Service     Artifacts of Service

(Words in italics are published in the Otterbein College Faculty Manual)

All faculty at Otterbein must evidence a commitment to the mission of the College and the basic goals of liberal education.  I believe that I have met these criteria in the following ways.  Teacher education is an interesting profession. Everything one does seems to work naturally into the area of service. The belief that I hold as an educator is that I am responsible to build a community of teachers and learners concerned with humane, democratic, socially just and equitable practice so as to liberate all voices and to give each individual a chance for a complete and fulfilling involvement in society. Service opportunities are a part of my practice. I believe that the job of teaching is one which encompasses not only my classroom practice but how I live and breathe.  Therefore, service to me is essential if I am to model what teaching and learning looks like to middle childhood teacher candidates.

Each of these experiences has helped me to see my role on a college campus as a teacher and a learner in a very broad way. Each event, each experience, each opportunity, has led me to teach with more insight and more connections to my students and the other faculty and staff on campus and the broader community.   I would like to highlight one element in each of the categories to expand upon.  I have also added a section on grants that I have written or been involved with in some way. 

Departmental

·        Member of the Otterbein College Department of Education Assessment Committee- 2005-present

·        Organized visitation by state superintendent Susan Zelman- 2006

·        Chair of two search committees- 2005, 2006

·        Advisor to Otterbein College Education Theme House 2003- present

·        Advisor to Otterbein Collegiate Middle Level Association 2002- present  

·        Member of the Middle Childhood Advisory Council at Otterbein College 2001-present

Divisional

·        Member of the Otterbein College Faculty Development Committee- 2004-present (at-large member)/ responsible for organizing Faculty Scholars Series

·        Member of the Professional Division Committee/Curriculum Committee Representative

Campus

·        Work with the Center for Community Engagement as one of the liaison for the Learn and Serve grant- 2006-present

·        Worked with the Service Learning Creative Literacy Project with the Otterbein College English Department - Summer 2006

·        Member of the Martin Luther King Convocation Day Committee 2003-present

·        Member of the Common Book Committee at Otterbein College 2001-present

Community

·        Member of the Education Committee of the Westerville Chamber of Commerce- 2005-present

·        Member of Ohio Schools to Watch Leadership Team- 2005- present

·        Mentor for The Ohio State, Preparing Future Faculty- 2004-present

·        Secretary of the Ohio Middle Level Professors (OMLP)- 2003-present

·        Worked with the Homeless Families Foundation of Columbus- 2001-present

Grant Involvement