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Service through ART

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This years Annual Service Through Art Gallery will display the work of Illustration & Design students who have built their skills and explored diverse ways to spread awareness and connect with their community.

This years focus:

Domestic Violence

Thank you, Charles Guigno and Project A.C.E for your dedication, knowledge and inspiration.

LGBTQA issues in the community

Kelly Herbert, Pace University, LGBTQA & Justice Center; Here’s to a new collaboration!

Hunger

Kingsborough and Oxfam, the Hunger Banquet has made all of us advocates against hunger – Don’t forget to visit this years Banquette  (April 30th from 12:40- 2:50 in the Mac Rotunda)

Thank you Professor Maggie Reddan, Art Department, for giving this opportunity to your students and allowing them to touch all of us through their amazing work.

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Opportunities for Education students at KCC

In the course, Social Sciences in Education (EDC 21), Dr. Peter Fiume offers students two Service Learning options for meeting meaningful service and course requirements.  First, students can choose to participate in a nationally recognized after school program where they work with young children on a variety of activities such as homework helpers, literacy development, theater arts, etc.  Students that choose the after school option also develop a reflection paper where they explore how their own history has influenced their decision to become teachers and the social, economic and political factors that influence American education as a whole.

Second, students in EDC 21 can choose to participate in a classroom setting ranging from pre-kindergarrten to 2nd grade where they work with small groups of children within the regular schedule and context of the classroom.  Students that choose the classroom option also select age-appropriate children’s book based on specific social studies themes, such as family, neighborhood or conflict resolution, develop lesson plans and read each book with small groups of children in their class.

Both EDC 21 options provide much needed service to local schools and institutions and afford Kingsborough students the opportunity to develop skill sets needed for their profession as well as the opportunity to explore the many career opportunities available to professional teachers.

(All photo’s are from separate years and course sections)

Community Site Visit

EDC21 students at their partnering site, Service- learning Orientation.

EDC21 students and Shirley Pinero, Director of After School at P525

Kingsborough Community College Alumni

Service Learning  Education students, who took EDC21 and were hired at their community site, Shorefront Y PS225

after school, after completing their service.

“Food For Thought”

This Service- learning project, titled “Food For Thought”, began in Fall 2011 with a two-part poster series. This project was created by Professor Susan Spivack in collaboration with Marie Beavers-Mandara, Director of the C.O.P.E. program at Kingsborough Community College. The College Opportunity to Prepare for Employment  Program (C.O.P.E.), provides services to a populace of students receiving any form of public assistance, and offers comprehensive support services to students who enroll full-time in approved, vocationally-oriented associate degree programs. One of their many service’s is a food pantry, which provides food for students having financial difficulties, allowing them to continue their studies.

The first poster created for “Food For Thought” was designed to raise awareness of the food pantry on campus. The goal was to attract students to read the poster and inform them of this service while remaining sensitive to the difficulties of their situation. The second poster was designed to attract those who might be willing to give food to the pantry so it will be in a position to provide food for those who need it.

Professor Spivack and her Art 8122 (Independent studies) students also wanted to express the cycle of give and take. That at any moment you could be on either end of that cycle and to convey a sense of optimism, and share a “big picture” perspective by presenting the idea that one day those taking could give back.

Posters designed and created by: Olga Audzeyera, Kwan Chi Perry Law, Damien Martin, and Nora Mohamed

Going forward, Professor Spivack would like to continue this campaign by applying the design to other materials that could support students as they go out into our community and get involved in “Food Raising” activities.

Awareness through Art

In Spring 2011 an art professor, Maggie Reddan, watched a peer theater performed by Project A.C.E..  She was inspired by their dedication to their Service Learning project and touched by their stories. Wanting to give her Art 75 students the opportunity to be engaged, she met and collaborated with Professor Charles Guigno and Project A.C.E.

Project A.C.E. performed for Art 75 a very interactive peer-to-peer theater regarding domestic violence, its warning signs, and what steps could be taken if you or a friend are in a domestic violence situation. The students in Art 75 showed interest by asking questions and connecting with Project A.C.E by telling stories. Out of the many things discussed and learned through the presentation, it seemed everyone had come to the conclusion that domestic violence affects everyone.

Art 75, very eager, got started right away using the skills they acquired in class. After many critiques from one another and their professor, as well as input from Project A.C.E., they came out with amazing work, some of which is shown below.

“Sorry Doesn’t Cut It” designed and created by: Muhammad Tahir Chaudry

“Meet My Wife” designed and created by: Casey Michael

“Remote Control Wife” designed and created by: Brenda Escava

“Love Doesn’t Hurt” designed and created by: Duane Nadabahaliye

“Domestic Violence Isn’t Love” designed and created by: Zilyia Clarke

“ABUSE KILLS!” designed and Created by: Howard H. Bonilla

These posters as well as others were posted around Kingsborough’s campus to spread awareness about Domestic Violence and to get students to ask questions. All Art 75 student also gave their originals work to Project A.C.E. so these posters can be used in the future.

Art displayed on campus during Project A.C.E events and tabling (2012)

Art displayed at other campus events (2011)