Career Development Center, CLEV 306
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
716-878-5811
http://vslc.buffalostate.edu
SPRING 2016 TENTATIVE SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES
DESIGNATED SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES / 1/4/16 /COURSE TITLE / INSTRUCTOR / COMMUNITY PARTNER(S) / DESCRIPTION /
Art Education
ATS 325 Art for Children with Special Learning Needs / Andrus, Lucy M.S.Ed. / McKinley High School Art Partners / Students participate in Art Partners and facilitate art activities with McKinley High School students.
Business
BUS 404 Marketing Research / Mathien, Lorena Ph.D. / Restoration Society, Inc., NYPIRG, UNYTS, Global Concepts CS / Research methods and techniques used to collect data and provide information for solving marketing problems, design, sampling, data collection, analysis and interpretation, and report preparation. Orientation from the perspective of users of marketing research.
Communication
COM 301 Principles of Public Relations and Advertising / Silverman, Deborah Ph.D. / Restoration Society, PUSH Buffalo, UNYTS, International Institute of Buffalo, Lockport CARES, Global Concepts Charter School, Hull House / Teams of students prepare a communication plan for a client.
COM 405 Online Newsroom / Franczyk, Annemarie Ed.D. / Students write news articles for events, activities, programs and other projects happening on the West Side of Buffalo.
COM 418W Campaigns in PR/Advertising / Silverman, Deborah Ph.D. / Restoration Society, PUSH, Global Concepts Charter School, Hull House / Students develop a communication plan for a PR client.
COM 433 Advanced TV Documentary Production / Knowles, Marguerite M.F.A. / Buffalo Spree Magazine / Students create informational videos and documentaries for partner organizations.
SPC 307 Group Communication / Masiulionis, Mary M.A. / WEDI, Carol Greetham / Students work in teams to plan and develop activities for youth, and organize a fundraiser for WEDI.
Creative Studies
CRS 304 Developing Creative Problem Solving Facilitation Skills / Yudess, Jo Ed.D. / Lake Erie Seaway Trail Center, Global Concepts CS, WEDI, Buffalo State’s Alternative Break program, The Service Collaborative of WNY, Upward Bound, Making Fishers of Men and Women, West Side Community Services, West Hertel Academy #94 / Students develop and apply facilitation and leadership skills with community clients.
Elementary Education & Reading
EDU 211 Introduction to Literacy / Cummings, Mary C. M.A. / Students work with a community partner completing 10 hours of literacy exposure & work.
EDU 211 Introduction to Literacy / George, Patricia M.S.Ed. / Students work with community partners with literacy exposure & work.
EDU 310W Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School / Cummings, Mary C. M.A. / Students work with ESL students.
EDU 329 Integrated Thematic Instruction for Young Children / McLeish, Wendy M.S.Ed. / Students are team planning and sending home a family STEM that relates to the school theme of reduce, reuse, recycle.
EDU 606 Literacy Instruction for Linguistically Diverse Students / Hunter, Jevon Ph.D. / Students worked with K-12 youth.
Exceptional Education
EXE 245 Community Service with Individuals with Special Needs / Palumbo, Kathleen M.S.Ed. / Students provide community service to people with special needs.
EXE 365W Evaluation & Assessment in Special Education / Garland, Krista Vince Ph.D. / Students assist in classrooms and support English Language Learners through targeted learning interventions.
EXE 367W Curriculum for Children with Mild Disabilities / Garland, Krista Vince Ph.D. / Students assist in classrooms and support English Language Learners through targeted learning interventions.
EXE 510 Cognition & Emergent Literacy in Young Children with Disabilities / Doody, Kathy Ph.D. / Students participate in a special activity of their choice at a community partner location to support the needs of children and their families.
EXE 650 Assessment of Young Children with Disabilities / Doody, Kathy Ph.D. / Students participate in a special activity of their choice at a community partner location to support the needs of children and their families.
Fashion & Textile Technology
FTT 150 Introduction to Fashion Merchandising / Oh, KeunYoung Ph.D. / Restoration Society, Inc., Baker Victory Way to Life, PUSH, Northtowns Boys & Girls Clubs, Global Concepts CS, International Institute, Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo / Groups of students work with organizations/ community representatives to conduct need-based clothing drive.
FTT 455 Issues in Merchandising & Fashion Retailing / Abraham, Liza Ph.D. / Goodwill Industries / Students work with a community partner to integrate fashion merchandising best practices at a retail location.
Health and Wellness
HEW 412W Health & Wellness Programs / Lindner, Jonathan M.S. / West Side Youth Development Coalition / Students are provided an opportunity to use health/ wellness concepts. They cover general principles used in development of programs.
NFS 405 Principles of Nutrition Education / Colaizzo-Anas, Tina Ph.D. / Restoration Society, Northtowns Boys & Girls Club, UNYTS, Gloria Parks Community Center / Students develop a nutrition education presentation that targets clients served by the agencies.
Hospitality and Tourism
HTR 380 Advanced Training in Hospitality / Till, Lori Ed.D. / Baker Victory WAY,
BSC Disability Services Office, Canisius YALT, CBTP, Statler Center / Students tutor and mentor students with disabilities.
Interior Design
IDE 251 Interior Design II: Residential Design / Dolph, Eric M.A. / Students creatively reinterpret the rooftops of the historic block as a habitable space.
Philosophy
PHI 102 Introduction to Ethics / Donhauser, Justin M.A. / Restoration Society, Inc., Lockport CARES, St. John the Baptist’s Outreach Center, Citizens for Regional Transit, International Institute, The Foundry, Journey’s End, PUSH Buffalo / Students participate in 18-25 hours to help address an environmental, economic, social, or political sustainability issue.
