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Social EmbeddednessBy the end of class today, you will be able to:A history of partnershipThe Legislature passed the billThe citizens provided the landThe school provided teachersWe became ASUInterconnected by growthFacing challengesDiscussionDefinitionRepresenting childrenPromoting alternative energyBringing science to lifeGiving children a voiceSolving problems at workApplying sustainable designSlide 18IndicatorsSlide 20Slide 21How will you benefit?Slide 23What can you do?You can also:www.asu.edu/asu101Social Embeddedness Engaging with the communityPresenter Name, Ph.D.Presenter Title, Arizona State UniversityLast updated 08-21-07© 2007 Arizona State UniversityBy the end of class today, you will be able to:•Understand that ASU has a history of partnership with the community•Define social embeddedness•List some indicators of social embeddedness•Identify opportunities for you to be socially embedded© 2007 Arizona State UniversityA history of partnershipASU was initially formed as a teachers college, with the purpose of training public school teachers, and providing instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts.© 2007 Arizona State UniversityThe Legislature passed the billThe Territorial Normal School was established in Tempe in 1885 by an act of the Thirteenth Territorial LegislatureScanned image of original first page of Act establishing Arizona Territorial Normal School, courtesy of Arizona State Archives© 2007 Arizona State UniversityThe citizens provided the land•George and Martha Wilson donated their 20 acre pasture in exchange for $500•The money for 5 acres was raised by townsfolk and the Wilsons donated the rest of the landThe first building on the campus of the Arizona Territorial Normal School was a red clay (from Tempe Butte) brick building with four rooms. Horses and parking were the same fee: fifty cents per month or five dollars for the year.© 2007 Arizona State UniversityThe school provided teachers© 2007 Arizona State UniversityWe became ASU•Expansion of degree programs sparked new interest from the community, but supporters of the University of Arizona stonewalled many legislative proposals for renaming•After a "name change" drive, Arizona State University was authorized by a direct vote of Arizona citizens for Proposition 200 in the November 1958 elections“Vote 200 Yes” pin and an editorial cartoon© 2007 Arizona State UniversityInterconnected by growth•Arizona’s population has rapidly increased from 4.2 million in 1995 to 6.2 million today•At ASU, there were 46,000 students in 1995 and today there are more than 60,000ASU total student enrollment, Fall 1996 – Fall 2006© 2007 Arizona State UniversityFacing challenges•Sustainability•Global engagement•Education•Quality of lifeand opportunities© 2007 Arizona State UniversityDiscussion•Where does ASU start and where does the community end?•What do you think about how the university and the community work together?•What do you see as your place in this partnership?© 2007 Arizona State UniversityDefinitionSocial embeddedness describes dynamic, mutually-beneficial partnerships between the university and communities© 2007 Arizona State UniversityRepresenting children•Every year, hundreds of children come to Arizona to escape gang recruitment, sexual exploitation, indentured servitude, or domestic violence in their home countries•However, legal resources are limited, so ASU Law students are developing cases for and representing these children•Children receive representation and ASU students gain a better perspective of the legal system by talking to clients, writing actual briefs, and knowing all the facts about a caseASU Law students Sebastian Zavala (left) and Gabriel Gomez-Leyba (right), discuss one of the cases with the help of an enormous file they have built for their client. Example:© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPromoting alternative energy•It is dangerous to let flammable dry wood grow unchecked, however, it is a strain on the Forest Service to manage this overgrowth.•Wood chips can be used as biomass, a cheap, effective energy source.•Roy Miller is working with the Forest Service, faculty from ASU and NAU and Payson officials to install a biomass heating system. He gets to learn about alternative energy systems, the Forest Service gets to protect the forest, and Payson gets a cheap, clean-burning, community-based energy source.ASU Political Science major Roy Miller has been facilitating communication between the Forest Service and Northern Gila County to install a biomass heating system in a Payson hospital or school. Example:© 2007 Arizona State UniversityBringing science to life•Many schools are struggling to enrich their science curriculum •ASU graduate students looking for community outreach opportunities partnered with the Phoenix Preparatory Academy to teach junior high students how to conduct field experiments at Rio Salado and the Phoenix Zoo•Phoenix students develop science skills and ASU students get to foster scientific inquiry and communicate the findings of their research to the general public Life Sciences graduate students and Phoenix Preparatory students study how wild cats at the Phoenix Zoo react to different scents.Example:© 2007 Arizona State UniversityGiving children a voice•Kids don’t feel listened to•Professor Woodson (Theatre) works with kids to create digital stories, in order to give them a voice and create a stronger connection with the adults who work with them•Professor Woodson gets to conceptualize these stories, turning language into art, and kids are better understood by the adults in their communityProfessor Woodson has worked with foster children to create digital stories for their case files. She has also worked with Gila River teens to create a documentary video, illustrating the teens’ pride in their culture.Example:© 2007 Arizona State UniversitySolving problems at work•Professor Tracy (Communications) goes into real world organizational settings, like 911 call centers and correctional facilities, and focuses on difficulties these organizations are having •By being constantly reminded of how her work will have relevance, she becomes a better researcher and organizations such as 911 call centers get specific suggestions about how to improve their work environment, their work and their interaction with callers. Correctional facilities received burnout training. (Did


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