-4477
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Community Research
198 College Hill Road • Clinton, NY 13323
www.hamilton.edu/levitt or www.hamilton.edu/cache
One Paragraph Description
Hamilton is working in innovative ways to expand services and access to economic opportunities for local refugee and immigrant populations. They are using policy research, issue briefs, video, blogs, and wikis to communicate to the broader campus and community about the needs of this population and how to get involved.
Summary of Activities: Cumulative
Please add a few bullets that summarize the work your program has done related to Serve 2.0 from first learning of the initiative. This might include web media you've developed (such as wikis, videos), students/staff you've engaged, planning meetings, educational activities/trainings, and service events or activities sponsored in relation to this work.
Sub-Grant Proposal
- Events/Meetings held or attended: Meeting with faculty, meeting with Refugee Ctr Director, however did not get entire working group together at one time. Meeting with Asst. Dir of Ref Ctr to plan Burmese Weaving Project and collaborate on grant. Meetings with students through spring 2009 to revamp website and link all projects to be accessible to students and community. Community Partner meetings monthly with Adult Education teachers for ESOL adult learners.
- Primary social media developed/utilized: Podcasts, policy options wiki, website, video of Bonner Leader for received $1,000 Case Foundation grant for video project; Facebook page/group for Project SHINE, wiki developed for ESOL instructors in community and students in teacher training course for ESOL.
- Trainings/educational activities held or attended: Orientation for Project SHINE
- Service/related events held or organized: Summer Internship student works full-time at Ref Ctr for Burmese Weaving Project, planning with Campus ITS for video documentation of project.
- Other:
Broader Serve 2.0 Integration on Campus
- Events/Meetings held or attended: Working group for Youth Development Project; Poster session for Seminar in Program Evaluation course posted on website.
- Primary social media developed/utilized: Civic Engagement Wiki begun for Youth Development Project and Facebook pages/groups begun for each service-learning project.
- Trainings/educational activities held or attended: Students trained in website administration.
- Service/related events held or organized:
- Other:
Social Media Tool Catalog
Wikis: Please add a bullet describing how you are using wikis (e.g., for planning, project management, profiles, etc.) on campus and for this initiative. Please link the wikis your campus has created.
- Wiki to engage ESOL Instructors and students in teacher training course for ESOL to provide lesson plans, activities, and a place to share experiences and techniques. Linked with ESOL program on campus to include ESOL Instructor as resource.
- Wiki just begun for Civic Engagement in Public School Education -- Information gathered to begin and site just started.
Website: Please add a bullet describing how you are using your campus/center's website (e.g., for planning, project management, profiles, etc.) on campus and for this initiative. Please link the relevant webpages your campus has created.
Videos: Please add a bullet describing any videos you have created or are working on. Please embed a link to any completed videos.
YouTube: Please add a bullet describing how you are using YouTube (e.g., posting videos created, playlists you have) and if you have a user account/channel. Please link to your YouTube account/channel (and playlists if relevant).
Facebook: Please add a bullet describing how you are using Facebook (e.g., publicizing events, posting media, ads, etc. Please note how to find your Facebook Group or Fan Page.
- Just begun with pages and groups for each service-learning project -- project SHINE, Youth Development Project and VITA (Voluntary Income Tax Assistance. Full-time intern for next 5 weeks is adding to these.
Ning (Bonner Network Forum): Please add a bullet describing how you are using Ning (the Bonner Network Forum groups or your own site) for discussions, RSS feeds, blogs, etc. Please link to your campus's group/main page on Ning.
Blogs: Please add a bullet describing how you are using Blogs for discussions, reflection, etc. Please link to any blog you have.
Other Media: Please add bullets describing any other social media (e.g., Wiggio, Twitter, Volunteer Match, PolicyOptions Wiki) that your program/project is using. Please link to any relevant sites/pages.
Other Students, Faculty, Campus Groups/Departments, and Community Constituents Engaged
Please summarize in a few words/sentences how your program/project has reached out to, involved, or engaged:
- Other Bonners: Bonners involved in creating policyoptions wiki for After-School Programs. New Bonner hired for Immigrant & Refugee project to expand Project SHINE and work with special classes of 18-20 year olds (new grant proposal to PA/NY Campus Compact Consortium).
- Students at large: Reaching out to students through Facebook pages and making website attractive and accessible.
- Campus Groups/Departments: Working with Govt. Dept. Faculty to form a working group with Ref Center Director and key students; creating print materials for SL and CBR projects to market. Plan to reach out to faculty through Facebook pages too.
- Community Constituents: Refugee Center Director for area of Immigration, School Administrators and Site Coordinators for Youth Development Project
Goals & Progress for Summer/Fall 2009
Please add three updated goals. These can be drawn from your proposal, but should be revised according to your accomplished work.
- Complete Facebook pages for service-learning projects and launch for student engagement in August and hold presentations through Think Tank or similar venue for increasing visibility.
- Complete Civic Engagement wiki for public education and enroll departments in using.
- Complete video of Burmese Weaving Project for Refugee Center use in marketing and for our website.
- Prepare our piece of a presentation/summary for the Bonner Fall Directors Meeting (workshop or fair).
Winter/Spring 2010 Goals & Progress
- Please share how you achieved or made progress towards the goals above.
- Please specify goals for Winter/Spring 2010
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