{"id":1019,"date":"2023-09-07T18:15:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2023-10-18T18:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:16:32","slug":"2023-premier-fair-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/2023-premier-fair-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Premier Fair Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Engage Upstate Premier Fair table this year, our VISTAs talked with <strong>over 75 students <\/strong>about Service Learning and Community Engagement here on campus.  With our newly refreshed table setup, many students stopped to learn more about Engage Upstate, collect SLCE gear, and\/or take the survey that we designed specifically for the event.   Despite the heat, students were eager to see what awaited them at the Premier Fair and at our table.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-scaled.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-856x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-897\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;object-fit:cover;width:695px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-856x1024.jpg 856w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-768x919.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-1283x1536.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-1711x2048.jpg 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pictured: We refreshed our table setup this year with Engage Upstate signage and more.<\/em><\/figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp-wp-img-897\" class=\"wpcp-lightbox-trigger wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon wpcp-position-top-right wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover wpcp-global-lightbox-icon wpcp-lightbox-icon--global wpcp-lb-icon-style-default\" data-wpcp-lb-icon-source=\"global\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" data-thumb-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-and-Corentez-at-Premier-Fair-table-2-251x300.jpg\" data-wpcp-lb-single=\"1\"><span class=\"wpcp-icon-container\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M17.6585 16.025L14.2437 12.6198C15.1716 11.3338 15.6121 9.7613 15.4871 8.1819C15.362 6.60251 14.6795 5.11847 13.5607 3.99351C12.936 3.36206 12.1916 2.86066 11.3709 2.51845C10.5502 2.17623 9.66952 2 8.77995 2C7.89039 2 7.00969 2.17623 6.18899 2.51845C5.36829 2.86066 4.62395 3.36206 3.99919 3.99351C3.36594 4.61649 2.86312 5.35871 2.51992 6.17708C2.17673 6.99545 2 7.87365 2 8.76068C2 9.64772 2.17673 10.5259 2.51992 11.3443C2.86312 12.1627 3.36594 12.9049 3.99919 13.5279C5.11957 14.6901 6.62279 15.4103 8.23285 15.5562C9.84291 15.7022 11.4517 15.2641 12.7639 14.3224L16.1788 17.7275C16.3849 17.9034 16.6473 18 16.9186 18C17.1899 18 17.4523 17.9034 17.6585 17.7275C18.1138 17.16 18.1138 16.5925 17.6585 16.025ZM5.59278 12.0523C5.16258 11.6298 4.82094 11.1263 4.58774 10.5709C4.35455 10.0156 4.23446 9.41951 4.23446 8.81744C4.23446 8.21536 4.35455 7.6193 4.58774 7.06394C4.82094 6.50859 5.16258 6.00503 5.59278 5.58257C6.01644 5.15359 6.52144 4.81292 7.07838 4.58039C7.63532 4.34786 8.23308 4.22811 8.83687 4.22811C9.44066 4.22811 10.0384 4.34786 10.5954 4.58039C11.1523 4.81292 11.6573 5.15359 12.081 5.58257C12.5112 6.00503 12.8528 6.50859 13.086 7.06394C13.3192 7.6193 13.4393 8.21536 13.4393 8.81744C13.4393 9.41951 13.3192 10.0156 13.086 10.5709C12.8528 11.1263 12.5112 11.6298 12.081 12.0523C11.6573 12.4813 11.1523 12.822 10.5954 13.0545C10.0384 13.287 9.44066 13.4068 8.83687 13.4068C8.23308 13.4068 7.63532 13.287 7.07838 13.0545C6.52144 12.822 6.01644 12.4813 5.59278 12.0523Z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a recap of our Premier Fair survey results, compiled from <strong>23 respondents<\/strong> who took the survey.  Students who applied were entered in a giveaway to win a bear from the bookstore, and one lucky winner walked away with a new friend for their dorm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Survey Results<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out of our survey respondents that indicated progress toward graduation, 5 were upperclassmen and 14 were underclassmen. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>36% of respondents indicated that they had heard about Service Learning prior to the Premier Fair, but 64% indicated that they had not.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out of those students who did not know about Service Learning before, half indicated that they were now interested in taking a Service Learning course after learning more about them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students who knew about Service Learning indicated that they heard about it a few different ways, with &#8220;Heard from a professor&#8221; being the highest indicated response, followed by &#8220;Heard from my advisor.&#8221; This demonstrates the importance of our faculty and advisors in sharing their excitement about Service Learning to their students!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A majority of respondents indicated that the meanings of the &#8220;SL,&#8221; &#8220;SE&#8221; and &#8220;CE&#8221; course designations during registration are not communicated as clearly as they could be.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of our respondents expressed equal interest in all four benefits we listed for Service Learning, which were as follows:  1. Students who participate in SL attain more academic success; 2. SLCE courses are great resume builders; 3. The courses provide practical degree-related experience; and 4.  They provide a way for students to give back to their communities (i.e. serve) which can be hard otherwise to find time for between academic commitments. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><em>In summary<\/em>&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Engage Upstate will use this small sample of information to develop further methods of assessing student knowledge about Service Learning on campus.  The most important takeaway is that students need to first <em>know <\/em>about Service Learning before they can get excited about it, but once they understand the benefits, they become more likely to select a SLCE designation during registration!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our goal is to increase general campus awareness regarding Service Learning and Community Engagement so that by the time students reach their junior year, they know all about SLCE and have already taken a course (or several!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Advisors and faculty, you are an instrumental part of our students&#8217; understanding about SLCE on campus, and so we continue to encourage you to continue talking to students about SLCE on campus.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, initiatives such as our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscupstate.edu\/current-students\/service-learning\/space-project-fighting-invasives\/\"> Engaging Green<\/a> project this semester will plant the important seeds of awareness about SLCE in our Service Engaged general education course sections this semester, which totals over 300 students across 15 sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With many exciting happenings in the Engage Upstate world this semester, it&#8217;s only UP from here!<br><sup><em>&lt;Thanks to Dr. Walter Lee for use of &#8220;It&#8217;s only UP from here!&#8221;&gt;<\/em><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Engage Upstate Premier Fair table this year, our VISTAs talked with over 75 students about Service Learning and Community Engagement here on campus. 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