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www.winthrop.edu/sccampuscompact South Carolina Campus Compact 1
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Dr. Anthony
DiGiorgio
Winthrop
University
Dr. David Swinton
Benedict College
Dr. Jairy Hunter Jr.
Charleston Southern
University
Dr. Henry Tisdale
Claflin University
Dr. James Barker
Clemson University
Dr. David DeCenzo
Coastal Carolina
University
Dr. P. George Benson
College of Charleston
Dr. Caroline Whitson
Columbia College
Dr. Elizabeth Fleming
Converse College
Dr. Keith Miller
Greenville Technical
College
Dr. Marshall White
Jr.
Midlands Technical
College
Lt. General John
Rosa
The Citadel
Dr. Harris Pastides
University of South
Carolina
Dr. Jane Upshaw
University of South
Carolina Beaufort
Dr. Benjamin Dunlap
Wofford College
South Carolina Campus Compact is a coalition of 16 South Carolina colleges and universities working to promote and develop
the civic purposes of higher education. Through this work, the SCCC improves the ability of higher education institutions to
partner with their communities to collectively impact community needs and provide real world learning for college stu-
dents. Members of SCCC collaborate to share and seek resources and best practices, mobilizing students, faculty, and staff
toward this end. SCCC member campuses represent the full spectrum of higher education institutions, public and private, two
-year, four-year, and research universities, technical colleges and partner with both urban and rural communities across the
state. The Presidents Council includes all of the Presidents of our members schools.
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The State, September 29, 2011 By Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio and Kimberly Flint Keel
COLUMBIA | Decisions from the congressional su-per committee looking for spending cuts to meet fed-
eral deficit-reduction targets could cost numerous S.C. communities the critical link responsible for providing thousands of hours of volunteer ser-vice to state residents. That link is the AmeriCorps and VISTA mem-bers who work through college and university programs to encourage students to develop a lifelong civic habit of volunteerism while they are young adults.
AmeriCorps and VISTA members and the college stu-dent volunteers they recruit help improve literacy rates among at-risk children, provide teaching assistance in reading and math, work with veterans as they reinte-grate into civilian life and help feed the homeless. All of this work is done in tandem with the dual goal of helping the college students become more caring, re-sponsible and service-minded citizens and more ac-complished professionals.
In the Palmetto State, 16 colleges and universities make up the S.C. Campus Compact, which works with 20 full-time and 115 part-time AmeriCorps members who engage student volunteers from each member campus to meet locally determined needs across the state. Last year, almost 36,000 S.C. volunteers contrib-uted 223,518 hours of service to their respective com-munities — calculable at just minimum wage as equiv-alent to more than $1.6 million in service to South Carolina alone. Nationally, there are more than 1,100 Campus Compact member campuses, all engaged in the same important work with VISTA and/or Ameri-Corps members.
Losing federal funding for VISTA and AmeriCorps would jeopardize not only the service work but also
important learning opportunities for the students themselves.
Community engagement is an invaluable educational and civic leadership development experience for col-lege students. The two-way learning that takes place when students in service see community issues first-hand is powerful. Students acquire a real-world under-standing of the roots of our most vexing economic problems — knowledge that those same students will apply to future problem-solving as adults employed in sectors from education to finance to business. Through such civic engagement, students also develop the critical-thinking and team-building skills identified by employers as most necessary for success in the
working world. These experiences round out students’ education, in-fluence their career choices and strengthen their ability to attain meaningful employment — all priceless achievements.
AmeriCorps and VISTA are the catalysts that make it possible for those goals to be realized. Volunteer community ser-vice is a civic habit that should live within everyone who values a free society, and within every community that has been challenged by tough economic times. Such service is a sustainable and sustaining resource — if we are wise enough to maintain the nation’s investment in making it possible.
Better Together is the first publication of its kind for South Carolina Campus Compact. We look for-
ward to sharing successes and emerging news from our members. The following editorial first ap-
peared in The State newspaper on September 29, 2011 and was submitted to multiple other media
outlets. It is in support of the invaluable civic contributions enabled by AmeriCorps and VISTA.
Last year, almost 36,000 S.C. volunteers
contributed 223,518 hours of service to
their respective communities — calcula-
ble at just minimum wage as equivalent
to more than $1.6 million in service to
South Carolina alone.
