Steve Schuh Katie Lucier Nate Obin New England College www.nec.edu THE SAINTS MAKING SUNNYVALE SUNNIER
Feb 24, 2016
Steve SchuhKatie LucierNate Obin
New England College www.nec.edu
THE SAINTS MAKING SUNNYVALE SUNNIER
• Take our town relationship from this:
To this:
THE CHALLEGE
Schlossberg’sTransition
TheoryAssets-Students-Social Media-Community Members-Administration-Proximity
Liabilities-Students-Disconnect-Miscommunication
WE’VE REACHED A CROSSROADS: IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE!
• Situation • Self
• Support• Strategy
The town is fed up, the
time is now to take control!
We are a successful institution in the town, it’s time to
learn from our past and commit to a
better future.
As an institution, we will need support from within and
feedback from the community to affect
change.
We will seek information from the community
about how to best address the situation,
then we will take direct action to modify the
situation and manage stress in the aftermath.
• Mission:Sunnyvale University strives to empower its students and enhance their academic pursuits by challenging them to take part in civic engagement and experiential learning in the surrounding community, which will facilitate the transition into engaged citizens and lifelong learners.
A NEW IMAGE
Accomodator
Diverger
Converger
Assimilator
Kolb
FEEL
THINK
Concrete Experience
Abstract Conceptualization
WATCHDO
Activ
e Ex
perim
enta
tion
Reflective O
bservation
A NEW EMPHASIS ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Macro
Students
Macro
Community
Class
Neighbors Work
Neighbors
Town/gown
School Policy
College = Party time
Financial A
id
Time to have
a familySpouse’s work
School Policy
Town/gown
ECOLOGY THEORY: SYSTEM INTERACTIONS
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
SUNNYVALE TOWN MEETING
COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY COALITION
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK “LIKE PAGE”
#SUNNYVALEU
YOUTUBE
PAINT WITH THE SAINTS
TURF TIME WITH THE SAINTS
References• Clavell, P. (2001). Progressive Approaches to University-Community Relations: The Town-
Gown Story in Burlington. Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education And Economic Development, 15(3), 19-20.
• Evans, N. J., Forney, D. S., Guido, F. M., Patton, L. D., & Renn, K. A. (2010). In Student development in college: Theory, research, and practice (2nd ed., pp. 198-242). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass [iBooks version]. Retrieved from iBooks store.
• Kuh, G. D., Schnieder, C. G., & LEAP Initiative. (2008). High Impact Educational Practices (Publication). Retrieved October 4, 2012, from http://blackboard.nec.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_1_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_14211_1%26url%3D