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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

Strengths Recreation Community Engagement Stress Reduction FYS BoBW 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??????