P A G E 10Ship Connect Service-Learning ProjectsWelcome to the Second Annual Service-Learning Project Day!Many of you may have participated in community service duringhigh school, so you may wonder why <strong>Shippensburg</strong> <strong>University</strong> placesso much importance in service-learning. Service-learning goesbeyond community service by providing powerful educational learningexperiences for those involved. Classroom lectures are certainlyessential components of your academic training, but examining authenticproblems and issues in the field as well helps learning comealive! Service-learning is one part of your education that will allowyou to gain knowledge in your discipline and experience deeperlearning while making valued contributions to the community. Lastyear’s freshmen students found this event to be a worthwhile investmentof their time. You won’t want to miss this opportunity tobuild positive connections to your new university community in afun learning environment!Co-chairs: Dr. Karen Johnson and Dr. Gretchen PierceA Game of Basketball with People of Different AbilitiesThis is an ideal service project for students of every major, but students fromSocial Work may find it particularly appealing! Come and enjoy a game ofbasketball with a team of people who have different abilities at SouthamptonTownship Park in <strong>Shippensburg</strong>. This service activity offers the opportunity tointeract with people who have different abilities and enjoy a good game ofbasketball. This group of basketball players, who are very welcoming to Shipstudents, includes individuals of both genders from ages 13 and up. Don’tdelay in registering for this event as only ten students will be able to participate!For additional information about this venture, contact Dr. Marita Flaglerat mnflagler@ship.edu or Dr. Cheryl Zaccagnini at chzacc@ship.edu.Senior Center Lemonade SocialIf you are interested in social work, sociology, or psychology, have stronginterpersonal skills and like helping people, this service-learning project is foryou. Luther Ridge residential home will host a lemonade social for its residentson August 27 at 2:00 PM. By volunteering, you will be able to interactwith senior citizens, learn about their life experiences, and understand howcommunity relations work at a residential home. For more information, contactDr. José Ricardo at jgrica@ship.edu.Burd Run Stream Clean-UpIf you are interested in getting your hands dirty with an environmental cleanupproject, then this activity is for you! We will spend a morning cleaning upa section of Burd Run, a small stream that runs through the Ship campus.This stream and a nearby wetland were recently restored, and students at<strong>Shippensburg</strong> have been helping to keep it clean ever since. It is a beautifularea with lots of wildlife and an interpretive trail that explains important aspectsof stream and wetland ecology. This project will appeal to students withan interest in environmentalism. Since the environmental ethic spans acrossall disciplines, all majors/<strong>program</strong>s are welcome. This project is led by Dr.Claire Jantz, the faculty advisor for SU's environmental club, and current officersfrom the environmental club will also be out helping. This will give newstudents the chance to learn more about the environmental club and environmentalinitiatives on campus. For more information, Dr. Jantz can be reachedat cajant@ship.edu.Brighten Up Katie's PlaceAre you interested in helping people? Do you want to know more about thesocial services that are available in <strong>Shippensburg</strong>? Want to be part of an excitingnew venture that will help serve community members and offer aunique partnership with the university? Come help brighten up Katie’s Place!We need help painting, cleaning and generally helping to “spruce up” Katie’sPlace, an former bakery building that is now a central spot for social andyouth services on Penn Street in <strong>Shippensburg</strong>. You’ll have the chance tomeet community members who currently work out of the building to providemuch needed services to families such as fresh produce and financial assistance.Someday when the building is renovated and serving as a central spotfor social services and youth services, you can say, “I was part of that!” Foradditional information, contact Dr. Liz Fisher at eafish@ship.edu.Community Sustainability at the Corn FestivalAs part of a new initiative to form a <strong>Shippensburg</strong> <strong>University</strong> Labor Center,the purpose of our project is to explore community sustainability as exemplifiedby the Annual <strong>Shippensburg</strong> Corn Festival. This annual festival attractsthousands of visitors and over 300 vendors. During this project you will spendtime at the Corn Festival interacting with vendors and observing and/or samplingtheir merchandise. You will record your observations of the Festival andalso responses to selected questions that you can ask vendors and attendeesof the Corn Festival. You will help generate questions which is somethingresearchers do in many disciplines including business and psychology. Severalissues will be raised such as the importance of the Corn Festival to the localeconomy as well as to individual vendor(s), comparing Corn Festival foodvendors to corporate fast food (on aspects such as price, ingredients, sustainability,etc.), and making similar comparisons among product vendors. Fromthis project, students will be able to form a body of research necessary toestablish a new Labor Center on campus. For more information contact Management& Marketing Professor Dr. Jerry Carbo atjacarbo@ship.edu or Psychology Professor Dr. Steve Haase atsjhaas@ship.edu.Starting a Bluebird TrailInterested in birds? Want to learn more about bluebirds? This project willteach you about Eastern Bluebirds, conservation threats and how ordinarypeople are helping these birds rebound. You will have an opportunity to helpplace nest boxes around campus after determining what makes a good nestbox location. If you are a Biology, Earth Science, or an Undecided major whojust enjoys working outside, then this project is for you! For more information,please contact Dr. Nathan Thomas at nethomas@ship.edu.A C A D E M I C D A Y 2 0 1 1 , P R O G R A M SVoter Registration DriveCome learn about voter registration in Pennsylvania and <strong>Shippensburg</strong>, getinvolved with other students, and meet both young and old borough residentsat the 2011 Corn Festival. Understand the need for student awareness andcivic engagement, and work to fight complacency. A thriving democracy requiresan active citizenry! Join us in creating a successful voter registrationdrive. This service learning project will interest:-those who are curious about grassroots political movements, whether TeaParty Libertarian, Left-Wing Democrat, or anywhere in between.