WPCm L] |N SZeZTQ4Jb?N!>(݁[sK÷$ў݄} &$Mqܘ*uZ[_E#dD,\"ܰU Ǥ!bniaJ8*K YJxĕ`]tt f^S>rl!̡:|4JƖGȫ'q_1cC#Dً*"kLh¨Quڎ*~ ?SEl;y'7!L1M{zUGO&{ yfcx'.!oy5k{gwZKtI7I.4 4Iʢ422渠MVR\ rG .^Y#ߋYBahx>;xh@5bWPPͰ䈥c$`ɥy #!UN % 0(w@E4 m^ 0NAdobe PDF0*a Z6Times New Roman RegularX($ mnEopEqrEstEuvM8:i+003|xvUhttp://www.cityofoxford.org/Page.asp?NavID=310(O$ !  _ServiceLearningSurveyMiamiUniversityAllFaculty[ALLFAC@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]onbehalfof_Herbst_,JeffreyDr.[herbstj@MUOHIO.EDU]Sent:  Tuesday,September09,20089:01AM k To:   T ALLFAC@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDUAttachments: `  & v DearColleagues,̀Severalyearsago,LearnandServeAmerica(see:http://www.learnandserve.org/)createdthe PresidentsHonorRollforcollegesanduniversitiesthatdemonstrateastrongrecordofservice.Thisrecognitionprogramwas designedtoincreasepublicawarenessofthecontributionsthatcollegestudentsaremakingwithintheirlocalcommunitiesandacrossthecountrythroughvolunteerservice.Someexamplesofservicelearninginclude:1.Inacourseonchildren'sliteracy,Miamistudentsassessandtutorachildtwoafternoonsaweekandwritereflectionsontheirownliteracydevelopmentandthechild'sprogress.Theirworkisplacedinthecontextofliteracydevelopmentwhilemeetingacommunityneedforchildrenatacademicrisk.̀2.Acommunitynon-profitagencywishestocreateflyersinformingthecommunityaboutavailableresources,healthcareservices,legalaid,etc.AnEnglishbusinesswritingclassgatherstheinformation,determinestheaudienceandgoalsoftheagencyetc.anddevelopstheflyers.̀MiamiUniversitysCenterforCommunityEngagementandServiceappliedtoberecognizedin2007.Toourcredit,wewereawardedHonorRollstatus.Wewillbeapplyingagainthisyear(2008)withdescriptionsofthetopprogramsourstudentsengageinthathaveabeneficialimpactonlocalcommunities.OurcolleaguesintheCenterforCommunityEngagementandServiceseekinformationfromfacultywhoareengagingstudentsinserviceaspartofcourseworkorthroughextra-curricularprojects.Inadditiontohelpinguswithourapplication,theinformationyousupplywillhelpusunderstandtheextentofservicelearningacrossthecurriculum.̀Ifyourcoursehasaservicelearningcomponent,pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsandforwardyourresponsetoProfessorKathyMcMahon-_Klosterman_Ԁmcmahok@muohio.edubySeptember18th.PleasecontactProfessorMcMahon-_Klosterman_Ԁwithanyquestions.̀Thankyou,̀Jeff_Herbst_Provost -(- Ѐ̀HigherEducationCommunityServicePresidentsHonorRollApplicatioǹ̀ServiceLearningInformationSheet̀2008Date:10Sept2008    Faculty/StaffName:RogerD.MeicenheimerDepartment:BotanyPhonenumber:7012Projectname/description: OxfordTreeMappingHomeworkExercise_http_://_www.cas.muohio.edu_/%7Emeicenrd/_mudescd_/Dendrology/_OxfordTreeMapProject_/_OxfordTreeProject.html_̀Coursenumber(ifrelatedtoacourse):BOT205̀Numberofstudentsinvolved:14̀Approximatenumberofcontacthoursfortotalproject(i.e.,50studentsat2contacthourseach=100hours):48hrs/studentX14students=56112totalhours̀CommunityAffected:CityofOxford̀Nameofagency/school:̀Numberofpeopleimpacted(ifmeasurable):Number=populationofhumansandtreeslivinginOxford,estimatedat22,000humansand2,0004,000trees.See4   O  5  http://www.cityofoxford.org/Page.asp?NavID=3106+ O?  7 mԀforOxfordUrbanForestdetails. C ЀDate(s)oftheproject:FallSemester2008̀2008FocusArea:Describeanywayyourprojectprovides servicestoyouthfromdisadvantagedcircumstancesthatlowerschooldropoutratesandprepareyouthforcollege.   ӀTrees,bothyoungandold,growinginurbanenvironments,aredisadvantagedbecausetheycantmoveandaresubjecttotheproclivitiesofhumanactivitywithinthatenvironment;thatmoreoftenthannot,haveadverseeffectsontheirwellbeing.TrainingstudentsintechniquespertinenttourbanforestmanagementprovidesservicetoallthecitizensofthecityofOxfordandtothetreesthatconstitutetheOxfordUrbanForest.DevelopmentofgoodfieldskillsinDendrologyisaprerequisitefordevelopingindividualsthatwillbecapableofmanagingtreesandforeststhatare_increasingvlyv_Ԁplacedinperilouspositionsasthedensityofhumanstructureencroachesupontheirveryexistlkaklnmenmnroaoroosesonce,whichissoessentialtonotonlyhumanlife,butanimalliopovopqfeingeneralqttu.ù -(- Ѐ̀%  Jeffrey_Herbst_ProvostandExecutiveVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsMiamiUniversity