Student Name |
Project Title/Description |
Spring 2014
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Li Guan, Courtney Olson, Sam Burlager |
Carrotmob- with the LEDC & Lake Street Carrotmobbing: rewarding businesses that commit to environmentally friendly practices through organizing the positive power of consumerism. Letting consumers “vote” with their dollars, and financially supporting businesses lacking capital to participate in sustainability.
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Mollie Rose Siebert |
Courtyard Garden -with Laura Jeffrey Academy This community garden in the central courtyard space will offer students the opportunity to dig into the dirt and discover the wonders and natural lessons the Earth has to offer. The garden will integrate traditional classes into garden curriculum, host after-school workshops, and be both a personal and academic gathering place for students, teachers, staff, and members of the community.
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Antonina Storniolo, Miriam Magaña |
Off Campus Student Employment site- with Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School (MNIC) We want to bring MNIC students to visit the Macalester campus. The students will be able to learn about the opportunities that the college provides and Macalester will be able to engage in partnership with a community organization, helping strengthen our current connections.
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Fall 2013
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Prakshi Malik |
Acting Out the Economy- Experiential Learning with Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership at Junior Achievement Partnered with Women’s Initiative for SelfEmpowerment to give GGAL members an opportunity for experiential learning that focuses on financial literacy, career exploration, and leadership skills.
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Carol Mejia, Elisa Lee, Adan Martinez, Jocelyn Cardona, and Isabel Ruelas |
Dare to Dream Conference: Demystifying the College Admissions Process for First-Generation College Students and Families Partnered with Hmong American Partnership, NAVIGATE, and Common Bond’s Skyline Towers to hold a conference for 50-70 first generation college students and their parents to learn and experience the college process. Included a panel discussion, campus tour, and workshops on Financial Aid and the Admissions process.
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Julia Sillen, Nina Slesinger, and Ilana Master |
Signed Dealed, Delivered Partnered with Twin Cities Correspondence School and Common Good Books to offer a series of workshops on diverse creative forms, with the end goal of creating mail art and personalized letters.
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Nina Slesinger |
Yes And… Partnered with HUGE Theater to provide improvisational comedy lessons for adolescent girls to teach them the power and value of speaking up.
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Yang Zhang |
Health Education with Native American Community in Twin Cities Partnered with Division of Indian Work to raise awareness of health issues among a Native American community. Hosted a series of health forums and training sessions that addressed community health topics to groups in need.
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Spring 2013
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Emma Buechs
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In the Heart of the Beast/Phillips Project Partnership Established a partnership between the three community center sites of the existing Phillips Project of the Youth Programs of HOBT. Chaperoned and bussed Phillips Project students to and from public workshops.
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Caroline Devany
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Building Our Village: A Collaboration Among Frogtown’s Gardeners, Local Business Owners and Macalester Students Through the addition of a shaded pergola structure to “Our Village,” a community garden based in Frogtown, an opportunity was created for community building, with long-term goal of building a vibrant community space.
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Margo Faulk
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Dream of Wild Health Purchased cooking ware for nutritional cooking classes for Native parents of young children as well as provided an opportunity for Macalester students to learn more about community based nutrition, culturally sensitive public health initiatives, and food justice in the Twin Cities.
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Sofia Halperin-Goldstein
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Soy un/a nino/a fuerte: The Development of an Activity Workbook to Increase Resilience Among Latin@ Children Living at a Domestic Violence Shelter Funded the printing and binding of a resiliency- based workbook for Latin@ children ages 4-12 that aims to encourage participants to recognize and communicate their inner strengths and emotions, in addition to negotiating their identities through a process of cultural exploration.
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Fall 2012
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Jessica Ramirez
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Allied in Sexual Health Advocacy and Outreach Partnered with Family Tree Clinic to promote and expand testing for sexually transmitted diseases, as well as train and educate leaders on sexual health. Aims to promote sexual health on college campuses.
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Sara Saltman, Antara Nader
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Skyline ELL Resource Library Project Partnered with CommonBond Communities ELL program to create an ELL Resource Library for the students attending the adult English class at Skyline Towers.
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Essie Schlotterbeck
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Learn to Ride Bike Fleet Purchased a fleet of bikes for a series of adult Learn to RIde classes, held in partnership with Cycles for Change and the Community Partners Bike Library in Saint Paul. Taught a series of Learn to RIde classes.
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Spring 2012
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Caroline Devany, Julia Sillen
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Greetings from University Avenue Showcased the vibrancy of University Ave through postcards created by a Macalester printmaking class, enabling the University and Macalester community to build through artistic expression.
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Emma Gerushun-Half, Miriam Magana
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Establishing the MNIC Health Club Founded a peer-led health organization at the MN Internship Charter School so that students could learn about health issues, raise health awareness, and educate their peers.
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Fall 2011
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Becca Cohen, Lydia Lippold-Gelb, Teal Radford
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The New Face of the Jourdain Implemented a recycling program in the Jourdain housing complex in the Hope Community. Partnered with Aeon, a non-profit developer, the project connected with the community to create a sustainable program.
