Quick Facts for Academic Year 2006-2007

Action and Awareness Events

Into the Streets, Martin Luther King Celebration: 113 participants served 14 volunteer sites.
Backpack project: multiple groups participated to fill 42 backpacks for donation to HOME Youth and Resource Services.
Giving Tree project: 150 gifts were purchased for children served by Family building Blocks Relief Nursery.
Kids Day: Six student leaders from COP implemented this event, serving kids from the local neighborhood by providing interactive learning opportunities on campus. Multiple student organizations collaborated to create the activities and volunteer for the event. Five elementary schools attended as a field trip and multiple community members and WU staff brought their own children. Approximately 100 children attended. Volunteers included the Chemistry Club, Harry Potter Club, Headband and Voce Femina, WU music majors, the men's basketball team, House of Hall Representatives, and TIUA students.
Students Actively Changing Society Conference: A team of eight WU student leaders implemented a student led conference offered to teams of student leaders from higher education institutions in oregon. 56 student leaders attended from Willamette University, Rogue Community College, Pacific University, Oregon State University, and Lewis and Clark. Participants volunteered at Colonia Libertad and attended workshop presentations on the impact of class on race, gender, nutrition, and military recruitment.
Hunger awareness month: Two students attended the 19th annual student conference on hunger and homelessness; 152 participated in the Hunger Banquet; $1110 in meal points was donated by 67 students to benefit the Salem Outreach Shelter.
Tunnel of Oppression: Seven student leaders and six faculty/administrators coordinated student led development of each room and approximately 400 members of the WU community viewed the exhibit.
Rotary Food Drive: Two student leaders from COP collaborated with the WU staff effort to collect 1141 pounds of food and $1051 in donations for the Rotary Food Drive. They also organized a CANstruction and posted facts about hunger to increase awareness of why the food drive is important.
Words in Action: One student leader from COP created a collaborative event with multiple student organizations including Amnesty International, Student global AIDS Campaign, and the Student Movement for Real Change to raise awareness of the Durbin bill/health care crisis in Africa; the Jubilee bill, debt cancellation in Africa; and Darfur which included writing over 40 letters to six representatives; eight students also volunteered at Oregon Peace Works.
SOLV Beach Clean-up: 42 WU and TIUA students' cleaned up two beaches in Lincoln City.
Oregon Trail Simulation: 14 students served the entire 4th/5th grade Bush Elementary School for four hours.
Bush Elementary School Kids' Carnival: 15 students volunteered to staff this event.
Community Garden at 19th and Bellevue: Five students volunteered for a garden clean-up.
Bush Tutor Program: The Tiger Club after school program and volunteer management of WU students serving Bush Elementary School was a success in the pilot program implemented in the spring semester. This program is led by two student leaders, supported by the Americorp VISTA, and staffed by 93 volunteers completing 240 service hours.
North West Outdoor Science School: Seven students attended training on campus and nine students served as camp counselors.
Micah Life Skills Mentoring: Eight student leaders met with 16 participants as mentors.
Shelton Ditch Environmental and Community Restoration Grant: presented to Mill Creek Water Shed Council, City of Salem staff, and South East Salem Neighborhood Association about grant and potential partnerships.

Service Immersion Programs

Jump Start: New Student Orientation for Community Outreach
This program was organized by 5 student leaders who arrange service for 13 freshman and TIUA student participants at 12 volunteer sites.

Take a Break (TaB) Alternative Break Program
Since the program's inception, 439 people have participated in TaB completing 18,438 volunteer hours. The program has served in Jonestown, Mississippi; San Francisco, California; Chicago, Illinois; Tacoma, Washington; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Fort McDerrmitt, Nevada; Warm Springs, Oregon; New York, New York; Yakima, Washington; Weslaco, Texas; Baton Rogue, Louisiana; Miami, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Colonia Libertad in Salem, Oregon; Washington D.C.; and across Oregon focused on Fish and Forests.

Willamette University 2007 TaB trips: 19 student leaders, 11 staff or faculty advisors, eight volunteer cities with multiple volunteer sites, 88 WU student participants and 17 TIUA student participants.
Tokyo International University of America summer 2007 TaB trips: Six student leaders, three volunteer cities with multiple volunteer sites and 45 TIUA student participants.

Service Learning Courses

Facilitated service learning for 10 faculty members within the College of Education, History, Psychology, Anthropology, Rhetoric and Media Studies, Hallie Ford Chair in Writing, Religious Studies, and Politics.

Student Organizational Support

The Service Leadership Forum functions to increase collaboration and resource sharing between student service organizations.

Circle K: 192 members completed service at community partners such as Bush Elementary School, Richmond Elementary School, Oregon Peace Works, Marion Polk Food Share, Salem city parks, Easter Seals Children's Guild, Seattle city parks, Salem Community Center, Community Garden, Humane Society of Salem, Hugs for Hope, and the Salem Outreach Shelter.
Habitat for Humanity: 25 members and 250 service hours completed with the local Habitat for Humanity project.
Outdoor Pursuits: 11 members and 100 service hours completed by providing after school science and math curriculum to Bush Elementary School.
Best Buddies: 25 members who are providing service to adults with disabilities.

The following clubs utilized the Office of Community Service Learning to initiate service projects:

Women in Economics
Newman Club
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Beta Theta Pi
Phi Delta Theta
Cultural Shock
Men Against Violence
Strength-Health-Equality
Greek Week
Kaneko Commons Service and Moral
Amnesty International
Colleges Against Cancer
Environmental Community Outreach Society
Pre-Vet
Willamette Student Global AIDS Campaign
Mortar Board

Community Connection

Implemented events to bring community agencies together and provided recruitment tools to notify students and faculty of volunteer opportunities.

Internship and Volunteer Fair: 50 community partners and 300 student attendees.
Community Service mail group: over 200 people receive weekly email updates notifying them of current volunteer opportunities that are posted on our web site.
Salem Service Sites mail group: over 120 agencies receive requests to update their volunteer information to further recruitment efforts.