History of Women in the United States, 1870-present
HIST 531
Spring 2005
Pre-Service Action Plan and Goals—consult with the instructor and service site about service learning plans and goals
Service Contracts Requirements/due dates for service
Write a paragraph to describe service expectations Service—commit to 15 hours of community service in a service agency and pay particular attention to gender issues
| Activities | Contacts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Help teachers with literacy projects and early education programs for 1 to 5 year olds. Help with food pantry, rent/utility assistance program, professional women's clothing pantry. Background check, recent TB test required to volunteer in the classroom. Available times: M-F 7am-5:30pm | Ballard Community Center 842-0729 708 Elm Street (north Lawrence) Chip Blaser, volunteer coordinator Paul Hunt, human services coordinator Diane Ensminger, executive director | ||||
| Interact with children of women with substance abuse issues while mothers are in class; one evening per week, 68pm, M-TH evenings. Collaborate with Program Director, Kim Brown, to develop discussion groups with adult clients during daytime hours; 30 minutes-1 hour per week between 9:30am-3pm, M-TH. Tutoring for high school diplomas, GEDs. Background check; volunteers with DUIs, misdemeanors, or felonies will not be accepted. | First Step House 843-9262 Kim Brown, re. daytime workshops/tutoring with adults Jean Skuban, re. evening children's activities | ||||
| Help with distribution of midday meal, wash dishes, mingle with guests. Available times: T, T, Sa, or Su, 1:003:30pm | LINK 331-3663 832-1854 (home) Luke Andrud, volunteer coordinator 1000 Kentucky, basement of First Christian Church |
| Help staff welcome homeless men and women to shelter for the night. Note that shelter does not require substance-free clientele. Volunteers receive training and must sign a confidentiality statement. Available times: 7 days/week, 8-10pm | Lawrence Open Shelter Luke Andrud 832-1854 (home) |
| Additional service opportunities in the Lawrence area | KU Center for Community Outreach (CCO) 405 Kansas Union, Lawrence, KS, 66044 864-4073 cco@ku.edu Mark Lyda Katie Jensen http://www.ku.edu/~cco/ |
| Additional service opportunities in the Kansas City area | Contact instructor |
Readings with each reflection Include instructions on service, my philosophy Rubric for reflections Evaluations with sites-mcclusky Look in toolbook for criteria for reflection—give to students
Reflection—write weekly reflections about service experiences
Final Reflection—write a 5-page paper summarizing service experience and connecting experiences to readings from class
Presentation—prepare a 5-minute presentation about service experience
What happened? So what? Now what?