California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Be the change you wish to see in the world. — Gandhi “ ”

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Bridging Campus and Community: A Commitment to Student Service Stephan Lamb Associate Director, Student Life & Leadership Jason Mockford Orientation Programs Assistant Dan Pronsolino Graduate Assistant, The Community CENTER Cameron Wangsgard Week of Welcome Executive Board

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Session Overview  WOW, Cal Poly, & SLO at a Glance  Why Do Community Service?  How Day of Service Works  Preparing the Sites  Preparing the Leaders  Evaluating the Experience  Questions?

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Soapbox Share with us: your name, your institution, and a cause that you are passionate about.

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: WOW at a Glance  Two-day Family Orientation Weekend  Five-day New Student Orientation  Separate advising sessions for students during Summer  3500 new student participants  500 current student Orientation Leaders  Trained all of Spring Quarter by 50 returning Orientation Leaders  Activities focus on Academics Campus resources Building a social network Discussing social issues Community orientation  What the community can offer new students  What new students can offer the community  What it means to be a participating member of this community  Want more details about our welcome week? Visit us in Session 5!

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Cal Poly at a Glance  17,580 students  Average age: 21  Men: 57%, Women: 43%  Ethnic minorities: 29%  Student-faculty ratio: 19 to 1  On-campus housing: 3,579 beds  Four 11-week quarters per year  Annual local economic impact: over $1 billion  Part of the 23-campus CSU system

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: San Luis Obispo at a Glance  245,000 Residents in SLO County  47,000 Residents in City of SLO  Over 1,200 active Non-Profit Organizations  17% Poverty Rate Compared to 13% Nationwide Average  Primary Industries: Tourism/Hospitality, Agriculture, Public Institutions  High percentage of college-age and senior citizens

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Why Do Community Service?  Orients them to their new home  Enhances group cohesion  Cultivates an ethic of service and civic engagement  Enriches the community  Develops a passion for helping others  Builds bridges between local community members and student population  Generates an atmosphere of collaboration with the community

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: How Day of Service Works  Site-specific packets for groups  Briefing Defining the purpose  Perform the service  Recap Process the purpose

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Infrastructure  Collaborative Effort  Projects designed by The Community Center  Community Center Staff supervise sites  Each leader is given cell numbers for coordinators in site packets  Each hosting agency provides at least one staff supervisor

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Preparing the Sites  Contacting potential sites  Evaluating potential sites  Getting commitment from sites  Risk management  Release Agreements

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Examples of Projects  Food drives for the AIDS Support Network  Trash cleanup at several County Parks  Warehouse work for the local Food Bank  Site improvements at Woods Humane Society  Cleanup at two local Homeless Shelters  Site renovations for the County Historical Society

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Preparing the Leaders  Orientation Leader Training TEAM Day of Service (for trainers) LIT Day of Service (for Leaders-in-Training)  Recruiting Orientation Leaders  Organizing the groups  Develop and distribute site packets

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Evaluating the Experience  Group surveys  Site’s reflection on the experience  Leader feedback session  Coordinators’ feedback and reports

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Any Questions? California Polytechnic State University Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership University Union, Room 217 San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax:

California Polytechnic State University. Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Program. The Community CENTER Student Life & Leadership. University Union, Room 217. San Luis Obispo, California Phone: Fax: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead “ ”