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Engaging International Students Through Service- Building a Successful Community Engagement Program Christie Murata Jhonery Mendoza Exploratory & Global First Year Advisor ISSS Advisor/Coordinator Florida International University Florida
Christie Murata
Exploratory & Global First Year Advisor Florida International University
Jhonery Mendoza
ISSS Advisor/Coordinator Florida International University
programs
students and international offices across campus
student engagement, cultural exchange, social responsibility, collaboration and affiliation
learning, programs and research that address specific social, economic and political needs (Hall, 2010)
combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference
Promoting social justice locally and globally (Coalition for Civic Engagement and Leadership, 2005) Learning from others, self, and environment to develop informed perspectives on social issues Participating actively in public life, public problem solving, and community service Developing empathy, ethics, values, and sense of social responsibility Valuing diversity and building bridges across differences Behaving, and working through controversy with civility Taking an active role in the political process Assuming leadership and membership roles in organizations
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Honor Division (WHD) Fact Sheet #71 states
"Volunteers without expectation of compensation, are generally permissible." The fact sheet notes that wage and hour law makes special exceptions under the below listed circumstances:
"Volunteers who perform services for a state or local government agency;" "Individuals who volunteer for humanitarian purposes for private non-profit food banks;" "Individuals who volunteer their time, freely and without anticipation of compensation
for religious, charitable, civic, or humanitarian purposes to non-profit organizations."
Design thinking provides a solution-based approach to solving problems, and it’s
extremely useful in tackling complex problems that are ill-defined or unknown, by understanding the human needs involved, by re-framing the problem in human- centric ways, by creating many ideas in brainstorming sessions, and by adopting a hands-on approach in prototyping and testing.
Design thinking is an innovation management philosophy that has five core tenants
to solving complex problem:
“Above all, think of life as a prototype. We can conduct experiments, make discoveries, and change our perspectives…” –Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO
Knowledge
cultures and their impact on society "I know what I ought to do and why"
Skills
"I know how to do"
Attitudes
that an individual has a responsibility to society
cultural biases "I can do, and it makes a difference" "I must and will do" Transformative Learning challenges students to assess their value system and worldview and to be potentially changed by the experience
community
understanding
Services (ISSS)
domestic students to the spirit of volunteering in America.
retention and affiliation with FIU and the local community.
as well as non-profit organizations in South Florida.
EMPATHIZE
DEFINE
experience and better understanding of life in the USA
people connections with the local community
advocate on social issues
IDEATE
engagement through volunteer work and a learning component on social issues.
countries
student organizations, and individuals that share a passion for service
with U.S.Democracy & serve the community on the national level
leaders, supporting team, organizations and participants
PROTOTYPE
and departments on campus
expectations
and food/beverage
procedures and expectations.
TEST
Challenge Problem Brainstorm Solutions Design Action PLan Test for Improvement
Recruitment
Workshops
Service Projects
Assessments
Funds
The Office of University Sustainability
Firehouse Subs
Competitive
application. Selected recipients win an expenses-paid guided trip to Washington DC
3 Day Trip takes place during late April or Early May 2019. Final
candidates are announced at the ICEP Award Ceremony.
Keeping all students engaged for a year Attendance to meetings/workshops Coordinating events and meetings based on students' availability Accepting new students to join volunteer events (Non-ICEP
Creating partnerships with new organizations Obtaining student feedback on surveys
I learnt that I should be grateful for things that I sometimes take for granted, like having a warm
thank you to us, for taking the time to come and served them. It made me feel beyond luck for the experience. I learned that there are way more human rights than I knew and that they are violated all the time around the world and people don't even notice. I also learned that there is a very, very, very extensive history behind the creation of human rights. It wasn't just as simple as writing rules down on a paper. Learnt about human
importantly, how to teach them through positive examples That it only takes a second out of my day to make a big impact on someone else's life At the end of the day, I felt extremely happy to have helped
school and how that might impact in
It exceeded my expectations. Not only did we help clean up the preserve from invading plants and plant a tree, but we also simultaneously had an interactive biology lesson and met incredible people that are pushing for a really good cause. It also required a lot
not expect at all.
Christie Murata cmurata@fiu.edu
Jhonery Mendoza Jhmendoz@fiu.edu