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Coordinator: Tondaleya Jackson
2nd Contact: LaMyra Sanders
VISTA: Kendra Smith
Contacts: Carolyn Snell
2nd Contact: Allison Sabb Glenn
VISTA: Brandon Priester
Coordinator: Jennifer Shurley
2nd Contact: Dr. Kathy Woodard
VISTA: Amber Thacker
Coordinator: Whitney Comer
2nd Contact: Paula Drummond
VISTA: Sarah Chafe
Coordinator: Stephanie Visser
2nd Contact: Mary Pat Twomey
VISTA: Laura Mewbourne
Coordinator: Mary Carlisle
2nd Contact: Dr. Ned Laff
VISTAs: Jamie Opdyke &
Katie Welborn
Coordinator: Jason Loscuito
2nd Contact: Dr. Molly Duesterhaus
VISTA: Kelsey Sherman
Coordinators: Rick Brewer
2nd Contact: Hester Young
VISTA: Lanita Sumpter
Coordinator: Susan Gasque
2nd Contact: Sandra Hartsell
VISTA: Grace Crosby
Coordinator: Mary Rawls
2nd Contact: Dr. Diane Carr
VISTA: Dyrell Clark
Executive Director: Kim Keel
VISTA Leader: Christina Soyden
VISTA: Alexandra Persson
Coordinator: Dr. Conway Saylor
VISTAs: Brittany Bounds &
Sam Farmer
Coordinator: Jimmie Gahagan, Ph.D.
2nd Contact: Dr. Susan Alexander
VISTA: Stephanie Gross
Coordinator: James Glasson VISTA: Elizabeth Burns
Located in Spartanburg South Carolina, USC Upstate is the newest member of SCCC as of September 30, 2011
Coordinator: Ellin McDonough
2nd Contact: Laura Foster
VISTAs: Patricia Riley & Matthew Sohner
Coordinator: Jessalyn Story
VISTA: Sarah Hager
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Two goals established by the SCCC Presidents’ Council
are to increase access to success at our member institu-
tions and increase economic development in South
Carolina communities. AmeriCorps*VISTAs and
AmeriCorps Members of Healthy Families work to
provide and promote civic engagement opportunities,
health education, and good citizenship within the state
of South Carolina.
AmeriCorps Members steadily create and maintain civic
engagement programs that empower South Carolina
college students to engage in poverty-reducing activities
in local communities. Our coalition is devoted to edu-
cating the next generation of responsible leaders and
are committed to building strong communities.
Since February 2011 alone, our VISTAs leveraged
114,940 community service hours and recruited a total
of 5,476 community volunteers. To have college stu-
dents in communities enables the students to learn
about their surroundings and in turn, the communities
are provided opportunities for economic and educa-
tional growth.
As part of a 16 school coalition, our members have am-
ple opportunity to collaborate in service to others. To-
gether we are committed to building strong communi-
ties and educating the next generation of responsible
leaders.
Engaging with Eight at Charleston Southern Uni-
versity
Jump Start University Too!
Thunder Dog Event with speaker Michael Hingson
attended by Winthrop University, SCCC, and
Coastal Carolina VISTAs
Christmas in Action with Wofford and Converse
College
University of South Carolina Community Partner
Breakfast with Columbia Region
IMPACT Conference at Stetson University
attended by The Citadel and College of Charleston
Benedict College Plus Day with Benedict College
and Midlands Technical College
Reading Tents Program at Winthrop University
with Rock Hill community partners
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Greenville Technical College Becomes a SCCC Member
Greenville Technical College has be-
come a member of South Carolina
Campus Compact.
S.C. Campus Compact is a growing
coalition of colleges and universities
committed to the promotion of com-
munity service, service-learning and
civic engagement. S.C. Campus Compact is an organi-
zation of college and university presidents, whose
members include two-year and four-year, public and
private higher education institutions throughout South
Carolina.
Prior to Greenville Technical College joining the or-
ganization, S.C. Campus Compact served 202,182 stu-
dents on 14 member campuses. With the inclusion of
Greenville Tech’s four campuses, the coalition has
grown by nearly 15,000 students – more than a 10%
increase.
“We are so pleased about the inclusion of Greenville
Technical College in the S.C. Campus Compact net-
work and look forward to the diversity and expertise
this strong community college will bring to our mission
of service learning and civic engagement,” said Antho-
ny J. DiGiorgio, President of Winthrop University and
chair of the Presidents’ Council of S.C. Campus Com-
pact. Keith Miller, President of Greenville Technical
College, agrees. “Greenville Tech is known for its car-
ing instructors. Now we can take our culture of caring
into the community. Service learning makes sense for
Greenville Technical College; it helps people prepare
for real-world opportunities and impact our most ur-
gent local challenges. S.C. Campus Compact will defi-
nitely help us reach our goals as an institution of higher
learning.”
