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Patti Wilson, Senior Instructor Otterbein University Department of Health and Sport Sciences pwilson@Otterbein.edu

Otterbein University

• Westerville, Ohio (suburb of Columbus, Oh)
• Founded 1847
• Student enrollment approximately 3000
• Majors 77 Minors 44 Graduate programs 8

Community Service at Otterbein

• 74 % of student body participate in

community service

• more than 70,000 hours of service per year
• 90 service-learning courses that enroll

approximately 2,500 students

• President’s Higher Education Community

Service Honor - 5 Consecutive Years

Two programs, One goal

• Otterbein University First Year Experience

– FYE Goals and Outcomes Otterbein FYE – First Year Seminar Courses Otterbein FYS – INST, ePortfolio, 5 Cardinal Experiences

• Westerville City Schools Transition Program

– 18-22 year olds, Socially graduated High school – Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Cognitively Impaired – Peer Inclusive Environment – Job and Independent Living Skills

FYS course:

“Discovering and Developing Your Strengths”

• Semester long course
• Focus on developing Top 5 Strengths Themes (Gallup

StrengthsQuest) and Wellness Strengths

• Students are part of the Leadership LLC (two other

FYS courses)

• Community Engagement project

Best of Both Worlds Program

• Independent Living Skills

– Transportation Skills – Emergency Preparedness – Disability Knowledge – Internet Safety

• Job Skills

– Individualized non-paid work experiences – Job Shadowing

Developing Friendships

FYS BoBW

Strengths Recreation Community Engagement Stress Reduction Time Management Networking Resume Writing Interviewing Career Searches

Shared Activities

• Gallup Strengths Survey

– StrengthsQuest – StrengthsExplorer

• Class Activities

– Handwriting Activity – Strengths Scavenger Hunt – Career

Group Activity

• Look at the word on the back of my Business

card

• Find your word on the StrengthsQuest/

StrengthsExplorer handout

• Think about how you could use your Strength

for a project like the coat closet

• Share with 2-3 people in the room
• Group Discussion

Community Engagement projects

• ShareBacAPac

– Packing and Delivering Food to Westerville City Schools students for the weekends

• Coat Closet

– Collecting – Cleaning – Inventorying – Delivering – Social Media Development

Coat Donation area at local bank created by BoBW and Otterbein FYE students

Learning Together

5 Cardinal Experiences

• All Otterbein University students are

encouraged to complete at least 2 Cardinal Experiences

• The 5 CARDS

– Internship and Professional Experiences – Leadership and Citizenship – Undergraduate Research – Community Engagement – Global and Intercultural Engagement

Outcomes of partnership

• Grants – State Farm Community

Engagement ( 2 separate $1500.00 grants) Physical Activity equipment

• Mutual Publicity for both programs

BoBW

What students have to say about the partnership

Questions??????