-those who want to get engaged in making a better world, whether throughactivism in education, the environment, the economy, foreign affairs, GBLTissues, you name it.What’s that slogan? “You’ve got a VOICE, you’ve got a CHOICE.” Helpingpeople, town or gown, to register to vote, offers everyone a choice as fellowcitizens. We will go over the basics of voter registration as a community service,and then have fun at the Corn Festival, meeting people and offeringthem this service. For more information, contact Dr. Katy Clay atcbclay@ship.edu.Assist <strong>Shippensburg</strong>’s PMI Pregnancy Resource CenterJoin Roxanne Dennis, SU's Catholic Campus Minister, and Robin Kell, Directorof the <strong>Shippensburg</strong> PMI Pregnancy Resource Center, on a community servicemission at the Pregnancy Resource Center. This ministry is within walkingdistance of Ship's campus and full of opportunities for service! Students willparticipate in organizing inventory and providing a thorough spring cleaning ofthe center. This project would provide insight into the challenges faced byorganizations that are working with limited resources and ways they are ableto meet community needs. A maximum of 15 students will be allowed for thisproject. For more information on this service-learning project opportunitycontact Roxanne at rmdenn@ship.edu or Robin Kell at pmiship@gmail.com.How Big is a Cornfest Crowd?Last year comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart hosted the “Rally toRestore Sanity and/or Fear” in front of a large crowd of people on the NationalMall. However, estimates of crowd size were greatly varied; CBS news reportedthat 215,000 people attended, while the hosts of Myth Busters estimatedthe crowd to be 150,000 and others said attendance may have barely reached100,000. Why are these numbers so different? Is it really that hard to countpeople? Work on this project and you can find out for yourself. Math, ComputerScience, and Accounting majors may be interested in this project whichwill focus on investigating how many people actually attend <strong>Shippensburg</strong>’sAnnual Cornfest through the use of various crowd size calculation methods.After collecting data, we will compare answers, discuss how and why differentapproximations (may) exist and what the numbers tell us about the effect ofthis event on the community. Dr. Ben Galluzzo can provide additional informationat bjgalluzzo@ship.edu.
P A G E 1 1New Student Pledge:As a student of <strong>Shippensburg</strong> <strong>University</strong>, I pledge to:Uphold the highest level ofcitizenSHIPand integrity,both on and off campus, andaccept the responsibility ofacademic honesty;Contribute to and help sus-tain this learning communityby respecting its diversity andits physical environment;Service-Learning Projects ContinuedLiterary Council CarnivalEducation, English, sociology or psychology majors, this service activity will appeal toyou! The LIU 12 Franklin County Literacy Council will be hosting a literacy carnival andawareness event during the Corn Fest on August 27 th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This literacyevent will kick-off Literacy Month with enjoyable family activities. Student volunteersare needed to help with supervising games, serving food, passing out free books, andreading to children. A variety of games such Ring Toss, Duck Pond, and Go Fish will offerparents and children a welcome break during the Corn Fest. The Literacy Council anticipatesbetween 200 and 300 participants will attend this event. A maximum of 15 studentswill be allowed for this project. For more information, contact Dr. Laurie Cella atljcella@ship.edu or Dr. Karen Johnson atkgjohnson@ship.eduNature Trail Program InstallationDo you enjoy working with plants or helping other people learn about nature? If you likeworking outdoors and serving the community through an education initiative, this serviceactivity is for you! Take this opportunity to work with your fellow students to install aseries of plant identification tags along the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail and Burd RunStream Corridor. These markers will help community members, especially school children,learn more about the plant life in our area. For more information, contact Dr. SeanCornell at srcornell@ship.edu or Dr. Heather Sahli at hfsahli@ship.edu.A Future at <strong>Shippensburg</strong>Are you considering pursuing a Modern Languages major, an International Studies orEthnic Studies minor, or a Latin American Studies Certificate? If so, you may want to joina project with a group of students of Latino and Haitian origins who will spend the day at<strong>Shippensburg</strong> <strong>University</strong>. First they will be given an introduction in the Modern LanguagesDepartment that will emphasize the importance of college education, the value of theirheritage languages, and terminology related to life at a university. Then they will meetwith someone from admissions to explain how to be admitted at the university--grades,procedures, whom to contact. Finally they will be given a tour of campus. They will beoffered a picnic lunch and will then proceed to the football game. For more information,contact Dr. Agnes Ragone at acrago@ship.edu.Learn from faculty, coaches,staff, mentors, and fellow stu-dents as I prepare for a life ofcontinued learning andgrowth;Participate actively in all academicendeavors, both inand out of the classroom, andpursue activities that expandmy learning networks;Help to foster a climate of izenSHIP, , leaderSHIP, , andscholarSHIP;Maintain a healthy mind andbody, and encourage others toaspire to the high standards ofpersonal and academic life at<strong>Shippensburg</strong> <strong>University</strong>.cit-
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