Recently, college campuses nationwide have begun a
heightened focus on service learning and civic engage-
ment. The concept of service learning is simple: it is an
intentional student learning process through civic en-
gagement and service with community partners.
Through service learning curricula, colleges foster civic
responsibility, help make coursework more meaningful
and memorable through real-world application, and
build the relationship “S.C. Campus Compact pro-
motes transformative change at universities from the
‘town/gown’ culture to strate-
gic partnerships between the
higher education institution
and the community,” said
Kim Keel, executive director
of the compact. “By incorpo-
rating service learning and civ-
ic engagement into both cur-
ricular and co-curricular activi-
ties, students are learning lead-
ership skills, decision-making
skills and civic responsibility.”
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By Kendra Smith, Benedict College AmeriCorps*VISTA
Part of an Ameri-
Corps*VISTA’s job is to
serve on national days of
service. This year, many of
our VISTAs organized
events for 9/11 in honor of
those who died ten years
ago. On September 10th,
Benedict College Service-
Learning and Leadership Development Program
sponsored BC Commemorates 9/11 National Day of
Service and Remembrance. SLLD Program staff, in
collaboration with students and faculty from the
Freshman Institute engaged in service to a variety of
organizations across the Midlands as well as neighbor-
hoods located near the college.
Prior to the service activities at the sites, volunteers
along with the SLLD staff engaged in the Day of Ser-
vice and Remembrance Opening Program, which
highlighted the events of 9/11 and the development
of the Day of Service. Participation in the service pro-
jects allowed college volunteers to pay tribute to those
who have accepted the call to serve and made the ulti-
mate sacrifice.
Benedict College students engaged in service projects
at the Hannah House, Hope Plaza, C. M. Tucker
Nursing Facility, Jumpstart
University Too! and the Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan Dorn
VA Medical Center, all
which are located in Co-
lumbia, South Carolina. Co-
lumbia College students and
Shandon Baptist Church
Volunteers also served with
Benedict College students.
Students and staff also made
up The Neighborhood Canvas Team, which placed
500 door hangers on the doors of Allen-Benedict
Court residents; a Columbia Housing Authority devel-
opment for low-income residents of the community.
As informational literature was distributed, team
members spoke to available residents regarding the
importance of disaster preparedness.
Benedict College Campus
Coordinator Tondaleya
Jackson
Participation in the service projects
allowed college volunteers to pay trib-
ute to those who have accepted the
call to serve and made the ultimate
sacrifice.
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By Alexandra Persson, SCCC AmeriCorps*VISTA
This year, Winthrop proudly hosted two AmeriCorps Summer Associates, Jessica Lockhart and Miggy Mar-tinez. Miggy and Jessica contributed a great deal to their South Carolina communities, which proved ben-eficial for them individually and for the people and environments that surrounded them.
The first half of Miggy and Jessica’s volunteered time was spent with the Academy 101 Service Learning Course, also known as ACAD. ACAD’s service learn-ing mission is to promote college students to engage with children ranging from kindergarten to 8th grade, in actively reading. The summer associates set up three Reading Tents on the Winthrop Campus during Orientation, where they collected books from the in-coming college freshman. Together they helped col-lect books for the ACAD classes to donate to the greater Rock Hill community.
Winthrop’s Summer Associates spent the second half of their summer working with a Summer Enrichment Program, initiated by the famous children’s author, Kim Johnson. Ms. Johnson, better known by her stu-dents as “Ms. Kim”, manages staff development
workshops throughout the United States on how to motivate children in the classroom. With a combined effort, Kim and other Rock Hill community members, including Winthrop University, enabled the creation the Summer Enrichment Program. The program aimed to assist with students’ transition from 5th to 6th grade. Over the course of two months, Miggy and Jessica worked with the Summer Enrichment Program at two different locations in Rock Hill: Emmett Scott and First Baptist Church of Rock Hill located on Dave Lyle Boulevard. Both associates served in a role simi-lar to that of a teacher. Miggy and Jessica engaged students in 6th grade academics while keeping it fun-- “It is a summer after all” said Jessica in an interview. The associates engaged in teaching similar curricu-lums, including Social Studies, Reading, Math, and Life Skills.
