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Code=78
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Conference Year:
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2018
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Session #:
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123(LEC)
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Title:
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Making an IMPACT: A Service-Learning Program for Incoming First-Year Students |
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Lead Presenter:
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Erika Trigg Crews |
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Date:
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October 02, 2018 Time: 8:45 am - 9:45 am |
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Room:
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N 231 C |
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Abstract:
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Innovative first-year programming is essential to assisting students in their transition to college, as is engagement in high-impact practices and connection to their new community. To assist 25 incoming students in their transition to Michigan State University, we established HC IMPACT, a week-long, pre-matriculation service-learning program. Immediately preceding the start of classes, students engaged in academic conversations with faculty & community experts focused on inequity alongside related service experiences. Program assessment demonstrated student learning around service & inequity, as well as effective transition & connection to the campus community. This session will review the planning process for a service-learning experience and provide participants an opportunity to discuss potential resources available and challenges associated with creating a similar program. |
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