Stander Symposium abstract book - University of Dayton

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
the alphabet quickly. The children really enjoy the hands-on activities. As Social Justice Students, we believe that all people in a society should be
able to read and write. In our presentation we will reflect on how the combination of our service learning, the classes we have taken in our cohort,
and our training by Project READ has helped us to understand and promote literacy in our local community. As UD students we will also explore
the importance of our work in the context of the Marianist ideals of Lead, Learn and Serve.
Tutoring in the Dayton Public Schools: The Norms and the Disparities of Inner City Education.
A Service Learning Project of the Sophomore Social Justice Cohort
Presenter(s): Amy M Keckler
Advisor(s): Lori G Phillips-Young, Margaret M Strain
English - Independent Research
As a member of the Sophomore Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort a part of our mission is to support, encourage, and facilitate literacy in
the Miami Valley. My support of the program’s goals was to tutor inner city children in Dayton’s Cleveland Elementary School. After being trained
to tutor reading by Project READ, I tutored 5 elementary school children for a total of 20 hours. During my experience I was able to apply what I
have learned in my sociology and social work courses and to experience first-hand the normal practices and disparities in our educational system,
especially focused on inner city education. My presentation will focus on those experiences and observations to highlight the Dayton education
system’s assests and successes as well as to reflect on those areas that still need great improvement.
Understanding Issues Facing Foreign Nationals Navigating the US Immigration Service
Presenter(s): Patrick Quinn
Advisor(s): Lori G Phillips-Young
English - Independent Research
The Sophomore Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort (SSJLLC)is an opportunity for students to get involved with many aspects of social justice
whether it is at the local, regional, national, or global level. Immigration is one of the greatest challenges and highly contested issues facing our
democracy today. There are several issues that confront the people wishing to immigrate to the United States. I personally explored these issues by
participating in The Immigration and Refugee Plunge sponsored by the UD Center for Social Concern. This plunge was designed to give participants
a better look at the process and the problems many foreign nationals face navigating the United States Immigration Service. I will be reflecting
on the principles and practices of the system; the benefits of the current system; the negative aspects of the process; and, how maintaining the
current system can impact immigration and our democracy.
Working Together for a Greater Tomorrow
Presenter(s): Sarah L Dickson, Brittany J Hornick, Anais M Nin
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
As members of the Building Communities through Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort (BCSJLC), we are committed to the ideal of improving
literacy in the surrounding Miami Valley community. In November of 2011 our cohort participated in the Cleveland Elementary School Book
Buddy Program where we donated books to students in grades four and five and also special education. We were trained by Project READ to tutor
students in grades K-8 and also young adults. Then we were assigned students in the Dayton Early College Academy and the Dayton Public Schools.
The Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) is a college preparatory school for inner city high school students. Through tutoring in various subjects
and interacting with the students one-on-one we learned the true importance of education, literacy, and the value in helping others succeed.
When we tutored our students we worked to develop relationships where we could discuss how educational success may be difficult at times but
how hard work had paid off for us. Our overall goal is to empower students to become better readers and better thinkers by means of social justice.
Through our work and watching the students achieve small successes and understanding, our experience epitomized the Marianist ideals of learn,
lead, and serve. The experience of working one-on-one with selected students, granted us friendships and inspiration by the youth of Dayton.
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