Each Friday the groups joined together for an aca-demic fieldtrip, bringing what they learned in the classroom to life. Among their fieldtrip destinations, the students went to The Peach Orchard, the IMAX viewing of Tornado Alley, the South Carolina State Mu-seum, Tequila’s Restaurant to practice their Spanish, Experience the Lynx (a light rail train in Charlotte), and Duke Energy . When asked what they took from the experience, Miggy and Jessica agreed that “it was worth it. I didn’t know I would be impacted as much as I did. I really got to know about their [the chil-dren’s] lives and how much you can learn about some-one in a short period of time” said Miggy. Both hope that the program will sustain itself and that the chil-dren with whom they interacted will also “keep going” with their learning.
“I didn’t know I would be impacted
as much as I did. I really got to know
about their [the children’s] lives and
how much you can learn about some-
one in a short period of time.”
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Benedict College
Charleston Southern University
Claflin University
Clemson University
Columbia University
Midlands Technical College
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Winthrop University
http://esmmsc.org/
Coordinates obesity prevention efforts across the state and leads the implementation of South Carolina’s Obesity Pre-vention Plan
wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov/
A national movement designed to give parents, caregivers, and entire communities a way to help children 8 to 13 years old stay at a healthy weight.
www.edibleschoolyard.org
Using a “seed to table” approach to promote healthy eating, students participate in all aspects of the food production pro-cess.
The SCCC (South Carolina Campus Compact) Healthy Families program is an AmeriCorps program that en-courages and supports college and university students to enroll as part-time AmeriCorps members who pro-vide valuable service in their communities. Healthy Families AmeriCorps members make a difference in their communities, gain valuable civic and workforce skills, and upon completion of their term of service, earn an education award.
In this program, AmeriCorps members mobilize South Carolina communities to adopt active lifestyles and healthful nutrition. To do this work, AmeriCorps members will partner with a wide range of non-profit organizations to provide their community with nutri-tion and wellness education and outreach activities, and to build their capacity to offer nutrition and wellness curriculum.
At the successful completion of 300 hours of service in the program, AmeriCorps members receive a $1,175 Education Award that can be applied towards out-standing federal student loans or the cost of attendance at a college or university.
By participating in the SCCC Healthy Fami-lies program, the member becomes a part of the Amer-iCorps national service network that improves lives and strengthens communities throughout the United States of America.
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By Sarah Hager, Wofford College AmeriCorps*VISTA
At the beginning of Septem-
ber AmeriCorps*VISTA at
Converse College, Kelsey
Sherman, invited me to a
meeting with Christmas in Ac-
tion where four other colleges
and universities from Spartan-
burg were in attend-
ance. Converse College, Uni-
versity of South Carolina-Upstate (USCU), Spartanburg
Community College (SCC), and Spartanburg Methodist
College (SMC) all have partnerships with Christmas in
Action (CIA-a local non-profit that helps repair homes
for the elderly and disabled citizens of Spartanburg).
CIA host projects every Saturday, beginning with a Low-
e’s training class to teach relevant skills to participating
students for their afternoon of service. Kelsey and I fig-
ured
Wofford should be a partner as well so I went to the
meeting and talked with CIA about the possibility of a
Wofford group (Wofford’s IFYC----Interfaith Youth
Core) participating in one of their weekly service pro-
jects. They agreed and were glad Wofford was on
board.
Twelve Wofford IFYC members worked with 20 other
Spartanburg students from other colleges on Sept.
10th. Our group had their own site, doing a massive
yard clean up. Wofford is now a steady partner, signing
up for service projects and recruiting our students to
work alongside Converse, USCU, SCC, and SMC in or-
der to repair homes. Our most recent home repair was
Saturday, October
1st. Converse, USCU, and
Wofford students will all be
participating to do roofing and
painting.
Wofford students are excited to
have Christmas in Action as a
volunteer site because there is a
large demographic who enjoy
manual labor. I am very thankful for the partnership we
have formed as a result of my work with Kelsey as a
VISTA.
To view more pictures from the day of service visit the
following website under “Wofford’s IFYC 9/11 Service
Project”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woffordcgce/
Spotlight: Wofford & Converse College
Wofford is now a steady partner,
signing up for service projects and
recruiting our students to work
alongside Converse, USCU, SCC,
and SMC in order to repair homes.
