Domestic Violence Gets ‘Old’ for San Antonio College Learn and Serve Project (A Learn and Serve America Grantee)
Student Alejandro Gonzalez at San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas, presents his Domestic Violence Awareness Month poster to the Task Force Against Domestic Violence and Capitol One Bank. The poster, which is displayed in all Capitol One branches, highlights awareness of violence against seniors who are at risk of being abused. Brook Rosser's Visual Arts and Technology class worked with the Task Force as a service-learning project, with funding from a Learn and Serve America Grant.
As a result of the service-learning project, Capitol One Bank is posting this poster and its companion brochure in all of its San Antonio branches and San Antonio College (through their Learn and Serve America grant) is doing the same throughout the city of San Antonio. Capitol One bank was so moved by the poster’s message - that domestic violence occurs at all ages and seniors are just as likely to become victims as any other age group - that they also donated $50,000 to the Not Forgotten Coalition to help fund training for volunteers working with seniors.
Shown in the photo is a Deborah C. Parrott from the Family Justice Center, Jane Shafer from the Family Assistance Crisis Team; Yvonne Lozano, SAC Faculty in Gerontology; student Alejandro Gonzalez; Brook Rosser, SAC Faculty in Visual Arts and Technology who assigned the project; and Audrey Grams, San Antonio College Service-Learning Coordinator and Learn and Serve Project Director.
You can download a news clip of the event (7500K mpg).
For more information about this project, please contact Audrey Grams at San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212-4299, agrams@mail.accd.edu.
Student Alejandro Gonzalez at San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas, presents his Domestic Violence Awareness Month poster to the Task Force Against Domestic Violence and Capitol One Bank. The poster, which is displayed in all Capitol One branches, highlights awareness of violence against seniors who are at risk of being abused. Brook Rosser's Visual Arts and Technology class worked with the Task Force as a service-learning project, with funding from a Learn and Serve America Grant.
As a result of the service-learning project, Capitol One Bank is posting this poster and its companion brochure in all of its San Antonio branches and San Antonio College (through their Learn and Serve America grant) is doing the same throughout the city of San Antonio. Capitol One bank was so moved by the poster’s message - that domestic violence occurs at all ages and seniors are just as likely to become victims as any other age group - that they also donated $50,000 to the Not Forgotten Coalition to help fund training for volunteers working with seniors.
Shown in the photo is a Deborah C. Parrott from the Family Justice Center, Jane Shafer from the Family Assistance Crisis Team; Yvonne Lozano, SAC Faculty in Gerontology; student Alejandro Gonzalez; Brook Rosser, SAC Faculty in Visual Arts and Technology who assigned the project; and Audrey Grams, San Antonio College Service-Learning Coordinator and Learn and Serve Project Director.
You can download a news clip of the event (7500K mpg).
For more information about this project, please contact Audrey Grams at San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212-4299, agrams@mail.accd.edu.
French Students Add Flair to the Festival of Nations
Almost twenty students in Frances Chevalier’s Advanced Composition, Coversation, and Translation course contributed to the Crown Point (NY) Historical Society's Festival of Nations. Students researched Champlain’s exploration of New France, the French heritage of the Champlain Valley region, and the relationship between the native Americans and early French explorers. They prepared French lessons and visual aids and learned early French songs that were popular at the time of Champlain's arrival to the region. During the Festival, September 15-17, 2006, the students and Professor Chevalier performed French songs, judged an art and sculpting contest for middle schoolers, taught French language lessons, and gave tours of the Champlain Memorial and the attached sculpture by Auguste Rodin, “La France.”
“The students performed superbly, giving tours of the Champlain Memorial, instructing in French, and judging the sculpture contest,” said Michelle Barber, Service-Learning Coordinator. “Our students seemed to enjoy the day, as did the youth and their parents participating in the Festival. I could tell it was a success when, on numerous occasions, Fran's students asked me if there were other service-learning projects in which they or their classes could get involved.”
Class Syllabus (74K pdf).
For more information about this project, please contact Michelle Barber at Norwich University Service-Learning Program, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfield, VT 05663, mbarber@norwich.edu.
Almost twenty students in Frances Chevalier’s Advanced Composition, Coversation, and Translation course contributed to the Crown Point (NY) Historical Society's Festival of Nations. Students researched Champlain’s exploration of New France, the French heritage of the Champlain Valley region, and the relationship between the native Americans and early French explorers. They prepared French lessons and visual aids and learned early French songs that were popular at the time of Champlain's arrival to the region. During the Festival, September 15-17, 2006, the students and Professor Chevalier performed French songs, judged an art and sculpting contest for middle schoolers, taught French language lessons, and gave tours of the Champlain Memorial and the attached sculpture by Auguste Rodin, “La France.” “The students performed superbly, giving tours of the Champlain Memorial, instructing in French, and judging the sculpture contest,” said Michelle Barber, Service-Learning Coordinator. “Our students seemed to enjoy the day, as did the youth and their parents participating in the Festival. I could tell it was a success when, on numerous occasions, Fran's students asked me if there were other service-learning projects in which they or their classes could get involved.” Class Syllabus (74K pdf). For more information about this project, please contact Michelle Barber at Norwich University Service-Learning Program, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfield, VT 05663, mbarber@norwich.edu.
