Engage 100 Experience Application: Submission #19

First Name: Joi
Last Name: Phillips
Department: Center for Leadership & Social Change
Title: Director
Email: jnphillips@fsu.edu
Phone: 8506449567
Title of the Proposed Engage 100 Experience: Introduction to Community Engagement: The Florida State Experience (Fall only)
Description of Experience (for Students):
This version of the Human Experiences Course is designed for first year Service Scholars. This course serves as their introduction to the Tallahassee community. Students complete at least 20 hours of service across 5 areas as they critically explore social issue areas in the community and more broadly.
To enroll, search for SOW 1054 in Schedule Assistant, then choose the section for “Community Engagement”.

Description of Experience (for Review):
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Experience Contact (for Students): Dr. Joi N. Phillips
Experience Contact Email (for Students): jnphillips@fsu.edu
Experience Link (for Students): https://thecenter.fsu.edu/recognition/service-scholars
Who is the primary leader of the proposed Engage 100 experience? : Staff
How will you be utilizing a mentor for this experience?:
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How many anticipated meetings per semester?: 15
Proposed Engage 100 Experience is an existing FSU course: Yes
If proposed experience is an existing course, please provide course number.: SOW1054 Section 001
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Please indicate which of the Engage 100 objectives your proposed experience meets: Students will know where to find engagement activities well beyond their first term of enrollment and intentionally select engagement activities that aligns with their interests, Students will join a formal community and form meaningful peer relationships, Students will gain skills to find new communities as their identities develop, Students will develop personal, social and professional awareness
Please outline how your experience will meet your selected objectives?:
1.  For this course students are exposed to many ways to be engaged in the community, on and off campus. They spend the semester exploring service related to 5 social issue areas. This allows them to explore varied options in which they learn what they like and what they do not like. This exposure gives them footing to find opportunities that are most aligned with their interests for long-term engagement.
2.  Because these students take this course together, meeting each week allows them to build bonds with each other. They usually engage in service projects together as well. Periodically I will have 2nd and 4th year Scholars visit with them to provide insight and help them to get to know older students with varied experiences in the community and across campus. This allows them to build relationships both with their peers on campus and in the Tallahassee community.
3. Part of this course is all about learning how to enter communities when you are new and have not had a chance to build relationships. It is also about exploring how identities can impact how we are received in new communities (whether that is with open arms or with skepticism and at a distance). We not only talk through this throughout their entire first year, but they have the opportunity to unpack their experiences in the class and to practice different techniques of engagement. This proves to be valuable not only in their work for the course, but for the work they do in the Tallahassee community and across campus. They also build an identity as a cohort that they rely on throughout their journey at FSU.
4. Engaging with community is all about one's ability of awareness of who they are and how they show up. We weave in conversations around identity throughout the course through their readings and guest speakers. We have one class that is dedicated specifically to identity and service as a way to tie together all of the threads that we discuss throughout the semester. Examining and exploring their identity in this way allows them to develop strong personal, professional, and social identities. They are more aware of who they are and the biases and assumptions they carry with them. This level of understanding allows for them to be aware of how they show up in spaces, recognize who is not included, and how they can use their individual power to create change in their communities.

How will your program/college/department evaluate the effectiveness of this Engage 100 initiative?: Evaluations
Photo for Experience: https://engage100.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/experience_application/91/CommunityEngagement.jpg
Syllabus Upload: https://engage100.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/experience_application/91/SOW1054_Syllabus_Fall2020.docx
Approved: Yes
Which category would this program fall into?: Application-Based
In which semester(s) will this course be offered?: Fall