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Better Together
By Alexandra Persson, SCCC AmeriCorps*VISTA
South Carolina Campus Compact is happy to say that
we helped with the United Way of York County’s cam-
paign kick-off event that brought New York Times
Best Selling author of Thunder Dog, Michael Hingson to
Winthrop University as a tribute to those who died 10
years ago on September 11th.
Thunder Dog is a story of trust and friendship, which
coincides with the title of this quarterly magazine,
“Better Together.” At the event, Michael Hingson
moved his audience through the description of his ex-
perience on 9/11. The author was working on the 78th
floor of Tower One when a plane crashed into the
building. With the help of his guide dog, Roselle, the
blind author was able to descend 1,172 stairs and make
it a block away from the World Trade Center before it
collapsed. Through descriptions of the smell of jet
fuel, expressions of true friendship, and an analogous
description of a freight train and a waterfall when the
building collapsed, people in the audience shook their
heads in disbelief.
SCCC was pleased to have Coastal Carolina Universi-
ty’s AmeriCorps*VISTA, Sarah Chafe volunteer at the
event, along with Winthrop University VISTAs, Patri-
cia Riley and Matthew Sohner and SCCC VISTA Alex-
andra Persson and VISTA leader, Christina Soyden.
Local law enforcement, military personnel and veter-
ans attended as well as some of Winthrop’s visually
impaired students. Mr. Hingson reached out to both
by recognizing all the efforts of our local heroes and
accentuating the abilities above the disabilities of the
visually impaired. Mr. Hingson’s speech culminated
with a standing ovation—a seamless “kick-off” for the
2011-12 United Way of York County campaign year.
Partnering with the United Way of York County to
host Michael Hingson is just one example of success
empowered by people working together.
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By Dyrell Clark, Midlands Technical College Ameri-Corps*VISTA and SCCC AmeriCorps*VISTA, Alexandra Persson
“Leverage.” To many this is a
word exclusive to the non-profit
world. What people don’t real-
ize is we leverage every day. For
instance, I decided to make
homemade macaroni and cheese
recently and brought leveraging
into the kitchen. I had noodles,
breadcrumbs, and milk but I
forgot to grab cheese at the gro-
cery store. However, there was
cheese in my refrigerator—I
figured it must be my roommate’s. I evaluated my
situation and considered my options. I thought, “If I
gave my roommate some of my finalized macaroni
and cheese, perhaps she would lend me some of her
cheese.” I asked to use her cheese in return for my
finalized product. She agreed! I contributed the noo-
dles, breadcrumbs, milk, and preparation time. She
“matched” my resources with cheese--cheddar of
course. In the end, we both benefited from it; I got
the cheese I needed and both of our bellies were full
and happy. It was leveraging at its best.
Part of South Carolina Campus Compact’s services to
our members is to help our VISTAs leverage goods
for their campus and local communities. SCCC VIS-
TAs leveraged $68,276.79 worth of in-kind donations
in the 2010-11 grant year alone.
Dyrell Clark, SCCC AmeriCorps*VISTA at Midlands
Technical College leveraged two large scales that can
measure up to 500 pounds of food for his campus’
food bank, The Sunshine Closet. The Closet is a
brain child of Midlands Technical College freshman
seminar students. It addresses the issue of hunger in
community colleges, “offering a ray of sunshine to
students during hard times.” It is only the 7th in the
nation of its kind.
The donation Dyrell
leveraged came from
The Free Medical
Clinic. The Detecto
Balance Beam Scale
with Height Rod
#438 is valued at
$425 per scale. In
terms of in-kind do-
nations, that is $850
leveraged by Mr.
Clark.
Dyrell Clark
One of the Scales Donated to
Midlands Technical College
SCCC VISTAs leveraged $68,276.79
worth of in-kind donations in the
2010-11 grant year alone.
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By Alexandra Persson
Part of Matthew Sohner’s service assignment as Win-
throp University’s AmeriCorps*VISTA is to create an
afterschool reading program that connects Winthrop
freshman with local schools through community ser-
vice. The program was inspired by an African Reading
Tent Program, where an organization set up bedouin
tents with books and invited people from local commu-
nities to come and take a book home with them along
with any help they needed in developing reading skills.
