Stander Symposium abstract book - University of Dayton

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
It Takes a Community to Ensure Equality
Presenter(s): Mackenzie L Barron, Wei Guo, Rachel N Puslat
Advisor(s): Matthew D Archer, Meredith L Doench, William H Johnston, Monalisa M Mullins,
Lori G Phillips-Young, Margaret M Strain
English - Course Project, 12_SP_ENG_102_B3
The Building Communities through Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort (BCSJLLC) strives to help students understand the importance of
social justice and its impact on communities while providing students with opportunities to grow as leaders. Its primary mission is literacy and
all BSCJLLC members performed service learning in the community by tutoring. All members of BSCJLLC were trained by the LLC’s community
partner Project READ to tutor students in K-8 and young adults. Project READ then placed us in tutoring positions at the Cleveland Elementary
School and the Holy Angels Catholic Grade School. Rachel worked with third graders at the Cleveland school by helping them with their reading
and vocabulary skills using a variety of strategies including flashcards. Wei and Mackenzie spent their time at Holy Angels Catholic Grade School
and helped students with their reading and vocabulary skills as well as homework in other subjects. We felt our mission was to not only tutor
but to be encouraging and demonstrate positive attitudes towards education. All of us enjoyed tutoring the students and we came to not only
appreciate the opportunity to apply the Marianist principles of lead, learn, and serve but, we all learned that it takes everyone in a community to
contribute towards the progress of bettering our nation.
Leadership and Service: A Social Justice Approach
Presenter(s): James H Hill, Corey L Juniewicz-Fogle, Andrew J Novak
Advisor(s): Matthew D Archer, Meredith L Doench, William H Johnston, Monalisa M Mullins,
Lori G Phillips-Young, Margaret M Strain
English - Course Project, 12_SP_ENG_102_B1
The Building Communities through Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort (BCSJLLC) strives to help students understand the importance of
social justice and its impact on communities while providing students with opportunities to grow as leaders. Its primary mission is literacy. In
the fall of 2011 we participated in the first annual Book Buddy Program with the Cleveland Elementary School. Our spring semester project was
to tutor students. All members of BSCJLLC were trained by the LLCâs community partner Project READ to tutor students in K-8 and young adults.
Project READ then placed us in tutoring positions at Holy Angels School. The school is committed to helping their students grow in their faith life
and in academics. We worked with students in grades from kindergarten through the fifth grade. We assisted students with the alphabet, reviewing
vocabulary words, reading books of their choice out loud, reviewing math skills through flashcards and games. This experience has allowed us
to form bonds with the children and staff. We believe that we have grown personally and professionally through our experience by being given the
opportunity to apply the Marianist principles of lead, learn, and serve through the Social Justice Living and Learning Community.
Learning as a Way of Leading
Presenter(s): Amanda F Matney, Brooke M Smith, Margaret E Stemnock
Advisor(s): Matthew D Archer, Meredith L Doench, William H Johnston, Monalisa M Mullins,
Lori G Phillips-Young, Margaret M Strain
English - Course Project, 12_SP_ENG_102_03
The Building Communities through Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort (BCSJLLC) strives to help students understand the importance of
social justice and its impact on communities while providing students with opportunities to grow as leaders. The cohort integrates the Marianist
ideals of learn, lead, and serve with service learning opportunities. This fall we participated in the first annual Book Buddy Program with the
Cleveland Elementary School. Each member of the LLC provided a new book for a student in grades 4, 5, and special education. We also shared our
own personal literacy story with our Book Buddy. All BSCJLLC members were trained by its community partner Project READ to tutor students in
K-8 and young adults. Project READ then placed us in tutoring positions at Holy Angels, an elementary school, in the Dayton Early College Academy
(DECA), a college preparatory high school, where we assisted students with improving their reading skills. The service learning experience
provided a perfect blend of classroom knowledge and community service. Our cohort experience, training, and service learning assignments have
resulted in a greater insight into the Marianist values of lead, learn, and serve and why service is strong component to building a just society.
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