Psychology
PSY 381 Psychology of Culture / Pates, Jessica / Journey’s End Refugee Services / Similarities and differences in cross-cultural behaviors; differences and similarities between cultures in multiple areas; abnormal psychology and culture-bound syndromes, and interpersonal and group relations.
PSY 417 The Atypical Infant / Scheutze, Pamela / Gerard Place, BSC Child Care Center, Child Care Resource Center / The psychological effects of developmental delay in infants. Screening, assessment, and intervention of high-risk infants; definition of at-risk and high-risk infants, early intervention for high-risk infants and their families, psychological issues of parenting the high-risk infant.
Sociology
CEL 389 Community Perspectives & Experience / Schunk, Aurora / Various agencies / Students serve 100 hours at a community organization that is contextualized in the classroom through readings, discussions, and reflections that explore contemporary social issues as they relate to the city of Buffalo historically and currently.
Theater
DAN 301 Kinesthetic Learning Methods And Practices / Guarino, Joy M.F.A. / UNYTS / Examination, application and analysis of the methods and benefits of the kinesthetic teaching style, including educational theory, purpose, and practice. Research in designing, affective skill building lesson plans using kinesthetic methods. Attending a live dance performance is required.
THA 470 Ensemble Theater / Kahn, Drew M.F.A. / PUSH, Northtowns Boys & Girls Clubs, Jericho Road Community Health Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo / Students worked with school children to identify issues and create a theater production to help them speak through the problem and educate classmates.
University College
CWP 102-17 Argumentation & Research / Woods, Lori Ann M.A. / MAP, First United Methodist Church, Karibu News / Students work with refugee youth and young adults to improve their writing skills, demonstrating usefulness of written communication.
COURSES WITH A SERVICE-LEARNING COMPONENT / 1/19/16 /
COURSE TITLE / INSTRUCTOR / COMMUNITY PARTNER(S) / DESCRIPTION /
Academic Outreach/ Engagement Library
LIB 100 Introduction to Library Research Methods / Galka, Leah M.L.I.S. / Students perform research on an issue or topic of a community need, and will provide partners a summary of their findings in the form of an annotated bibliography, literature review, or similar.
Business
BUS 369 Organizational Change and Development / Yodess, Jo Ed.D. / After students have learned and practiced Kotter’s Stages of Organizational Change they will meet in teams with a small business, interview them, and find out how they want to change and grow, come back to class and analyze the situation and then make recommendations of changes the small businesses might make to do that.
Communication
COM 329 Intermediate Video Production / Goldman, Ruth M.F.A. / Weigel Health Center / Continuing study of the theory, aesthetics, and fundamentals of video production; emphasis on visual, auditory, and motion elements of communication in television and video; practice in studio production setting.
COM 329 Intermediate Video Production / Karnath, Erick B.A. / Weigel Heath Center / Students produce brief public service and educational videos about social issues.
Computer Information Systems
EDT 610 Integrating Digital Video Technology into the Classroom / Guo, Ruth Ph.D. / Jericho Road Community Health Center, PUSH, Lockport CARES, UNYTS, Global Concepts CS, International Institute, Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, WEDI / Students create 10-20 minute video productions for various community partners.
Creative Studies
CRS 302 Creative Approaches to Problem Solving / Fox, J. Michael M.S. / Restoration Society, Inc., Jericho Road Community Health Center, Lockport CARES, Meals on Wheels, Global Concepts CS, Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, WEDI, The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc., The Herschell Carousel Company, Buffalo City Mission, West Side Community Services, Lake Erie Seaway Trail Center / Students partner with community organizations and will use the creative problem solving process to help partner find solutions.
CRS 680 Designing & Delivering Creativity Education / Firestien, Roger Ph.D. / Global Concepts CS, Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, Community Academic Center, The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc., Volunteer WNY, The Herschell Carousel Company / Graduate students in Creative Studies program meet with community partners to help them facilitate and find solutions to challenges they might have.
Elementary Education & Reading
EDU 310W Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School / Ceprano, Maria Ph.D. / Students are working at re-leveling their library holdings for grouping children and teaching at their instructional level.
EDU 311W The Teaching of Reading and Other Language Arts in the Elementary School / Ceprano, Maria Ph.D. / Students are working at re-leveling their library holdings for grouping children and teaching at their instructional level.
EDU 312 The Teaching of Science and Mathematics / Shandomo, Hibajene Ph.D. / Students participate in the “I am College Bound” tour of Buffalo State campus.
EDU 511 Methods of Teaching English Language Arts / Ceprano, Maria Ph.D. / Students are working at re-leveling their library holdings for grouping children and teaching at their instructional level.
Geography & Planning
GEG 428/528 Environmental Assessment & Planning Applications in GIS / Tang, Tao Ph.D. / Students conduct GIS research for community partners, results of which will guide the agencies’ subsequent action steps.
Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics
NFS 405 Principles of Nutrition Education / Colaizzo-Anas, Tina Ph.D. / Restoration Society, Northtowns Boys & Girls Club, UNYTS, Gloria Parks Community Center
Math
MAT 501 Mathematics for Teachers Algebra / McMillen, Susan Ph.D.
MED 309 Field Experience: Methods In Teaching Of Secondary School Mathematics / Magner, Jodelle Ph.D. / Boys & Girls Club / Students assist with math skill development in an afterschool program.
Theater
THA 370 Stage Makeup / Emo, Ann M.F.A. / Burchfield Penny / Students use their stage makeup skills to copy part of a painting onto guests’ faces. Guests are then challenged to find the painting in the gallery.
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