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Jonas Buck, Wayne Lee
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Avid Mentoring Program (AMP) Worked with the AVID mentoring program at Highland Park Senior Highschool to improve the curriculum and materials from previous years in order to adapt to new audiences of students. The project also allowed for students to keep their resources at the end of the program.
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Steve Peyton
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Redevelopment for the Community and the Future Created community forums to provide a voice for valuable public input for the redevelopment of the Ford Plant.
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Charlotte Fagan, Hannah Geil-Neufeld, Ainsley Judge, Sasha Lansky, Kayla Nussbaum
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Girls on the Move Built bike literacy through skills exchanges with 7th and 8th graders at the Laura Jeffery Academy and Macalester students interested in bike maintenance.
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McKenna Bernard, Nadia Foo Kune, Paul Rebman
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Fostering Recycling in an Apartment Building for Individuals Affected by Long Term Homelessness Created a recycling system that helped develop enviromental sustainability and fostered skills for those who have suffered from homelessness.
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Kelly Cargos, Erin Daly, Kyle Gename, Emma Wheeler
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Project for Pride in Living: Energy Reduction Venture Reduced energy waste through implementing a community-based social marketing plan to increase sustainability and environmental education, helped improve self-sufficiency in lower-icome environments.
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Claire Henkel, Bo Scarim, Mollie Siebert
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Sustainability as a Model for Communtiy Living Fostered a sustainable lifestyle in a Project for Pride in Living-owned subsidized housing unit by using psychological principles to help community members engage in more sustainable habits and conscientious behaviors.
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Harry Kent, Abbie Shain
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Little Free Library Re-imagined the “Mac Bubble” and fostered stronger community interaction between the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood and the Macalester College community through the installation of the community library, creating more opportunities for Macalester literature to be heard beyond campus.
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Spring 2011
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Sadie Cox
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Addressing the Digital Divide with Project for Pride in Living Project for Pride in Living came to speak at Macalester about the problem of the digital divide and their efforts towards fostering inclusion. Mac students had the opportunity to volunteer in a computer training workshop for K-6 students in PPL’s “Homework Hangout” program.
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Emma Kalish, Eric Goldfischer, Maya Pisel, Aditi Rao
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Economic Justice /Partnering with Peace House Community Cooked a meal for Peace House, a community center for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Minneapolis, MN.
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Brett Srader, Anna Waggener, Sean Ryan, Kidist Sewdie, Julia Wallhager
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Culture and Cuisine: Somali Youth in the Twin Cities Connected students from Project for Pride in Living with Macalester students, particularly international students from Africa. During this gathering, we explored cultural commitments and the difficulties of maintaining culture in a new home, particular with relation to the Somali and East African context.
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Hannah VanDenBrandt
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From My School to Yours: Stimulating College Interest and Bridging the Arts Third grade students from Linwood A+ Elementary, a local art-infused magnet school, traveled to Macalester College for an arts focused campus visit.
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Fall 2010
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Kathlynn Hinkfuss, Jonas Buck
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Avid Mentoring Program (AMP) Designed to match Mac students with 2nd semester juniors from Highland Park Senior HIgh School to facilitate a meaningful peer relationship and provide guidance on the college application process.
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Leah Krieble, Lauryn Gutierrez
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Camp CAMERA Gave Mac students in MacPic the oppurtunity to demonstrate their leadership skills, their appreciation for their community, and their strong interest in photography.
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Kayla Nussbaum, Charlotte Fagan, Hannah Geil-Neufeld, Emily Hanson
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Girls on the Move In collaboration with Sibley Bike Depot, was an after-school bike safety and maintenance class for 7th and 8th grade girls at Laura Jeffrey Academy.
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Spring 2010
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Bethany Battafaranao, Beth Moretzky
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Medicinal Melodies Students volunteered and organized visits to the United Hospital to perform music to lift the spirits of the patients.
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Dara Hoppe, Rachel Mueller, Jesse Yourish
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Jane Addams School Victory Garden Planted a victory garden at Baker Community Center. Through the process of creating the garden, students had intentional conversations about culturally significant foods and worked to empower participants at Jane Addam School for Democracy to learn and engage together across cultural and generational differences.
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Elise Griffin
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Building Environmental Awareness & Empowerment in Somalian Communities and Schools In collaboration with the MN Internship Center and different areas of Macalester College, the program worked to raise environmental awareness and involvement in Somalian Communities in the Seward Tower West apartment buildings through education, subsidization, and action.
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Kim Delanghe, Andrew Gramm, Keith Armstrong
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Whittier International Elementary School Education Garden This project fostered collaborative partnerships between Whittier International Elementary school, Bethelehem Community Center/ Project for Pride in LIving, Youth Farm and Market Project.
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Piera Von Glahn, Trina Pastarr, Laura Bartolomei-Hill
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Worming our Way to a Better World These students served as a link between Macalester and the community in the endeavor to bring composting resources to students living off campus. They educated citizens and installed compost systems.
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