We believe that through engaged service, students and communities can be transformed.
Our Mission
Through this critical service opportunity, each Engaged Summer Fellow will be able to better understand issues in the community, social responsibility, and their commitment and connection to change. By embedding community and civic engagement into academic and co-curricular experiences, students will have the knowledge, skills, and attributes to understand themselves as agents of change, identify and disrupt racist practices, and work collaboratively toward positive social change.
Overview
All Engaged Summer Fellows must commit to up to 30 hours of service per week through this partnership and up to two hours of personal, professional and/or leadership training bi-weekly with other students in the program. Throughout 10 weeks, students will work to build relationships with community partners and getting real-world learning experiences, all while participating in training and workshops that will deepen their understanding of social justice, equity and antiracism. Engaged Summer Participants will be matched with Community Partners to complete 30 hours per week of service on a project proposed by the Community Partner. Engaged Summer Participants will take part in additional workshops during the summer introducing them to concepts of social justice, civic learning, and anti-racism to conceptualize their service with their community partner.
Programmatic Framework
Level 1
Understanding myself
Understanding Community Engagement
Why do we do this work?
Approaches to community engagement that reduces harm
Level 2
Understanding Racism
Social Inequity
Root Causes
Ways to Make Change
Level 3
Thematic understanding of Community Placements
How do (our) organizations make change
Learning Outcomes
Similar to our Civic Fellows, Engaged Summer Fellows will understand principles of anti-racism and how these principles relate to community engagement, and will name and identify root causes of injustice with the service partnership in mind.