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Individual Assignments

Final Paper:

Leaders as change agents

–Describe the concept of servant leadership using your own research and the readings.
–Using Paul Farmer and examples from your service site, describe some key characteristics of good leaders (and whether you see them as servant leaders).
–Reflect on your own views on servant leadership as a viable path to change.
–Use your other readings to talk about things Paul Farmer does well (or needs to improve) and that you and the leaders at your service sites do well (or need to improve). Examples of issues you could address include:
•Using and gathering social capital
•Cultural competency
•Political action
•Advocacy and protests
•Approximately 5-10 pages, double-spaced, 10-12 point font (Arial or Times New Roman)
•Professionally written (at a minimum, running it through grammarly should generate no major errors)
•Well cited (use references from your readings as well as things you dig up on your own).
•Due to TurnItIn.com by Friday Dec 14 at 5PM (I will send a link)
Grading Criteria:
1.Do you clearly define servant leadership? Do you cover all of the characteristics of servant leadership?
2.Do you clearly relate other issues from your readings and research?
3. Do you state a compelling thesis? Do all the points in the essay relate to this thesis? Do you use reasoning and evidence to support your main points?
4.Do you engage in detailed analysis of your experience? Do you point to specific instances of your experiences in the field?
5.Is your paper clearly organized? Do topic sentences signal new ideas and does material in each paragraph relate clearly to that topic? Are ideas presented in logical order?
6.Do you use the English language appropriately and effectively? Are there errors of grammar, spelling, mechanics, or format? Do you find a consistent style and voice that clearly articulates your thoughts?

 

Service Learning Reflections:

SL1: How did you choose your site? What do you expect to gain from working at this site this quarter?

SL2: How did your first meeting and service activities go? What is the most surprising thing that happened?

SL3: Pick a key concept we have addressed in class (social capital, structural discrimination, cultural competence, etc.). Analyze how your experience at your service learning site expands your understanding of this concept. For example, does it help you understand the concept better? If so, how?  Does it challenge how this concept was characterized in readings and/or class discussion? If so, how?

SL4:  What happened to you during your service-learning placement? What was especially meaningful or important, in terms of your own learning? How are you poised to leave this experience?

What is especially compelling for you to do next as a person, learner, or community member? (This could be tied to an issue or group you want to investigate, strategies for advancing your own skills and knowledge, etc.)

Opportunities for Bonus Points:

BP1: Volunteer for the Southern California Tribal Listening and Strategy Session on Environmental Issues. Email earthei@uci.edu with your information if you want to volunteer.

Volunteer roles
We need volunteers to:

1. Come to the UCI Environment Institute (map attached) to help with pre-event preparations.  This task requires a 2 hour minimum commitment on at least one of the dates listed below.

2. Bake cookies/muffins or prepare other select healthy snacks for us to serve to Session participants on October 20 and 21.  This task requires volunteers to cook in their own homes, and bring the food to the UCI Environment Institute by noon, Friday, October 19.  We can reimburse you for reasonable expenses for raw ingredients if you save your receipt. If you sign up for this, more details will follow.

3. Help with event set up and break down.  This task requires a 2 hour minimum commitment on at least one of the dates/times listed below.

4. Help with logistics during the event (running errands on campus, assisting participants as needed, cleaning up as we go, setting up snack, drinks, etc.).  This task requires a 5 hour minimum commitment on either/both October 20 and 21 at times listed below.

Pre-event preparations
Available dates to volunteer at least 2 hours:

Thu., Oct 11 (9am-4pm)
Mon., Oct 15 (10am-6pm)
Wed., Oct 17 (9am-4pm)
Thurs., Oct 18 (10am-4pm)
Fri., Oct 19 (10am-5pm) **greatest need

Event set up and break down
Available dates to volunteer at least 2 hours:

Fri., Oct 19 (5-7pm)
Fri., Oct 19 (9-10pm)
Sat., Oct 20 (7-9 am)
Sat., Oct 20 (4:30-7pm)
Sat., Oct 20 (8-10pm)
Sun., Oct 21 (7-9 am)
Sun., Oct 21 (4:30-6:30pm)

 

BP2:  VOTE!  And if you can’t vote, go to a polling place and learn about the voting process here. To complete this bonus point, you must upload a picture of yourself at a polling place or mailing your mail-in ballot. There is a EEE dropbox for this assignment.

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