The Leadership Series is a program featuring topical seminars, workshops, and civic dialogues, a means for students to work with community members on pertinent issues. The series is designed to provide hands-on, practical knowledge of service-learning and skills-based trainings to enhance community service initiatives.
Managing Risks for Service Trips Outside of the US
Presenter: Allen Bova, Director of the Risk Management and Insurance, Cornell University
Wednesday, October 28
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
340 Duffield Hall
In this workshop, participants will get an understanding of the many risks associated
with international service projects and leave with an understanding of how to
address those risks. Topics addressed will include: Types of risks, ownership
and responsibility, insurance, emergency planning, releases, contractual arrangements,
and supervision. This workshop is highly recommended to all students and students
leaders are planning, coordinating and leading service trips outside of the United
States this coming winter and spring session. To register for this workshop,
please contact cupsc@cornell.edu with your name,
net ID and your affiliated organization.
Project Evaluation/Assessment
Facilitator: Monica Hargraves, Ph.D.
Monday, November 2
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
340 Duffield Hall
October 30, 2009
This interactive workshop is designed to provide basic knowledge, skills and
tools to design and implement projects that have measurable impact on the target
audience.
Past Workshops:
Tabling to the Max! Making the most of Clubfest and other tabling opportunities Facilitator: Joyce Muchan, Assistant Director, Student Programs, Cornell Public Service Center
How do you present yourself at tabling opportunities, what materials are best to use, how to market yourself in a 60 second ad and how to make the most out of follow up communication.
Maximizing Your Resources Facilitator: Joyce Muchan, Assistant Director, Student Programs, Cornell Public Service Center This interactive workshop provides you with tools on how to recruit and maintain maximum human capitol that lead to maximum partnership with your community.
Tutoring 101 Facilitator: Candace Chow, Assistant Director, Cornell Alumni-Student Mentoring Program Candace is a graduate of the College of Human Ecology. She earned a Master's Degree in English Education at Columbia University Teachers College. Prior to working at Cornell, Candace taught high school English in the Bronx, New York and in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is also pursuing her doctoral degree in the Department of Education.
This introductory and interactive workshop is designed for new and returning REACH tutors and/or students who will be tutoring in the local community. It will provide an overview on learning styles, metacognition, and strategies for supporting students’ learning. This workshop is limited to 20 people, contact cupsc@cornell.edu to reserve a spot for you.
AVID Tutor Training Facilitator: Mai An Rumney, AVID Trainer and Social Studies Teacher, Ithaca High School Mai An graduated from Ithaca college in 1998 and currently teaches Social Studies at Ithaca High School and serves as faculty advisor to the Asian American Çlub at the high school.
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) was developed by Mary Catherine Swanson at Clairemont High School in 1980 in response to San Diego Unified School District's court-ordered integration of the city’s schools. In 1992 AVID Center was established as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and the program has evolved into a fourth through twelfth-grade system that successfully prepares students in the academic middle for four-year college eligibility. Beginning with one high school and 32 students the AVID system is now on the march toward 4,369 schools in 2010. The workshop will prepare Cornell students that are planning to work with AVID students at the High School. It will provide an overview of Costa’s Reasoning, inquiry based learning and Socratic teaching method to better support the high school students. All students that are interested in becoming an AVID tutor must participate in this training.
Community Work Study Program Payroll Session Facilitator: PSC Staff members
Students who have been newly hired by an employer participating in the Community Work Study Program and have not been on the payroll prior are required to attend a training in order to become appointed to the University Payroll and paid. Students who do not attend the training are NOT considered employees of this program and cannot be paid.
Students will receive an introduction to the Community Work Study program including polices and expectations specific to their employment off-campus and resources available to them pertinent to their employment. Students will learn about employment eligibility and how it affects their ability to work and be paid, how to complete timesheets accurately, what to do if they run out FWS funding and other important information. I-9's will be completed as necessary.
Public Service Center Retreat Facilitators:PSC Staff members
Cornell Public Service Fair Sponsored by the Cornell Public Service Center, the fair is for Cornell students, staff and faculty interested in finding community work-study, volunteer or course-related positions. This is a great opportunity to learn about the local non-profit community and the services they provide.
Risk Management and Liability Facilitator: Allen J. Bova, Director of Risk Management and Liability
Risk in community service? Why should there be any? This workshop is to provide you with items, tools and strategies to take into consideration as you work closely with vulnerable population.
Volunteerism, Community Service and Now Service-Learning? What are the Differences? Facilitator: Darlene Evans, Senior Lecturer, The Knight Institute, Department of English In previous years at the University of Pennsylvania, she taught and mentored student teachers in the Philadelphia public schools. She pioneered as service-learning course for the Writing Program that joined Penn freshman with local high school seniors. Professor Evans has piloted a similar service-learning course in Ithaca through the John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines. She recently taught the first required course, Service-Learning for Democratic Citizenship for the first class of PSC Scholars. This workshop will provide you with a different framework in examining your role as community service provider and to see yourself as the community service recipient. This workshop is required for students that are interested in applying for the Cornell Public Service Center Scholars program.
Finding Balance: Feeling stressed, sleep deprived or having difficulty balancing your multiple responsibilities? Facilitator: Jan Talbot and Catherine Thrasher-Carroll, Gannet
Managing the many demands on your time, energy and attention will help you maintain control of your life, and direct your energy to meet academic, personal and leadership responsibilities. Come learn short- and long-term strategies to effectively manage stress when your life becomes out of balance. This workshop is limited to 15 students. Contact cupsc@cornell.edu to reserve your spot.
Community Mapping Facilitator: John Nettleton, Faculty Director of the Cornell Urban Scholars Program
Civic engagement begins with mapping your community. Every community has a unique history, a specific demographic composition, overlapping organizations and institutions and a particular matrix of human economic and geographic resources. This workshop will provide a conceptual and practical understanding of how individuals and/or groups may overcome obstacles and leverage resources to accomplish goals and positive change through civic engagement.
Present with Power! Facilitator: Joyce Muchan, Assistant Director, PSC Student Programs
Presentation Skills 101. Learn how to present yourself in fundraising situations, and learn how to represent the PSC! Also, this workshop will touch on leadership transition.
