Developing Civically Engaged Leaders through Mentoring, Community Engagement, and Campus Service Palin Berkana-Wycoff, JoEllen Myslik, and Elaine Kociolek California Maritime Academy, CSU

Discussion Share with your neighbors: What is one instance where you’ve successfully collaborated across departments on your campus?

Cal Maritime Compass Points Four Compass Points: Intellectual Learning, Applied Technology, Leadership Development, and Global Awareness Integrated learning: Looking toward the center of the compass rose

Community Engagement at Cal Maritime

Leading Lights Mentoring and School Outreach Vallejo City Unified School District ▫High school drop-out rate was 41% in significant increase in past 15 years Town and Gown Relationship ▫Fall 2012 – <10% of cadets surveyed had “Somewhat Favorable” or “Very Favorable” attitude toward Vallejo community ▫Anecdotally, the majority of people in Vallejo do not know that Cal Maritime exists – or have no idea who we are/ what we do  “I thought that was a military school!”, etc.

Mentoring Programs Leading Lights Mentoring Program ▫Thirteen cadets, known as “Leaders,” work with at-risk kids at secondary schools ▫Leaders are from underrepresented populations or have faced other distinct barriers to academic success ▫Online mentoring takes place in between school visits through Cal Maritime portal ▫Each Leader also has an alumni mentor of their own  Underrepresented college students are twice as likely to persist with successful mentoring (Cruz and Crisp, 2008)

Mentoring Programs After-School Program at Harbor Park Apartments ▫Tuesdays and Thursdays at low-income housing development less than a mile from campus ▫Two cadets serve as Lead Tutors + additional volunteers ▫Homework help/ academic skill building; safe place to go Grace Patterson Elementary School Reading Program ▫Run through work-study program and basketball teams ▫Eight to ten cadets per week ▫Reading skills and literacy development; building excitement toward, and knowledge of, college ▫Recess basketball league

Campus Service and Leadership Palin Berkana-Wycoff, Department of Leadership Development Presidential Directive – “Cadet Ownership” Business Leadership & Group Dynamics course Weight Room Improvement Student Garden Infrastructure Nature Trail

Campus and Community Service Model Why we collaborated: ▫Saw obvious areas for overlap ▫Tired of reinventing the wheel ▫Lacking time/ resources ▫Greater impact for students

Campus and Community Service Model “Through integrated campus and community service, cadets gain increased opportunities to apply classroom learning in real-world settings, demonstrate a commitment to involved citizenship, enhance their appreciation of people from diverse backgrounds, and increase their sense of global awareness.”

Campus and Community Service Model Original campus service project: ▫Constructing an on-campus nature trail. Updated C&C service project: ▫Constructing an on-campus nature trail with help from a local environmental organization, creating a child-friendly nature guide, and informing local schools about the trail’s availability for field trips.

Campus and Community Service Model Hurdles along the way: ▫Meshing our goals with those of administration ▫Providing clear service definitions and processes to students

Working Collaboratively: The Sea Star Approach

Questions? Works Cited: Crisp, G., & Cruz, I. (2009, April). Mentoring college students: A critical review of the literature between 1990 and Research in Higher Education, 50(6),