Wittenberg University

Wednesday, October 27, 4-5 pm

A- Tell Me a Story: Understanding and Building Connections, Dr. Matt Smith, Communication Department, Shouvlin 207 Most people enjoy a good story when they hear it, and many people are quite adept at telling stories as means to build connections with others. In this session you will explore the human impulse to produce and consume stories and be encouraged to reflect on the stories told within and through the organization with which you have served.  We will examine how the theory of symbolic convergence frames the communication acts taking place within and issued out from these sites.

B- We’re All In This Together:  An Exploration of Connectedness, Community Service Office Staff, Shouvlin 203 Who are we in relation to the community and the world around us? This session will explore the meaning of ‘connectedness’ through the use of current media sources and other written works, while engaging in discussion.

Wednesday, October 27, 5:30-6:30

A- If we can learn to hate, then how do we learn to love and care? Dr. Bob Welker, Education Department/Center of Education Innovation, Shouvlin 207 It is tough to become bigger, more expansive and sensitive people.  In fact some experiences may make us narrower and smaller.  Part of the service ethic and promise is that if we are placed at the behest of others and can learn from them, then it may be possible that we ourselves will grow.  But lots of things get in the way.  So this reflection is built around three basic questions that might help assess how much we have learned about the potential for compassion in the process of serving.

B- We’re All In This Together:  An Exploration of Connectedness, Community Service Office Staff, Shouvlin 203 Who are we in relation to the community and the world around us? This session will explore the meaning of ‘connectedness’ through the use of current media sources and other written works, while engaging in discussion.

Wednesday, October 27, 7-8 pm

A- Radical Individualism: Why do we need a more communitarian spirit? Dr. Ed Hasecke, Political Science Department, Shouvlin 207 While individualism is deeply ingrained in the American spirit, it also threatens the ability of our democracy to function.  In this RAP, we will explore the nature of individualism in America and discuss how the loss of community could threaten our democracy. Drawing on the service experiences of the class we will reflect on our own motivations for service and what that means for society.

B- We’re All In This Together:  An Exploration of Connectedness, Community Service Office Staff, Shouvlin 203 Who are we in relation to the community and the world around us? This session will explore the meaning of ‘connectedness’ through the use of current media sources and other written works, while engaging in discussion.

Tuesday, November 2, 4-5 pm

A- Charity or Community, Marlo Fox, Think Tank Inc., Shouvlin 207 This session will explore the reasons why people become involved in service work. It also will explore different facets of service including charity, justice & community building.  Each of these elements will be compared and contrasted & students will have the opportunity to reflect on their own service experiences as well as their motivation & approach to future service

B- River Stories: Building Community through Sharing, Joy Walker, Residential Life, Shouvlin 205 This workshop provides a creative way to share your community service experience through story telling. Each participant will have the opportunity to share their past and present experiences with service by using the metaphor of a river. We will use this metaphor to connect individuals to their stories of involvement in social change and introduce the concept of social justice and the type of citizenship your river stories describes.

C- We’re All In This Together:  An Exploration of Connectedness, Community Service Office Staff, Shouvlin 203 Who are we in relation to the community and the world around us? This session will explore the meaning of ‘connectedness’ through the use of current media sources and other written works, while engaging in discussion.

Tuesday, November 2, 5:30-6:30 pm

A- Charity or Community, Marlo Fox, Think Tank Inc., Shouvlin 207 This session will explore the reasons why people become involved in service work. It also will explore different facets of service including charity, justice & community building.  Each of these elements will be compared and contrasted & students will have the opportunity to reflect on their own service experiences as well as their motivation & approach to future service

B- If we can learn to hate, then how do we learn to love and care?, Dr. Bob Welker, Education Department/Center of Education Innovation, Shouvlin 205 It is tough to become bigger, more expansive and sensitive people.  In fact some experiences may make us narrower and smaller.  Part of the service ethic and promise is that if we are placed at the behest of others and can learn from them, then it may be possible that we ourselves will grow.  But lots of things get in the way.  So this reflection is built around three basic questions that might help assess how much we have learned about the potential for compassion in the process of serving.

C- We’re All In This Together:  An Exploration of Connectedness, Community Service Office Staff, Shouvlin 203 Who are we in relation to the community and the world around us? This session will explore the meaning of ‘connectedness’ through the use of current media sources and other written works, while engaging in discussion.

Tuesday, November 2, 7:00pm-8:00 pm

A- River Stories: Building Community through Sharing, Joy Walker, Residential Life, Shouvlin 205 This workshop provides a creative way to share your community service experience through story telling. Each participant will have the opportunity to share their past and present experiences with service by using the metaphor of a river. We will use this metaphor to connect individuals to their stories of involvement in social change and introduce the concept of social justice and the type of citizenship your river stories describes.

B- We’re All In This Together:  An Exploration of Connectedness, Community Service Office Staff, Shouvlin 203 Who are we in relation to the community and the world around us? This session will explore the meaning of ‘connectedness’ through the use of current media sources and other written works, while engaging in discussion.

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