The Winthrop freshman class is split into
groups of 20 students that help once a
week to bring donated books to local ele-
mentary schools including Ebenezer Ave-
nue Elementary, Sunset Park Elementary,
Oakdale Elementary, Belleview Elemen-
tary, and Independence Elementary, as
well as the Emmet Scott Community Center and the
Children’s Attention Home. Students read books and
plays games with kids in grades K-12 under a 12’ by 12’
reading tent to add a visual tie to the African inspira-
tion.
Alicia Huff is a junior majoring in exercise science at
Winthrop and a peer mentor that helps to guide the
freshman through their experiences with the reading
program. In a reflection of the program’s achievements
she said “there were two boys that were not motivated
about the tent at the beginning of the event; the Win-
throp students later realized this was because the boys
were at a lower reading level compared to their peers…
however, when they told the children that they would
be able to bring a book home with them to add to their
own library, one boy said ‘so now I can practice reading
and get better at it?’” Alicia realized that not all children
have books at their own home, which gave her and oth-
er students a “new appreciation for the books they had
as children.” The peer mentor concluded her reflection
stating “many of the freshman students are first genera-
tion college students; most of them gained a new un-
derstanding that being in college is truly a big deal.”
and
was leveraged
for Winthrop University’s
Reading Tent Program
“many of the freshman students are first generation college students; most of them gained a new understanding that being in college is truly a big deal.”
Alicia Huff
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As part of their service to those in need, AmeriCorps*VISTAs are provided with an ample amount of
professional development opportunities. Since the South Carolina Campus Compact VISTAs
began their term of service on July 19, 2011, they have completed 308 hours of
professional development!
Pre-service Orientation, Atlanta, GA
SCCC Professional Development Summit, The Citadel, SC
Safe Zone Training
Student Affairs Leadership Team Retreat
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Training
Data Visualization hosted by CNCS
Summer Food Drive Preparation
Peace Corps-How to help students apply?
CollegiateLink
Justice League Meeting
Organizing for Health Organizational Meeting
Yoga for Youth & Well-being
Research & Community Meetings for Scared Straight & Guardian Angels
Citadel Leadership Enrichment Seminar
Sarge by Scott Stossel
The Promise of Partnerships
Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
Power Formula for LinkedIn Success by Wayne Breitbarth
Corridor of Shame-the neglect of South Caro-lina’s rural schools, directed by Bud Ferillo
“A determined soul will do more with a rusty
monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with
all the tools in a machine shop.”
-Robert Hughes
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A nationwide effort to increase awareness of hunger and homelessness in America.
A National Day of Service– What are you doing for others?
VISTAs will reunite to revisit the goals of VISTA & SCCC benefit from a strengths finder at Clemson University.
SCCC VISTAs will meet according to region.
Happy November-December Birthdays to Sarah Chafe & Grace Crosby!
by Jim Collins
What it is about: An examination of the
principles for building a truly great enter-
prise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and
fast-moving times.
What it offers you: A “contrarian, data-
driven, and uplifting” take on how to succeed in the work-
place.
by Peter Bregman
What it is about: Eliminating distrac-
tions, finding focus, and making good
choices about what you do with your
time.
What it offers you: When you’re distract-
ed from the task at hand, it reminds you
to pause and put things back in perspec-
tive.
by Steven Johnson
What it is about: An examination of how
innovation happens by looking at nature
and history.
What it offers you: Encouragement to
seek new ideas by interacting with fields
very different than your own.
by David Allen
What it is about: An overview of the prin-
ciples, practical advice and coaching on im-
plementing yourself through the process,
and insights into why it works.
What it offers you: Solutions for trans-
forming overwhelm and uncertainty into an
integrated system of stress free productivity.
Recommended for you!
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Fall 2011
A newsletter published by South Carolina Campus Compact
Editor, Designer: Alexandra K. Persson [email protected]
www.winthrop.edu/sccampuscompact
In July 2011 our campus coordinators met for a professional development summit hosted by The
Citadel, and had occasion to complete a vision exer-cise where we answered the question, “Why SC
Campus Compact?” The list-making ensued, with each of our coordinators citing their reasons why they have championed SC Campus Compact on
their respective campuses. Then, in summary, USC’s Jimmie Gahagan commented, “We are just
better together…” And I knew in that moment that we would so name our SC Campus Compact
newsletter planned for this academic year – the first issue in your hands now! Please join us for the
journey, and Jack Johnson’s hit notwithstanding, we
truly are… Better Together.
-Kimberly Keel SCCC Executive Director
“If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together.”
-African Proverb
Cover photo courtesy of United
Way of York County, SC